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Disability World Links: Technology
  • AbilityHub - A site devoted to assistive technology solutions, offering information on adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers.
  • Accesible.com.ar - A website dedicated to inclusive architecture, offering workshops on accessible architecture, the goal of which is to present the challenges of barrier-free living spaces. The site also features updates on the Law of Buildings in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which includes a chapter on barrier-free public spaces.
  • Adaptive Environments - Active international site, housing conference proceedings on Universal Design, a newsletter for Global Universal Design Educators, a cd rom slideshow of examples of universal design and more.
  • Adaptive Parenting Equipment - This online, illustrated "idea book" about equipment for adaptive parenting was developed by Through the Looking Glass and is housed on the NCDRR web site.
  • Clinician Task Force - Several of the nation’s most experienced and respected seating and mobility clinicians working to improve Medicare coverage guidelines for mobility devices.
  • Daisy Consortium - Site features detailed reports from developing and industrialized countries on their participation in Daisy, the international consortium for the new digital talking book standard.
  • Equip K.I.D.S. International - Equip K.I.D.S. (Kids In Developing Societies) International is a non-sectarian, non-governmental, grassroots, charitable organization dedicated to helping children with disabilities around the world reach their full potential.
  • ICDRI - The U.S. based International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet, featuring accessibility & technology portals.
  • Integrity Consulting Online - Integrity Consulting specializes in assistive technology for people with a wide range of disabilities--minimal to severe. We can supply you with the technology and training to reach your goals.
  • International Commission on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA) - The ICTA mission is global promotion and implementation of more equitable and accessible environments, technology and information. The site is a best practice accessible website incorporating continuing information technology research and input from Europe and North America.
  • International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics - A comprehensive site of International Society for Society & Prosthetics, featuring events calendar, journal and newsletter by subscription, schools for training in P & O around the world, lists member groups in 33 countries.
  • IST Results - A unique website offering free information of the latest developments in the ICT sector funded by the European Community. Many of these projects have a sole research purpose Access for All and research the latest techniques of how to help people with disabilities.
  • Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund - OPAF's primary mission is to enable individuals with physical disabilities - especially those served by members of the orthotics and prosthetics community - to enjoy the rewards of personal achievement, physical fitness, and social interaction.
  • Power International - A British charity sponsoring international limb project for victims of conflict, active in Mozambique, Laos, and Zambia.
  • RECAL Information Services - An international database on prosthetics and orthotics supported by University of Strathclyde's National Center for Training and Education in P&O, based in Scotland, featuring current awareness based on scan of 130 journals, a thesaurus, and bibliographic data.
  • RESNA - The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America is an interdisciplinary organization engaged in technology and disability.

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