"AbleLink Technologies was founded in 1997 specifically to address the significant need for well-researched cognitive support technologies for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Our team has been built purposefully with individuals representing relevant fields of expertise including human services, human factors, rehab technology, software engineering, occupational therapy, and clinical and experimental psychology."

"A cochlear implant is an electronic device that allows many people with hearing loss to hear better. Unlike hearing aids, which amplify sound, cochlear implants bypass the damaged inner ear and send sound directly to the brain. Many recipients can reconnect with loved ones, contribute their talents at work, and chat comfortably in restaurants."

"For more than 20 years, Apple has provided new and innovative solutions for people with disabilities, allowing them to access — and enjoy using — the Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV."

"Apple includes assistive technology in its products as standard features — at no additional cost. For example, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac OS X include screen magnification and VoiceOver, a screen-access technology, for the blind and visually impaired. To assist those with cognitive and learning disabilities, every Mac includes an alternative, simplified user interface that rewards exploration and learning. And, for those who find it difficult to use a mouse, every Mac computer includes Mouse Keys, Slow Keys, and Sticky Keys, which adapt the computer to the user’s needs and capabilities."

"New software applications to help overcome stuttering problem."

"Our software is successfully used by many hospitals, speech rehabilitation centers, public and private schools, SLPs, and private customers. We are proud to provide our low cost, low maintenance, easy-to-use software solutions to our clients all over the globe."

ASHA's online buyer's guide; find products in the following categories:

Aging Disorders;  Audiologic Rehabilitation / Treatments;  Audiology - School Related Products;  Audiology Aids / Instruments;  Auditory Assessment;  Augmentative / Alternative Communication;  Augmentative / Alternative Communication - Software;  Early Intervention Products;  Professional Products / Services;  SLP - Assessment Tools;  SLP - School Related Products; and, Speech, Language, Swallowing Treatments.

Products and downloads for language & communication, physical impairments, vision impairments, speech synthesis, voices and text to speech. Amsterdam based company. Many Mac friendly products.

Audex, Inc., is a progressive and innovative assistive listening device manufacturer. Products include phones, home sound systems, infrared and magnetic Induction.

"Bellman & Symfon AB supply various solutions designed to aid and protect the ears. Those of you with hearing difficulties or who suffer from noise will find exactly what you need in our unique range of solutions that help you both in your private life and on the job."

"Cambium Learning Technologies ... includes ExploreLearning, IntelliTools, Kurzweil and Learning A-Z. Through its core divisions, Cambium Learning Group, Inc. provides research-based education solutions for students in Pre-K through 12th grade, including intervention curricula, educational technologies and services primarily focused on serving the needs of the nation's most challenged learners and enabling students to reach their full potential."

"The Captioned Telephone (CapTel) works like any other telephone with one important addition: It displays every word the caller says throughout the conversation. CapTel phone users can listen to the caller, and can also read the written captions in the CapTel's bright display window."

"Electronic devices for treating stuttering and other speech disorders."

"The Smalltalk anti-stuttering device immediately reduces stuttering, while training you to no longer need the device. It's the world's smallest DAF/FAF anti-stuttering device,"

ClearSounds is a manufacturer of assistive listening devices for individuals experiencing mild-to-moderate hearing loss.

Products include: Clean, Green, Smart Products; Amplified Telephones; Amplified Telephone Accessories; Listening Systems (TV & Neckloop); Alarm Clocks; Wireless Products; New Products; Big Button Telephones; Product Displays; and Quattro Connect360™ Listening Systems Home & Office.

"Code Factory is the global leader committed to the development of products designed to eliminate barriers to the accessibility of mobile technology for the blind and visually impaired. Today, Code Factory is the leading provider of screen readers, screen magnifiers, and Braille interfaces for the widest range of mainstream mobile devices including Symbian-based and Windows Mobile-powered Smartphones as well as Pocket PC phones and PDAs. Its product line is the only one to support phones working on the GSM, CDMA and WCDMA networks. Code Factory's success lies in giving excellent customer support and in responding immediately to the needs of its end users."

