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AbilityNet: "By designing three distinctly different interfaces we hope to maximise the choice of how an individual wishes to view the information. Each interface gives you access to exactly the same information!"

AbilityNet

The aim of Aidis Trust is to provide specialised computer equipment to people with disabilities, of all ages, to aid their communication.

Aidis Trust

The Computability Centre (TCC) shows how computers, with the appropriate 'get round' technology, can help people with all kinds of disabilities to be more independent, to communicate more freely and to reach their full potential at work, at home, in education and at leisure.

The Computability Centre

Computer Access Solutions: This Web site explores the many alternatives that are available for accessing the computer.

Computer Access Solutions

The Computer Centre for People with Disabilities (CCPD) is a department within the University of Westminster, London.

Computer Centre for People with Disabilities

Computers For Handicapped Independence Program: The National Center for Health Statistics state there are 1.4 Million Americans that have severe visual impairment (defined as being unable to read ordinary newsprint); half of this number are registered as legally blind. For persons with low vision, enlarged output (magnification) may help.

Computers For Handicapped Independence Program

Dolphin Computer Access is one of the world's foremost manufacturers and distributors of adaptive computer equipment for people who are blind or partially sighted.

Dolphin Computer Access

The overall objective of the ECDL programme is a general improvement in the basic knowledge of computers and a higher level of competence in computing throughout Europe. The ECDL is a European technology certificate for all European citizens.

ECDL

GEMISIS 2000: At the moment this involves a link between Little Hulton Community School and Swinton High School. The project incorporates a series of initiatives including video conferencing for modern languages, CD-ROM for schools, INTERNET for schools and INTERNET for schools administration.

GEMISIS 2000

IBM Accessibility - Special Needs Systems Guidelines - guidelines and tools for developers and content providers for making all of their technology and information accessible to people who have disabilities.

IBM Accessibility

Microsoft's Accessibility and Disabilities Site: Tools that can help remove barriers and make the world more accessible.

Microsoft's Accessibility and Disabilities Site

Productivity Works supports the work and recommendations of the W3C.

Productivity Works

SDRU was set up in 1993 within the Psychology Department of the University of Hertfordshire (UH) to study how new technologies can assist in overcoming the problems faced by disabled and elderly people in their day to day lives.

SDRU

Three Quick Tweaks: This site helps people set up their computers for easy internet access.

Three Quick Tweaks

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