Description:
AbleData provides objective information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. Serves the nation's disability, rehabilitation, and senior communities.
AbleData does not produce, distribute or sell any of the products listed on this website, but provide information on how to contact manufacturers or distributors of these products. They also do not produce any type of catalog.
AbleData's most significant resource is the AbleData database of assistive technology, which contains objective information on more than 38,000 assistive products (over 22,000 of which are currently available). For each product, it provides a detailed description of the product's functions and features, price information (when available), and contact information for the product's manufacturer and/or distributors. It also offers information on non-commercial prototypes, customized and one-of-a-kind products, and do-it-yourself designs. To select products most appropriate to your needs, we suggest combining information provided by AbleData with professional advice, product evaluations, and hands-on product trials.
On the website you can search all of the information on assistive products, as well as information about the companies that make and sell them, by using the Search function that is available on every page or by browsing the Products section of the site. They also offer several other types of resources on the AbleData site:
links to Web resources that provide information on assistive technology and other disability-related issues
the Assistive Technology Library, a searchable list of books, articles, papers and other paper and electronic publications that deal with topics relating to assistive technology
AbleData's own publications that aid in selecting assistive products
product reviews and classified ads in the Consumer Forum
conferences and other events on topics relating to assistive technology and disability
news items on assistive technology and disability issues that you may have missed.
The AbleData Information Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. eastern time (except Federal holidays) to answer your questions on assistive technology.