Resources for Assistive Technology, Adapted Products and Apps
Children and young adults with special healthcare needs often require various forms of assistive technology and/or adaptive products. This includes items or services that help those with disabilities improve or keep their ability to function in everyday life.
Cincinnati Children's services and resources:
Additional Resources:
- Accessible Technology by Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
- ADA Technical Assistance
- Adaptive Technology (AT) by New Horizons
- AltaFiber Accessibility
- Apps and Technology by Autism Speaks
- Assistive Technology by Cerebral Palsy Family Network (CPFamilyNetwork)
- Assistive Technology by Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley
- Assistive Technology by Understood
- Assistive Technology by Wrightslaw
- Assistive Technology Act
- Assistive Technology of Ohio
- Assistive Technology Resource Center at EasterSeals/Redwood
- Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA)
- Center on Technology and Disability (CTD)
- disABILITY Information and Resources
- KATS Network
- LifeZest
- National Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training (AT3) Center
- Technology Assistance (TA) Group by Hamilton County ESC
- United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Hearing and Visual Impairment
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Assistive Technology Fund by the Association of Blind Citizens (ABC)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Centers
- Captioned Telephone (CapTel) by Ohio Relay
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- School Health: Vision & Hearing
Apps, Devices and Products
- Six Fabulous Apps for Special Needs by Scholastic
- Accessibility Settings on Devices
- Adaptive Sports Equipment
- Adaptivemall.com
- Best Special Needs Apps
- BridgingApps, formerly Special Needs Apps for Kids
- Clear Captions
- Concussion Quick Check App
- Enabling Devices
- Eyegaze Communication System
- Help on the Go Apps
- Online Store by Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired (CABVI)
- Sign Language Apps for ASL
- TalkTools
Adapted Clothing and Products
- Adaptations by Adrian
- Clubfoot Boot Exchange
- Foot Solutions
- Independent You
- Innovation at MiracleFeet
- Special Needs and Aquatic Therapy
- Professional Fit Clothing
- Special Blankets for Special Kids
- Weighted Clothing & Blankets
Service Animals
- 4 Paws for Ability
- Circle Tail
- Indiana Canine Assistance Network (ICAN)
- Medical Mutts in Indiana
- Paws with a Purpose (PwP) in Kentucky
- Service Animals by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals by ADA National Network
- Service Dog Certifications
- U.S. Service Animals
