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Some Key Assistive Technology Products.

by Michael Bolitho

Listed below is a selection of products from the extensive range of Assistive Technology Products available. We have reviewed the information about the programs, but have not performed an in-depth evaluation of functionality, value and effectiveness of all products. Products have been selected on the basis of the information provided and accumulated knowledge of the products in general use. This section is designed to give information only, and is designed to assist people to continue their own investigations of products which may meet their specific needs.

All the products listed below have been found using the ABLEDATA database of Assistive Technology products (http://www.abledata.com/) or the Microsoft Accessibility Aids Catalogue (http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/aids.asp). Details of some 18,000 Assistive Technology products are available in the ABLEDATA database, and an unknown number are available through Microsoft.

Another site that seems to have a good range of the currently available software for disabled users is www.infogrip.com.

For details of any product in the ABLEDATA database, connect to the website, Get Product Info, Search by Keyword, and use the name given in the list. For details of any product in the Microsoft Accessibility Aids Calalogue, connect to the database and use the name given in the list. Some products are only in one source, others are in both. Look in both for maximum coverage or link to the vendor's website. Also look at infogrip if possible.

Those products listed below have been selected because they apparently meet the criteria given in the various headings. This is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete list of products meeting these criteria. New or old products that the original authors were not aware of (probably because the vendors did not tell the authors about them) have not been included.

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Keyboard modification programs (including word prediction)

Macro creation program

Voice input programs

Screen reading/review programs

Graphics/drawing program

Voice output web browser

Calculator program

Voice output database program

Keyboard modification programs (including word prediction)

Product	Platform(s)
Aurora 3.05	95,98,ME,2000,NT
Co:Writer	95+	Mac
Dvorak Keyboard Layouts	95,98,ME,2000,NT
EZ Keys	95,98,ME,2000,NT
Filch	IBM PC
Hands Off!	95,98
KeyREP Keys
Macqwerty
Me Too!
My-T-Soft

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Macro creation program

Macromaster / Pro IBM PC
My-T-Soft 95,98,ME,2000,NT
Superkey IBM PC

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Voice input programs

DragonDictate 95,NT
Dragon Point & Speak 95,98,NT
Dragon PowerSecretary PowerMac
NaturallySpeaking 95,98,ME,2000,NT
Via Voice 95,98,ME,2000,NT 9.04,+

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Screen reading/review programs

Appleworks Companion IIe,IIGS
Ereader 95,98,NT Mac
EzVIP 95
Hal Screen Reader 95,98,2000,NT
Home Page Reader For Windows 95,98,NT
Jawbone 95,NT,+
Jaws For Windows 95,98,ME,2000,NT
Lunarplus 95,98,NT
OutSPOKEN 95,98 Mac
Supernova 95,98,2000,NT
Scat (Screen Articulator) II
Simply Talker '98 95,98
Textalker (Model D-89570-00) II
Textalker-GS (Model D-89751-00) IIGS
TextHELP! 95,98,NT
Window Bridge 95,98,ME,2000,NT
Window-Eyes 95,98,ME
Winvision 97 95,98
WiVox 95,98
Zoomtext Xtra 95,98,ME,2000,NT

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Graphics/drawing program

Blazing Paddles II
Creativity Tool Box II
Easy Color Paint (Model Mc-217-3) Mac,+
Illustrations IIc,IIe,IIGS
MicroIllustrator II
Super Shape Draw & Animate II
The Print Shop Deluxe Mac

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Voice output web browser

Ereader 95,98,NT Mac
EzVIP 95
Home Page Reader For Windows 95,98,NT

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Calculator program

APH Scientific Calculator II
Calc-Talk IIc,IIe,IIGS
CALculator Mac,+

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Voice output database program

File-Talk IIc,IIe,IIGS

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Author: Disability Liaison Officer
Date Last Modified: Frid, 29th June 2001
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Key Assistive Technology Products