Books:
Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities. Wash., D. C., Auto Safety Hotline, National Highway Traffic Safety Adm., 1999.
Alliance for Technology Access Staff. Computer Resources for People with Disabilities: A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology. Alameda,CA Hunter House, 1996.
Angelo, Jennifer, et al. Assistive Technology for Rehabilitation Therapists. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co., 1996.
Bender, Renet L. and William N. Bender. Computer-Assisted Instruction for Students at Risk for ADHD, Mild Disabilities, or Academic Problems. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
Buhler, Christian, et al. Assistive Technology on the Threshold of the New Millennium. AATE Conference '99. Burke: IOS Pr., 1999.
Carlson, Elizabeth. Task Force on Education for Children with Disabilities - Year II (Minnesota). Final Report. Collingdale: DIANE, 1998.
Collier, Barbara. See What We Say: Situational Vocabulary for Adults Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Baltimore, MD: P.H. Brookes, 2000.
Cullen, Kevin. Telecoms for Older People and People with Disabilities in Europe: Preparing for the Information Society. Burke: IOS Pr., 1997.
Galvin, Jan J., et al. Evaluating, Selecting, and Using Assistive Technology. Gaithersburg: Aspen Pub., 1996.
Golden, Diane. Assistive Technology in Special Education: Policy and Practice. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children, 1998.
Gray, David B., et al. Designing and Using Assistive Technology. The Human Perspective. Baltimore, MD: P.H. Brookes Pub., 1997.
Flippo, Karen F., et al. Assistive Technology: A Resource for School, Work, and Community. Baltimore, MD: P.H. Brookes Pub., 1995.
Hammel, Joy. Assistive Technology and Occupational Therapy: A Link to Function. A Self Study Course. Bethesda: American Occupational Therapy Assn., 1997.
Ice, Christopher, et al. Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology. Brooks: McGowan Pubs., 1999.
Jacome, C. Felipe. Dollars and Common Cents: A Guide to Assistive Technology Funding in Arizona. Flagstaff: Northern Arizona Univ. Institute for Human Development, 1996.
Kahn, Paul. When Your Child is technology Assisted: A Home Care Guide for Families. Wake Forest: Lash & Associates Pub., 1997.
Kelker, Katherine, et al. Family Guide to Assistive Technology. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 1999.
Lazzaro, Joseph J. Adapting PC's for Disabilities. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1996.
Male, Mary. Technology for Inclusion: Meeting the Special Needs of All Students. 3d ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1996.
Mittal, Vibhu. Assistive Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Applications on Robotics, User Interfaces and Natural Language Processing. New York: Springer Verlag, 1998.
Kaye, Stephen, et al. Mobility Device Use in the United States: Disability Statistics Report no. 14. San Francisco: Disability Statistics Center, 2000.
Olson, Don. Manual of Assistive Technology. Saint Louis: Mosby, 1997.
Parette, Howard P., et al. Assistive Technology for Children: A Guide for Providing Family-Centered Services. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 1998.
Pacer Center. Kids Included through Technology are Enriched: A Guidebook for Teachers of Young Children. Minneapolis: Pacer Center, 1997.
Scherer, Marcia J. Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 2000.
Technology Alliance Access. Computer and Web Resources for People with Disabilities. A Guide to Exploring Today's Assistive Technology. Alameda: Hunter House, 2000.
The Trace Resourcebook: Assistive Technologies for Communication, Control, and Computer Access. Madison, WI: Trace Research and Development Center, 1996.
U.S. Senate. Assistive Technology…Hearing Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate, 105th Congress, 2d Session…April 29, 1998. Wash., D.C.: US GPO, 1998.
Van der Wonde, L.H.V. Biomedical Aspects of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion. The State of the Art II. Burke: IOS Pr., 2000.
Yanco, Holly. Developing Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities: Papers from the 1996 Fall Symposium. Menlo Park: AAAI Pr., 1996.