Trendy and highly engineered wheelchairs for sport, everyday use and children.

"Colours mission is to enhance the lifestyle of the disabled and surrounding population. We are focused on the development and sale of products serving the disabled. We hereby serve notice to the world that Colours is a passport to living and celebrating life in a way previously unimaginable. Not only do we produce the best products in the world we have succeeded in creating a cool lifestyle that goes with the product."

"We’re a bunch of people who believe that a good teacher and assistive technology can help every student with a disability read and write better than they can today. We’ve been creating tools focused on doing just that since 1980. Our tools are used by students with autism, dysgraphia, quadriplegia, cerebral palsy, and dyslexia in over 1/3 of U.S. school districts."

"DynaVox Mayer-Johnson is the leading provider of speech generating devices and symbol-adapted special education software used to assist individuals in overcoming their speech, language and learning challenges. These solutions are designed to help individuals who have complex communication and learning needs participate in the home, classroom and community."

"EnableMart was founded over a decade ago to utilize the power of the web to make Assistive Technology easier to find and more affordable. EnableMart became the catalyst to bring together consumers and manufacturers of Assistive Technology products."

"Today EnableMart is the worldwide leader in Assistive Technology distribution with customers representing all 50 states and over 45 foreign countries. EnableMart is the one stop solution for over 3,000 Assistive Technology devices from over 200 manufacturers. EnableMart excels at finding the right Assistive Technology products to meet customers' needs."

"Freedom Scientific is the largest worldwide manufacturer of assistive technology products for those who are blind or have low vision." Products include: 

* JAWS®

* PAC Mate Omni™

* MAGic®

* PEARL®

* OpenBook®

* SARA™

* StreetTalk™

* ScanTalker®

* FSTTY

* FaceToFace™

* TOPAZ®

Manufacturer of: Vibration Watches; Alarm Clocks; Bed Shakers; Caller ID for TV; and, Door Signalers.

"The internet’s largest source of speech software and aids at factory direct prices."

Makers of screen readers: Window-Eyes, Notetakers, DAISY Readers, Braille displays low vision, support and training.

A "nationwide retailer of assistive products for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people, from vibrating alarm clocks and light signalers to amplified telephones and materials on sign language, Deaf Culture, hearing loss and interpreting."

Products include:  ADA Compliance; Amplified Stethoscopes; Business Solutions; Cell Phones, Pagers; Clocks, Watches, Timers; Headphones; Hearing Aid Products; Hearing Protection; Large Area Listening Systems; Living Aids; Low Vision; Personal Amplifiers; Translators; Signalers/Notification Systems; Smoke, CO Detectors; Speech Assistance; Telephones & Accessories; TTYs & Accessories; and, TV Amplifiers & Accessories.

Products for low vision, blindness and learning disabilities. Worldwide company.

"iCommunicator makes effective two-way communication possible for persons who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or experience unique communication challenges."

The iCommunicator translates in real-time:
• Speech to Text
• Speech/Text to Video Sign-Language
• Speech/Text to Computer Generated Voice

Alternative input devices for your computer that replace the standard keyboard and mouse.

"Janus Development Group, Inc. is a North Carolina corporation that was specifically established to coordinate the development and sales promotions of assistive living devices. Practical devices for people with disabilities are not easily fabricated or marketed. Linking resources, such as technology, production, and financing, to create groundbreaking products for the people that need them is our business."

"Janus Development Group, Inc. SpeechEasy™ devices are based on the connection between stuttering and the neurological coordination of speech."

"Kurzweil Educational currently offers Kurzweil 1000, Kurzweil 3000 for Windows and Kurzweil 3000 for Macintosh. All products incorporate the most clear, human-like synthesized voices available coupled with a robust set of easy-to-use features for accessing, reading, managing and creating text and images."

