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Types of Equipment
There are many different types of assistive technology and Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices, hardware and software. Some resources categorise the equipment under various disability headings, others use functional headings and some use the settings in which the equipment can be used. This list of some on-line database resources will illustrate the breadth of choice now available to users.
ACE Centre Voice Output Communication Aid Database
Apple Mac Assistive Technologies
Assist IrelandAustralian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training
Axistive.com (USA)
Catea Assistivetech.net (USA)
Closing the Gap (USA) – school age
Disabled Living Foundation
EmpTech
European Assistive Technology Information Network (EASTIN)
Free & Inexpensive Adaptive Technology Database (Adaptech - Canada)
Network of Care Database of Assistive Technology (USA)
Open Source Assistive Technology Software (OATS)
GreatSchools - dyslexia (school age - USA)
TechDis Guidance on Free and Open Source Technology
Tiresias – Devices for blind and partially sighted people