Journal Articles:
Agree, E.M. and V.A. Freedman. "Incorporating Assistive Devices into Community Based Long-term Care: An Analysis of the Potential for Substitution and Supplementation." J Aging Health, vol. 12 #3, Aug. 2000, pp. 426-50.
Batavia, A. I. "Of Wheelchairs and Managed Care." Health Aff., vol. 18 #6, Nov/Dec 1999, pp. 177-82.
Bertocci, G. E., et al. "Computer Simulation and Sled Test Validation of Powerbase Wheelchair and Occupant Subjected to Frontal Crash Conditions." IEEE Trans rehabil Eng. Vol. 7 #2, Jun 1999, pp. 174-82.
Birbaumer, N., et al. "A Spelling Device for the Paralyzed." Nature,vol. 398 #6725, Mar. 25, 1999, pp. 297-98.
Bitjoka, L. and L. Pourcelot. "New Blind Mobility Aid devices Based on the Ultrasonic Doppler Effect." Int J Rehabil Res, vol. 22 #3, Sep 1999, pp. 227-31.
Bolia, R. S., et al. "A Speech Corpus for Multitalker Communications Research." J Acoust Soc Am.,vol. 107 #2, Feb. 2000, pp. 1065-6.
Burns, R. B., et al. "Using Telerehabilitation to Support Assistive Technology." Assist Technol., vol. 10 #2, 1998, pp. 126-33.
"Care of the Elderly: Devices and Technical Aid for the Aged." Rev Infirm. Vol. 54, Nov. 1999, pp. 18-20.
Carlson, J.H. "Assistive Technology for People with Spinal Cord Injuries: What Physicians Need to Know ." Med Health R ,vol. 83 #3, Mar. 2000, p. 84.
Cascone, J. "Selecting Adapting Eating Devices." Health Care Food Nutr Focus, vol. 16 #2, Oct. 1999, pp. 4-6.
Chen, Y.L., et al. "The New Design of an Infrared-Controlled Human-Computer Interface for the Disabled." IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng., vol. 7 #4, Dec. 1999, pp. 474-81.
Cooper, R. "Technology for Disabilities." BMJ, vol. 319 #7220, Nov. 13, 1999, pp. 1290.
Daniel, A. "Walk This Way: Getting Residents Out of Wheelchairs and Back on Their Own Two Feet." Contemp Longterm Care,vol. 22 #5, May 1999, pp. 50-2.
Demers, L., et al. "Utilization of Lifting Equipment and Slings in Occupational Therapy." Can J Occup Ther., vol;. 67 #1, Feb. 2000, pp. 31-41.
DiGiovine, M.M., et al. "User Assessment of Manual Wheelchair Ride Comfort and Ergonomics." Arch Phys Med Rehabil., vol. 81 #4, Apr 2000, pp. 490-4.
Donaldson, N. and C. H. Yu. "Experiments with CHRELMS Patient-Driven Stimulator Controllers for the Restoration of Function to Paralyzed Legs." Proc Inst Mech Eng.,vol. 214 #1, 2000, pp. 1-20.
Durand, V.M. "Functional Communication Training Using Assistive Devices: Recruiting Natural Communities of Reinforcement." J Appl Behav Anal, vol. 32 #3, Fall 1999, pp. 247-67.
Erogul, O. and I. Karagoz. "Multiresolutional Modification of Speech Signals for Listeners with Hearing Impairment." J Rehabil Res Dev., vol. 36 #3, July 1999, pp. 230-6.
Ferguson-Pell, M. "An Age of Reason for Assistive Technology?" Assist Technol., vol. 10 #2, 1998, pp. 148-50.
Hermann, R.P., et al. "Powered Feeding Devices:An Evaluation of Three Models." Arch Phys Med Rehabil, vol. 80 #10, Oct. 1999, pp. 1237-42.
Iezzoni, L. "Boundaries: What Happens to the Disabled Poor When Insurers Draw a Little Line between What's 'Medically Necessary' and Devices that can Improve Quality of Life?" Health Aff (Milwood), vol. 18 #6, Nov/Dec 1999, pp. 171-6.
