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Item Details
A Buyers Guide - Resource People
ILC Reference NO 62:79:600
Item sourced from ILC ACT database
Short Description
Technology is changing constantly and it is impossible for an individual to keep up with new products and developments. Establishing good links with a number of information sources allows individuals to gain up-to-date information on a range of products and ideas. It is often appropriate to approach a variety of sources to verify information and obtain different perspectives and opinions.
Price Guide
Refer to supplier details for pricing.
More Details
There are many experts and resources throughout Australia. This does not provide the definitive list, however sources of information include:
. Specialist Services in Technology for People with Disabilities
. Disability Support Organisations
. Advocacy Groups
. Rehabilitation, Disability and Technology Specialists
. Suppliers
. Consumers
. Media and Data Bases
ORGANISATIONS, PEOPLE AND PLACES:
SPECIALIST SERVICES IN TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Providing assessment and demonstration, education, information and display of available equipment.
. Computer Assistive Technology Services
. Adaptive Technology
. Royal Blind Society
. Australian Communication Exchange
. Independent Living Centres in Victoria (Comtec), Queensland and Western Australia have specialist units providing assessment and advice on technology.
. Regency Park Engineering
DISABILITY SUPPORT ORGANISATIONS
. The Independent Living Centre of NSW provides display and information on commercially available equipment
. Technical Aid to the Disabled provides assistance in custom made equipment
. Specialist Disability Services, for example, Special Paraquad, The
Northcott Society, Spastic Centres/Societies, Societies for the Blind,
The Deaf Society and other organisations for the deaf.
ADVOCACY GROUPS
. Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association (ARATA): advancing technology for people with disabilities
. ACROD Technology Committees: lobbying to ensure that people withdisabilities have affordable and equitable access to appropriate technology
REHABILITATION, DISABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS
. Rehabilitation engineers, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, physiotherapists, educators, users of technology, technical support officers.
SUPPLIERS
Many mainstream suppliers of technology such as computers and software will know little if anything about adaptive technology such as switches, alternate keyboards and special needs software. There are suppliers throughout Australia specialising in adaptive technology. They may be a valuable source of information. Some suppliers are:
NSW - Pulse Data, T.E.A.C.H., Input Options
QLD - Spectronics
VIC - Zygo, Technical Solutions
MEDIA AND DATABASES
Catalogues and brochures, newsletters, trade magazines, disability journals and magazines, professional journals, databases, bulletin boards and internet, trade shows and displays. These are all valid and informative sources. Some examples include:
LINK, ARATA News; MACLINK; Closing the Gap; Ability Newsletter; On Line; Technotalk; Acorn; Communique (Microsoft); Apple News; What's New in Computing; AGOSCI National Newsletter (Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment).
A variety of information sources are available via computer some of which may be purchased on disk. The databases include Australian and international packages, for example databases of The Independent Living Centres, VOCA Select, Computer Access Selector, The Computer Assistive Technology Services database, Abledata, Co-Net, and Macintosh Access Passport.
It is extremely valuable to use the Internet for gathering information. Most suppliers and disability organisations will have a web site with links to related sites.
This information has been prepared by the COMPUTERS ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE (Div. of Northcott Society).
Supplier Information - click to supplier for contacts details
ABILITY TECHNOLOGY,
SEAFORTH, NSW
COMPUTER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES,
NORTH PARRAMATTA , NSW
COMTEC - PREVIOUSLY MAC (MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATION CENTRE, VIC ILC),
BROOKLYN, VIC
LIFETEC (INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTRE QLD),
NEWMARKET, QLD
NOVITATECH,
REGENCY PARK, SA
TASC (TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR COMPUTER ACCESS, SEATING AND COMMUNIC.),
TERREY HILLS, NSW
TECHNABILITY,
ALLAMBIE HEIGHTS, NSW
TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS,
SILVAN, VIC
VISION AUSTRALIA - NSW ,
ENFIELD , NSW
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