Caregiver Resource Links - Assistive Technology

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1. Abledbody.com
   Abledbody.com is a consumer site with information and tips on assistive technology and innovations for people with disabilities and their families and employers; the site features news, tips, expert opinions, blogs and other resources.
   
2. Active Care, Inc.
   
   
3. Aging in Place Technology Watch
   Aging in Place Technology Watch, a market research firm that provides thought leadership, analysis and guidance about technologies and related services that enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice.
   
4. Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)
   This is a network of community-based resource centers and assistive technology developers providing support to adults and children with disabilities.
   
5. Alzheimer’s Safe Return Program
   A nationwide system that helps police and private citizens identify, locate and return to safety people who are memory impaired due to this disease or related forms of dementia.
   
6. Assistive Technology Industry Association
   Trade association for AT industry manufacturers, vendors and suppliers
   
7. AssistiveTechNet
   A national public website featuring assistive technologies and links to state programs
   
8. California Assistive Technology System/AT Net
   They provide technical assistance on assistive technology, product borrowing services and other services.
   
9. California Telephone Access Program
   Special phones for California residents who have difficulty hearing, seeing, moving and speaking.
   
10. CareGiver Partnership, The
    Our goal is to provide you with the most dignified product solutions for home healthcare.
    
11. CareOptionsOnLine
    NavGate® is the national leader in providing unique, smart- technologies for wellness, healthcare, and care-planning initiatives. Our programs provide proactive planning resources, education, and solutions concerning:Short & Long Term DisabilityAccident IllnessLong-Term CareRehabilitation ElderCareCaregiving Issues
    
12. Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access
    
    
13. Click-N-Type Virtual Keyboard
    Click-N-Type is an on-screen virtual keyboard designed for anyone with a disability that prevents him or her from typing on a physical computer keyboard.
    
14. Deaf Works - Products For The Deaf & Hard Of Hearing
    Wireless X-10 Pager Alerter System
    
15. Elder Issues
    Elder Issues, Assisting the Care Giver For Senior Geriatric and Aging Community
    
16. Family Center on Technology and Disability
    
    
17. Family Health Network
    Family Health Network provides easy to use technology called Connected for Life, enabling seniors to age at home independently and stay connected with family, friends, caregivers and healthcare professionals.  The software allows caregivers and caregiving organizations to participate in the care of loved ones, patients or clients by helping them maintain independence and age in place, managing health and well being with capabilities like video visits for instant communications from anywhere in the world, easily monitoring health status and trends, monitor medications adherence and many more social communication and healthcare management features.
    
18. Guardian Alert 911 by LogiMark
    The Guardian Alert 911 system is a set - a base station which plugs into the phone jack - and a pendant which is worn by the user and can operate anywhere in and around the home. No Monitoring Fees, Service Charges or Contracts ever. Talk Directly through your pendant to a 911 emergency operator.
    
19. Hoverround
    Hoveround has dedicated nearly 20 years to providing power chairs, electric scooters, and other mobility solutions to genuinely improve the quality of life for those with limited mobility. Hoveround has the unique Round for a Reason® design, controls the entire manufacturing process, custom assembles every electric wheelchair in the U.S.A., provides free delivery direct to the customer and offers the Never Without Wheels guarantee. They also offer personal mobility and lifting solutions, wheelchair ramps, and other mobility accessories to help those with mobility challenges regain their independence and freedom.
    
20. Independent Living Aids for the Visually Impaired
    Low Vision Aids from independent living aids help the visually impaired enjoy a more independent lifestyle.
    
21. Jitterbug
    Jitterbug was created to provide Baby Boomers and their parents with perfectly simple cell phones and services that work the way they want them to. Jitterbug's products, services and systems are centered on simplicity, personalization and ease of use.
    
22. Life Alert
    Life Alert provides medical emergency response alert in life threatening events. Life Alert is the only company endorsed by C. Everett Koop, MD,former US Surgeon General Health and Other Helpful Websites. Life Alert appears on TV and in AARP magazine.
    
23. Lifeline
    Provides medical alarms and personal emergency alert systems for the elderly, senior caregivers, and the disabled.
    
24. LifeStation® Medical Alert System
    LifeStation medical alert has given seniors throughout America the ability to live independently where they are most comfortable — in their own homes.
    
25. Lighthouse International
    Lighthouse International is dedicated to fighting vision loss through prevention, treatment and empowerment.For 106 years, Lighthouse International has been a leader in helping people of all ages who are at risk for, or are experiencing, vision loss. Our services enable people with low vision and blindness to enjoy safe, independent and productive lives.
    
26. MD.2 Personal Medication System
    MD.2 is the first medication system that offers individuals and caregivers a simple solution to complicated prescription schedules. MD.2 helps dispense, organize, remind, monitor, and safeguard daily medications.
    
27. Microsoft Accessibility
    Microsoft’s Web site features products to make a computer more accessible to those with hearing, vision and physical limitations.
    
28. Mobility Advisor
    Mobility Advisor is an educational guide on wheel chair options, mobility aids, disability resources, and recreational outlets that enhance the lives of individuals of all ages who need mobility assistance.
    
29. Modern Health Talk about technologies for home healthcare
    Modern Health Talk is a new online community about low- and high-tech solutions for home health care, disabilities, and aging in place.
    
30. My Health Phone
    My Health Phone is a unique cell phone service and integrated "homecare" software designed to support independent seniors and their caregivers with in-home assistance and daily living activities. Check-In calls, medication reminders, 911 emergency access, caregiver alerts and critical care alerts all packaged with a simple to use touch screen cellphone. Simple and affordable peace of mind for seniors and their families that goes beyond traditional help-at-home and home-stay alternatives by offering 24 x 7 access.
    
31. National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
    The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) is a national,member-driven organization consistingof 55 State and Territorial Councils, who advocateand continually work towards positive system change on behalf of individuals withdevelopmental disabilities and their families.
    
32. Point-N-Click Virtual Mouse
    Point-N-Click is a FREE stand-alone on-screen virtual mouse designed for anyone with a disability that makes it difficult or impossible to click a physical computer mouse.
    
33. Quiet Care
    QuietCare functions as a 24 hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week early detection and early warning system that lets caregivers and family members know that a loved one is safe. It recognizes emerging problems before they become emergencies. What makes QuietCare unique is that it doesn't require the elderly person to wear anything or push anything, it can summon help even when they can't.
    
34. Rescue Alert
    Rescue Alert's medical alert systems provide peace of mind for you and those who care about you the most - anytime, 24 hours a day.
    
35. Scooter Store (The)
    The Scooter Store has been helping people regain their freedom for more than 15 years. With locations nationwide, The SCOOTER Store is America's leading supplier of power chairs and scooters for people with limited mobility. Questions? 1-800-391-7237
    
36. Technology for Long-Term Care
    A government-sponsored web site that provides information on and assessments of assistive technology aides that can be used for people living in long-term care settings.
    
37. Tools for Independence
    Dedicated to making living at home easier and safer. Sponsored by the Independent Living Partnership, dedicated to ensuring the independence and dignity of the elderly and people with disabilities, their families and caregivers through education and access to empowering services and resources. TOOLS for Independence also conducts outreach and education to promote the understanding, availability and use of assistive technologies for independent living.