Kemp, B.J. and D. R. McNeal. "The Importance of Aging with a Disability to Assistive Technology." Assist Technol,vol. 11 #2, 1999, pp. 81-3.
Kinsella, A. "Disabled Populations and Telerehabilitation --New Approaches." Caring, vol. 18 #8, Aug. 1999, pp. 20-22; 24; 26-27.
Kirby, R. L. and J. A. Lugar. "Spotter Strap for the Prevention of Wheelchair Tipping." Arch Phys med Rehabil., vol. 80 #10, Oct. 1999, pp. 1354-6.
Lipson, E., et al. "Universal Interfacing System for Interactive Technologies in Telemedicine: Disabilities, Rehabilitation, and Education." Stud Health Technol Inform, vol. 62, 1999, pp. 205-11.
Lupton, D. and W. Seymour. "Technology, Selfhood and Physical Disability." Soc Sci med,vol. 50 #12, Jun 2000, pp. 1851-62.
McClain, L. "Shopping Center Wheelchair Accessibility: Ongoing Advocacy to Implement the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990." Public health Nurs.vol. 17 #3, May/Jun 2000, pp. 178-86.
Mann, W. C., et al. "Effectiveness of Assistive Technology and Environmental Interventions in Maintaining Independence and Reducing Home Care Costs for the Frail Elderly: A Randomly Controlled Trial. Arch Family medicine,vol. 8 #3, May/Jun 1999, pp. 210-7.
Manoranjan, M.D. and J.A. Robinson. "Practical Low-Cost Visual Communication Using Binary Images for Deaf Sign Language." IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng., vol. 8 #1, Mar 2000, pp. 81-8.
Matthews-Flint, L. J. and L. J. Lucas. "Telecommunication Relay Services: Linking Nurses to Patients with Communication Disorders." Home Health Care Nurse,vol. 17 #5, May 1999, pp. 300-5.
Mendelsohn, S. "Assistive Technology Funding." Rehab Manag. vol. 11 #6, Oct/Nov 1998, pp. 54-7.
Mercurio-Standridge, A. "Assistive Technology for Dyslexia." ASHA, vol. 41 #4, Jul/Aug 1999, pp. 5-6.
Mollica, B.M. "Field of Assistive and Rehabilitation Technology." Assist Technol,vol. 11 #2, 1999, pp. 79-80.
Murphy, J. "Don't Hang Up: Use of the Telephone by People with Communication Difficulties." Nurs Stand,vol. 13 #42, Jul 7-13, 1999, pp. 33-6.
Newsam, C. J., et al. "Three Dimensional Upper Extremity Motion During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Men with Different Levels of Spinal Cord Injury." Gait Posture, vol. 10 #3, Dec. 1999, pp. 223-32.
Paul, W. "The Role of Computer Assistive Technology in Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired: A Personal Perspective." Am J Ophthalmol., vol. 127 #1, Jan. 1999, pp. 75-6.
Reilly, R. B. and M. J. O'Malley. "Adaptive Noncontact Gesture-Based System for Augmentative Communication." IEEE Trans Rehabil
Roomi, J., et al. "The Effect of Walking Aids on Exercise Capacity and Oxygenation in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructing Pulmonary Disease." Age Ageing, vol. 27 #6, Nov. 1998, pp. 703-6.
Robinson, C. J. "Using Engineering and Assistive Technologies for Rehabilitation After Electrical Trauma." Ann NY Acad. Sci, Oct. 30, 1999, pp. 317-26.
Rose, K. A. "A Survey of the Accessibility of Chiropractic Clinics to the Disabled." J Manipulative Physiol Ther., vol. 22 #8, Oct. 1999, pp. 523-9.
Simpson, R. C. and S. P. Levine. "Automatic Adaptation in the NacChair Assistive Wheelchair Navigation System." IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng., vol. 7 #4, Dec. 1999, pp. 464-73.
Stephenson, C. "Well-Being of Families with Healthy and Technology-Assisted Infants in the Home: A Comparative Study." J Pediatr Nurs, vol. 14 #3, Jun. 1999, pp. 164-76.
