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Some useful Web sites: ACE Centre Independent assessment, information and software ACE Centre-North Independent assessment and information Advisory Unit Information, resources and software Crick Software Ltd or Clicker Grids - Early literacy software Don Johnston Software and access products Inclusive Technology Ltd Information, equipment and software for special needs and ICT KCS Alternative access devices MAPE Micros and Primary Education Web site. Information and software deals Meldreth Manor School Ideas and information for symbol users NCIP Association with lots of useful information, advice on classroom applications, and reviews of software Semerc Educational software equipment and software for special needs and ICT Words+ Computer access products
Resources for visually impaired people:
Braille Virtual is a online open course based on motion graphics and planned to teach Braille to those who can see. It is specially oriented for parents, children and teachers. Dolphin Computer Access - Dolphin software is designed to work together with existing computer systems, providing access to a wide range of Windows programs through magnification, speech and Braille. Freedom Scientific - the worlds leader in assistive and adaptive technology for individuals who are blind, or have low vision or learning disabilities. InContrast - A website specifically for people who use a high contrast colour scheme on their Windows desktop. MouseVision Inc - Electronic magnifier solutions for people with low vision, including Zoom-Ex the tiny, lightweight accessory that converts your computer into a powerful magnifier. The Screen Magnifiers Homepage - The leading resource for magnification solutions information on the Internet. Web-Wise-Wizard - A Web Developers Internet Toolbox is an up to date Internet and web resource, designed to help you learn how to plan, design, build and manage your own Website.
MORE USEFUL LINKS AbilityNet - Its remit is to make all the benefits of computers available to disabled people and it achieves this through training, individual and company assessments, equipment supply (although it is not itself a retailer), and general advice and information. After 16 website - Website for teenagers and young people in the UK who have an impairment or disability and are wondering what opportunities and services there should be when they leave school. Parents, carers and professional workers will probably want to use it too! Assistive - This website is concerned with the supply of special access technology products for individual needs. On display are switches, controls, computers and other aids for use in education, care and therapy. Assistive particularly specialises in electronic technologies for sensory and motor disabilities and provides products for learning disabilities and communication. Autism Connect - is a new, FREE, non-commercial web site, which aims to be the first port of call for anyone interested in autism, providing news, events, world maps, and rapid access to other web sites with information on autism. Axistive.com is Assistive Technology News Portal that offers free news, articles, product reviews and all product and vendor information of assistive technology devices. British Council of Disabled People was set up in 1981 by disabled people to promote our full equality and participation in UK society. British Deaf Association - This site contains the latest information about the British Deaf Association, British Sign Language and the Deaf community.
Carers UK - Provides carers, those supporting them and others with national and local information. Contact A Family is the only UK charity providing support and advice to parents whatever the medical condition of their child. Dial UK is a national organisation for a network of 160 local disability information and advice services run by and for disabled people. Disability Alliance is regarded as the leading authority on social security benefits for disabled people. Disability Now - The weekly disability newspaper. Disabled Living Foundation - The leading UK disability charity providing advice and information on equipment/AT for independent living. Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters. Employment Opportunities is a national charity helping people with disabilities find and retain work. European Year of People with Disability central website which promotes it. It has links to all the national sites, including the UK's. Family Fund provides financial help and information for families with severely disabled children under 16. Independent Living Funds is a national resource dedicated to the financial support of disabled people to enable them to choose to live in the community rather than in residential care. Motability - The Motability Scheme was established to provide disabled people with safe, reliable and affordable cars. Cars account for 99% of the Scheme's activities, with powered wheelchairs and scooters making up the balance. Multiple Sclerosis Society is the UK's largest charity for people affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - about 85,000 people in the UK. Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is the only UK charity focussing on all muscular dystrophies and allied disorders. National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) is the national organisation providing information, training, expertise and policy development on all aspects of direct payments and independent living. Phab - Phab UK promotes the complete integration of people with and without disabilities in the wider community Royal National Institute for Deaf People Royal National Institute for the Blind - You can check JAWS (Windows Screen Reader and MAGic Screen Magnification software developed by Freedom Scientific's Blind/Low Vision Group), with which blind or visually impaired computer users can access a wide variety of information, education and job-related applications. Scope - is the national disability organization whose focus is people with cerebral palsy. Their aim is that disabled people achieve equality: a society in which they are as valued and have the same human and civil rights as everyone else. Skill - The National Bureau for Students With Disabilities promoting opportunities for young people and adults with any kind of disability in post-16 education, training and employment across the UK. The British Institute of Learning Disabilities The National Autistic Society - The site includes information about autism and Asperger syndrome, and about the support and services available in the UK. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has developed software which enables deaf people and the hard of hearing to use mobile phones to have real-time text conversations. WheelchairNet - Mainly intended for US users, Wheelchair Net's community for people with an interest in wheelchair technology contains several elements that will be interesting to UK users interested in wheeled community. Whizz-Kidz provide customised wheelchairs, tricycles and other specialised mobility equipment, wheelchair training, information and advice to change the lives of disabled children across the UK. Your Level Best helps visitors with mobility difficulties to find somewhere to go out to eat or drink. It provides information about places to eat and/or drink in the UK that have FULL disabled access. This means places with a doorway a wheelchair can get through PLUS the provision of a disabled toilet. This is the first time such a comprehensive list has been available in one place. Youreable.com - Do not miss this site ! With Entertainment and Comedy there will be a lot of laughter. Joe Rajko scooped the first prize in channel 4's eMillionaire show. He received £1 million in prize money to develop youreable.com More links here ...
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