"An unique Eyetracking Technology that is both an eye-operated computer for control and communication, and a device for monitoring and recording eye motion and related eye data. The Eyegaze Edge™ turns your eye movements into typing, "talking", even turning on a lamp."

"LEVO offers a complete range of stand-up wheelchairs, which meet all individual preferences and requirements with respect to size, type of disability or location."

"Our chairs are available in manually propelled and powered standing or as a fully powered model. The adjustability of the height, width, and angle for the footrest, seat, armrest and backrest on all LEVO models combined with a variety of accessories allows for optimal biomechanical adjustment."

"Livescribe has developed a breakthrough low-cost mobile computing platform which includes the award-winning Pulse smartpen, dot paper, smartpen applications, Livescribe Desktop software, Livescribe Online Community, and development tools."

About the SmartPen: "The smartpen revolutionizes the act of writing by recording and linking audio to what you put on paper. Tap on words or drawings in your notes, and the smartpen replays recorded audio from the time you were writing. Transfer notes to your PC to backup, replay, and share them online."

"Providing access to the computer for people with disabilities." Products that can be searched by product, category and condition.

Products for independent living. Includes products for the blind and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, mobility, health and rehabilitation, household and computer.

"Windows 7 includes accessibility options and programs that make it easier to see, hear, and use your computer including ways to personalize your PC. Windows 7 includes significant accessibility improvements. Magnifier now includes a lens mode and full-screen mode. On-Screen Keyboard can be resized to make it easier to see and includes text prediction. Windows 7 also gives you more ways to interact with your PC by taking advantage of new strides in speech recognition and touch technology."

"The Ease of Access Center provides a convenient, centralized place to locate accessibility settings and programs to make your computer easier to use. The Ease of Access Center can be found in the Control Panel by selecting Windows logo key+U and also when logging into Windows."

Assistive devices and technology for visually impaired and dyslexic.

"Based in Barendrecht, the Netherlands, Optelec is the leading designer and manufacturer of life-changing assisstive technologies for people who are visually impaired and dyslexic. Optelec continues to be the global front-runner with a multi-tiered distribution in more than 60 countries."

"Assistive technology enabling people with physical disabilities to access and operate computers and alternative augmentative communication (AAC) devices."

The company's flagship product is HeadMouse® Extreme.

Wide range of hearing aids.

PLEXTALK is a DAISY-compliant digital book player, MP3 music player and voice recorder all in one compact lightweight unit.

You can upload files to, and download from your PC, record short voice memos or longer meetings and classes, and insert headings. Listen via built in speaker or through headphones. Get spoken information about the current operation, menu items, help and key descriptions in Key Describer mode.

A Swiss Army tool for dressing:

"Although different in appearance than a traditional stick-and-wire-loop buttoner, PocketDresser goes much further to assist you in dressing chores and solves the shortcomings of a wire loop that bends easily and breaks frequently. All four tools are manufactured from fully hardened 301stainless steel. They are tough. All will flex slightly and maintain their original shape."

"It is simple. Any school that is already a recipient of the Breaking Down Barriers to Assistive Technology Grant or the Premier In-School program can simply sign up for the Home Use extension. Once a school signs up for the program, they are given a user name and password that allows students to log into the Premier AT Home site and download any and all Premier Literacy Accessibility Suite products onto their personal computers."

PRC has led the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) Industry by providing the highest level of communication technology and language development systems in the field. Families, clinicians, and special educators choose PRC devices as part of a communication strategy for individuals with autism, cerebral palsy, ALS and other conditions where assistive technology can improve communication and language development skills.

"Premier Literacy has established a mission to provide assistive technology to persons with disabilities and give them access to today's technologically oriented world. In targeting those objectives, we are rapidly finding that our technologies are beginning to reach far beyond the boundaries that have historically been framed by the visually disabled software market to other emerging areas. We have developed a complete suite of products that address "reading, writing and information transfer" needs for individuals with visual, cognitive and mobility challenges. Applications for learning disabilities, general literacy and English as a Second Language can also be well-served using existing and emerging assistive technologies."

