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Products, Services and Information

*Access.Adobe.com
Access.Adobe.Com is a tool that allows blind and visually impaired users to read any document in Adobe PDF format. The tool converts PDF documents into simple HTML or ASCII text which can then be read by a number of common screen reading programs that synthesize the HTML as audible speech.

* Canine Companions for Independence
A nonprofit orgranization that trains assistance dogs and provides them to people with disabilities.

*Cognitive Rehabilitation Inc. (CRI)
Head trauma and stroke victims can benefit with a quicker recovery time, using the computer in clinical or home settings in both urban and rural areas.

* Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Organization that specializes in training guide dog teams.

* Handicapped Van Rentals
List of places and contacts for van rentals.

* Helping Hands--Simian Aides for the Disabled, Inc.
Information on Capuchins (helper monkeys).

* Leader Dogs for the Blind
Organizations to "train dogs to lead the blind and to provide facilities and means whereby trained dogs could be matched to a blind master."

* Maryland Technology Assistance Program
The Maryland Technology Assistance Program (MD TAP) provides information on available products, devices, services and other resources to assist individuals with disabilities and senior citizens.

* Technical Solutions Australia
"Technical Solutions Australia is a company that specialises in electronics for people with disabilities."

*Various Equipment
Addresses of various organizations and catalogs that offer products for the disabled.


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