Parent Support Resource List

Assistive technology
Web Sites and directories

• Alliance for Technology Access (ATA). A national network of technology resource centers and technology vendors dedicated to connecting children and adults with disabilities to technology tools. The site contains a library of assistive technology resources, links for advocacy issues, and opportunities for membership.
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• The Archimedes Project. This project is a part of the Center for the Study for Language and Information (CSLI), an independent research lab at Stanford University. Its primary goal is to educate software and hardware developers about the barriers and opportunities that technology presents for individuals with disabilities.
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• EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information. EASI is part of the Teaching, Learning and Technology Group, an affiliate of the American Association for Higher Education. EASI provides "information and guidance in the area of access-to-information technologies by individuals with disabilities." The site includes live and archived Webcasts.
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• Microsoft Accessibility Site. This comprehensive site featuring Microsoft products offers coverage under the headings Accessibility; News & Events, Products & Aids, Training, and Developing Technology.
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• National Center for Accessible Media. NCAM is a research and development facility sponsored through public television station WBGH in Boston. It works to make media accessible to underserved populations such as disabled persons, minority-language users, and people with low literacy skills. Website

• Trace Research & Development Center. Trace is an interdisciplinary research development and resource center on technology and disability centered at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It is funded through the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Trace is designated as the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Information Technology Access.
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• WebABLE! This site is designed to "stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to information systems" and technologies. It includes a database listing Internet-based resources on accessibility as well as books, press releases, white papers, articles, plans, standards, reference guidelines, and journals.
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