Makers of: "NETalker, Premier Internet Toolbar, Universal Reader Plus, Scan and Read Pro, Text-To-Audio, Talking Word Processor, Text Cloner Pro, PDF Equalizer ML, PDF Builder, Ultimate Talking Dictionary, Predictor Pro Word Prediction, Talking Checkbook, E-Library, E-Text Reader, Premier Test Builder, Key to Access™, Key to Access VPod™, Premier To Go, Premier Videocast Studio, Language Model Information Summarization, and Talking Calculator."

"AAC software and hardware products for persons with special needs." Many are innovative and some are hand made.

"Welcome to Sensorcom. We specialise in the design and manufacture of in-ear and audio communications accessories for use in difficult and abnormal conditions. Typically these include covert operations, motorcyclists, entertainment industry and many applications where intelligible communications are necessary in high ambient noise areas. We also make accessories for hearing aid users that give them the freedom to use mobile phones simply without interference as well as a full range of earplugs for use in industry and leisure pursuits. We have recently added a new range of products to help tinnitus sufferers that include masking and laser treatment products."

Based in London, England

Wide range of low-vision solution products for both consumers and professionals.

"Sorenson Video Relay Service® (SVRS®) is a free service that enables deaf and hard-of-hearing callers to conduct video relay calls through a qualified ASL interpreter."

"Sorenson IP Relay® (SIPRelay®) allows deaf and hard-of-hearing callers to place free, text-based relay calls from either a PC or mobile device."

Selection of wheelchairs including pediatric.

"TecEar assists businesses that seek ways to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing 'accommodation' and assistive listening devices (ALDs) to employees and customers.

TecEar offers solutions to IT professionals tasked with researching assistive listening devices for hearing-impaired employees.

TecEar helps people who are hearing-impaired manage their hearing loss and discover useful products that can help them hear more clearly in difficult sound environments."

Teltex provides all kinds of equipment for the deaf and hard of hearing. They provide after purchase support. Product categories include: Telephones & Accessories; Notification Systems; Vibrating Alarm Clocks; Personal; Listening; Speech Aids; Vision Products; TTYs & VCOs; Software; ADA Compliance; and, FM & Loop Systems.

"BrowseAloud reads web pages aloud for people who find it difficult to read online. Reading large amounts of text on screen can be difficult for those with literacy and visual impairments." As a website host, you can include a BrowseAloud that will read your site out loud to a visitor.

Makers of the eTalk-GT, an "enabling audible, personal communication for individuals unable to use their natural voice."

"Touch Bionics is a leading developer of advanced upper-limb prosthetics (ULP). One of the two products now commercially available from the company, the i-LIMB Hand, is a first-to-market prosthetic device with five individually powered digits."

"Introducing an exciting, new way to communicate with your computer. Wacom now adds Multi-Touch to Bamboo, allowing you to use simple finger taps and hand gestures to communicate with your computer."

"Whether your hearing needs are specific to listening on the phone, television, conversations at work, small groups, or one-on-one conversations, we have a wide range of products designed to help you hear more clearly and easily." Home, Work, Small Groups & Military.

Maker of "personal, portable, scanning dictionaries, reading pens and scanning pens. Our pocket-size, user-friendly Quicktionary® Pens enable students and people working in multilingual environments to translate and define printed material without disrupting their reading process. Our ReadingPen® products serve as assistive reading devices for people with reading difficulties such as dyslexia and  our InfoScan^TM Pens are an effective productivity tool for business people and students, allowing them to scan printed text and transfer it to a PC or handheld device either immediately or at a later time."

Communication Systems;  Communication Software;  Hand-Held Communication;  Input/Speech Devices;  Hardware & Accessories