Using ICT to empower people with disabilities

General

• Community Inclusion Through Technology International - The CITTI Project builds capacity of communities in developing countries to use assistive technology for people with disabilities
• Imfundo's review of Good practice in ICT and SEN in Africa
• G3ICT - The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs
• ITU/World Summit on the Information Society - Disabilities success stories
• The Development Gateway
  • Disabled persons listing
• South Africa's National Accessibility Portal
• UNESCO feature on ICTs in the service of people with disabilities
• W3C World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Initiative
• Choike - a portal on Southern civil societies - material for people with disabilities

Blind and Visually impaired

• Sight Savers International
• Adaptive Technology Centre for the Blind Ethiopia
• Royal National Institute for the Blind (UK)
• Royal National College for the Blind (UK)
  • their T3 - Talking Tactile Technology
• JAWS (Job Access With Speech)

Deaf and Hearing Impaired

• Royal National Institute for Deaf People (UK)
• American Sign Language browser showing clips of signing
• British Sign Language site showing clips of signing

Autistic Spectrum Disorders

• Autism Society of America's web-site
• Autism-PDD Resources Network
• National Autistic Society (UK)

Useful information links

• The Development Gateway
  • ICT and Disability feature
• Computersied assessment of dyslexia
• Resources for people with disabilities
• Closing the Gap - computer technology in Special Education
• Assistive Technology Training Online project
• CAST research and development to make education more accessible
• Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
• The UK's National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)
• Shambles - ICT and Special Needs
• Mobility Aid and Appliances Research and Development Centre (MAARDEC), Nigeria
• The Disablement Association of Zimbabwe

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Assistive Technology companies and organisations

• Inclusive Technology
• Don Johnston learning intervention resources
• Crick software for Special Needs
• Widgit software for Special Needs
• QED hardware for people with Special Needs
• Duxbury Systems - Braille Translation
• Laureate Learning Systems for Autism
• Semerc - formerly Granada Learning's software packages for learning disabilities, now part of BLi Education
• Digital Accessible Information System consortium
• Closing the Gap - Assistive Technology Resources for those with Special Educational Needs
• Visualeyes - provides technlogy to assist partially sighted and blind people
• AssistiveWare - provides speech, language and reading solutions
• forcetenco - specialists in sensory loss and hearing loop systems, as well as low vision aids
• Sight & Sound Technology - supplier of equipment to blind and visually impaired people within the UK
• Scientific Learning: Fast forWord program - a reading intervention program designed by staff at Rutgers

"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless of disability is an essential aspect "-- Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web

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