Exhibitor Participants

 

Texthelp Systems Inc.

Booth: 1

Company url: www.texthelp.com

Texthelp provides literacy software including Read&Write GOLD, reading/writing/research support toolbar that integrates with mainstream applications; and Fluency Tutor, online solution for developing/assessing oral reading fluency.

AccessText Network

Booth: 2

Company url: www.accesstext.org

Founded and supported by the Association of American Publishers and Higher Education textbook publishers and operated by the Alternative Media Access Center, the AccessText Network facilitates and supports the national delivery of alternative electronic textbooks to higher education institutions for students with documented disabilities.

Meeting the Challenge, Inc. and the DBTAC Rocky Mountain ADA Center

Booth: 3

Company url: http://www.mtc-inc.com

For individuals with rights and organizations with responsibilities for compliance with federal disability laws, Meeting the Challenge, Inc. (MTC) is an information services consulting firm that provides technical assistance in the form of multimedia materials, training, and direct assistance, client-focused consulting services, mass communications and outreach, and research and development. Unlike federal agencies or other private technical assistance services, MTC's services provide a one-stop source encompassing all federal disability laws customized to the needs of each customer.

Caption First, Inc.

Booth: 4

Company url: www.captionfirst.com

Caption First, Inc., is a high-quality and high-integrity Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) and captioning company.  CART and captioning are both instantaneous word-for-word translations of the spoken word into the written word.  Established in 1989, this woman-owned business has served consumers in a variety of places, such as colleges & universities, conventions, meetings, religious settings, legal settings ... anywhere consumers need to 'hear' the spoken word. Caption First provides services globally on a daily basis.  These services are provided onsite or remotely, utilizing a variety of display options and Web cast platforms.  Caption First also provides transcription of archived audio files or Web casts, as well as captioning of DVDs and all forms of video and audio.

Bookshare

Booth: 5

Company url: www.benetech.org

Bookshare’s® goal is to make the world of print accessible to people with disabilities. With a dynamic leadership team, dedicated Members and capable partners, Bookshare is making this goal a reality.

National Federation of the Blind

Booth: 6

Company url: www.nfbnewsline.org

NFB-NEWSLINE? is a free service that gives print-disabled individuals anytime, anywhere access to over 300 national and local publications and wire feeds as well as TV listings.  Subscribers can easily and independently access their favorite publications on the phone, on the Web, or by download to a digital talking-book player or MP3-playing device.  To learn more about the service, please visit www.nfbnewsline.org.

DO-IT

Booth: 7

Company url: www.washington.edu/doit

Since 1992, DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, & Technology) at the University of Washington has worked to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers.

Freedom Scientific Learning Systems Group

Booth: 8

Company url: www.freedomscientific.com/lsg

Freedom Scientific Learning Systems Group presents WYNN, a robust, literacy software program that can assist anyone who struggles with reading, regardless of age.  The program can be personalized to meet the individual accommodations of the user and is regarded as the most user-friendly software of its type.  WYNN can import content from any source, both hard copy and electronic, as well as access and read the internet.

Alternative Media Access Center

Booth: 9

Company url: www.amacusg.org

The Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) is a membership organization committed to removing social and academic barriers for individuals with physical, sensory, and print-related learning disabilities.  When you become an AMAC member, you have everything you need to deliver alternative text accommodations to your students with print-related disabilities.  AMAC membership services include accessible media production, convenient file delivery, easy tracking and reporting, training and support for staff and students, and assistive technology (AT) products and services.  Stop by the AMAC exhibit booth, contact AMAC Member Services at 404.894.8000, e-mail us at amacinfo@amac.gatech.edu, or visit us on the web at www.amacusg.org to learn more about how AMAC can save your institution money and provide first-rate accessible media accommodations and support for your students.

sComm

Booth: 10

Company url: www.sComm.com

sComm is the creator of the UbiDuo Face to Face Communicator.  The UbiDuo enables a deaf/hard of hearing and a hearing individual to communicate with each other face to face without the need of an interpreter.  The UbiDuo allows deaf or hard of hearing people to strike up a conversation with hearing people face-to-face anywhere anytime such in professional or social communication situations.

Don Johnston, Inc.

Booth: 11

Company url: www.DonJohnston.com

As your university increasingly relies on eBooks, Bookshare, and online articles, you have an opportunity to make these materials accessible to students with learning disabilities. This session will demonstrate Read:OutLoud, the new easy-to-use eBook and Internet reader that is available as an affordable campus-wide license for every computer?including student and teacher laptops.

Enabling Technologies

Booth: 12

Company url: www.brailler.com

We design, manufacture, and support the most popular Braille embossers in the World from our plant and headquarters in Jensen Beach, Florida.

Dolphin Computer Access

Booth: 13

Company url:  www.yourdolphin.com

Dolphin's roots are in assistive technology and we are proud to have developed one of the first commercial screen readers. When it comes to assistive technology, we know that one size does not fit all, so we focus on creating the perfect software for each of our users. This includes making inaccessible IT accessible for people in employment, thanks to SuperNova with Dolphin's Scripting for bespoke applications, as well as empowering visually impaired seniors to email, skype or write letters to family using Dolphin Guide.

ATACP - California State Univ., Northridge

Booth: 14

Company url:  www.csun.edu/cod/training