Tefft, D., et al. "Cognitive Predictors of Young Children's Readiness for Powered Mobility." Dev Med Child Neurol, vol. 41 #10, Oct. 1999, pp. 665-70.
Trachtman, L. H., et al. "The Ability Program: Improving Statewide Access to Assistive Technology for Adults with Disabilities." Assist Technol., vol. 10 #2, 1998, pp. 134-47.
Vanderheiden, G.C. "Impact of Digital Miniaturization and Networked Topologies on Access to Next Generation Telecommunication by People with Visual Disabilities." J Rehabil Res Dev., vol. 36 #4, Oct. 1999, pp. 365-70.
Vincent, C. "Practices of Recycling Assistive Technology in Quebec." Can J Occup Ther., vol. 66 #5, Dec. 1999, pp. 229-39.
Wall, J. "Preventing Pressure Sores Among Wheelchair Users." Prof Nurse,vol. 15 #5, Feb. 2000, pp. 321-4.
Wiebe, P. "Basis for Information Transmission with Biosignals for Development of Technical Communication Aids for Handicapped patients." Biomed Tech., vol. 45 #1-2, Jan/Feb 2000, pp. 14-19.
Williams, R. T. "Are You Y2K-Ready for Low Vision Assistive Technology?" Optometry,vol. 71 #2, Feb. 2000, pp. 123-7.
Wolf, T. "Community Resources and Assistive Devices for People with Arthritis." Hand Ther., vol. 13 #2, Apr/Jun 2000, pp. 184-92.
Wulf, G. and T.Toole. "Physical Assistance Devices in Complex Motor Skill Learning: Benefits of a Self-Controlled Practice Schedule." Res Q Exert Sport,vol. 70 #3, Sept. 1999, pp. 265-72.
Yang, C. H. "Adaptive Morse Code Communication System for Severely Disabled Individuals. Med Eng Physics, vol. 22 #1, Jan 2000, pp. 59-66.
Zhuang, Z., et al. "Psychophysical Assessment of Assistive Devices for Transferring Patients/Residents. Appl Ergon.,vol. 31 #1, Feb. 2000, pp. 33-44.
Young, M. A., et al. "Independence for People with Disabilities: A Physician's Primer on Assistive Technology." Md Med, vol. 1 #3, Summer 2000, pp. 28-32.
Videos:
Communicating Matters. 47-min. VHS videocassete with 32-page booklet. (Available from Brookes Publishing).
Helping Hands. 37 mins. (Avail. From Fanlight Productions, 1-800-937-4113).
Kid-Ability. Approx. 25 mins. (Available from Program Development Associates, 1-800-543-2119).
Not on the Sidelines: Living and Playing with a Disability. 20 mins. (Avail. From Fanlight productions, 1-800-937-4113).
Small Differences. (Avail. from Program Development Associates, 1-800-543-2119).
Technology and Self-Advocacy: A bridge to Independence. 11 minutes. (Available from Program Development Associates, 1-800-543-2119).
Total person Technology. 22 mins. (Avail. From Program development Associates, 1-800-543-2119).
Walk This Way. 25 mins. (Available from Fanlight Productions, 1-800-937-4113).
Web Sites:
ABLEDATA. URL: http://www.abledata.com A national database of information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources.
Alliance for Technology Access. URL: http://www.ataccess.org/atacess A national network of technology resource centers and technology vendors that seek to "redefine human potential by making technology a regular part of the lives of people with disabilities."
Apple Computers, Inc. Worldwide Disability Solutions Group. URL: http://www2.apple.com/disability/disability_home.html
Assistive Technology. URL: http://www.disabilityresources.org/AT.html
DO-IT (Disabilities, Internetworking, and Technology). URL: http://weber.u.washington.edu/`doit/
Dreamms For Kids, Inc. URL: http://users.aol.com/dreamms/
Macomb Projects. URL: http://www.mprojects.mimacp/wiu
RESNA. URL: http://www.resna.org
Trace Research and Development Center. URL: http://www.trace.wise.edu