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The purpose of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheelchair Transportation Safety (RERC WTS) website is to "make measurable improvements in transportation safety, usability, and independence for people who remain seated in their wheelchairs when traveling in public, school, and private motor vehicles". The RERC WTS website provides information regarding the WC-19 voluntary industry standard on crash-tested wheelchairs and seating systems and has links regarding this information for consumers, prescribers, manufacturers, and transporters. The website also contains information and links regarding research, news, and knowledge translation for this area!

The Easter Seals Project ACTION (Accessible Community Transportation In Our Nation) website's mission is to promote universal access to transportation for people with disabilities through the provision of training, technical assistance, applied research, outreach and communication. The website includes an extensive training section that includes distance and online learning.

The Trace Research and Development Center is part of the UW Madison College of Engineering. Founded in 1979 it has been a leader in the field of of technology and disability.

The Internet Archive is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, the site provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. The site's Audio Archive contains over two hundred thousand free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings. Many of the audio and MP3 files are available for free download. The site also has an Ebook and Text Archive.

RESNA's Position on Wheelchairs Used as Seats in Motor Vehicles. This document is designed to assist practitioners in decisions regarding the use of a wheelchair as a seat in a Motor Vehicle. It sites research indicating a high rate of both crash and non-crash related injuries to vehicle occupants seated in a wheelchair and makes recommendations for proper restraints.

The ATIA website is a large collection of AT related sources for the assistive technology industry. It includes: conferences, webinars, research, resources, and more.

The CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) organization is devoted to expanding learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through Universal Design for Learning (UDL). I found the CAST website to be a high-quality, valuable resource for educators and gave it a score of 5 on the DISCERN Instrument. The CAST Website defines UDL extensively and provides links to resources detailing how educators can implement UDL for their students. The website also provides a multitude of resources in their Research & Development, Learning Tools, Professional Devepment, and Library sections. I will refer back to the CAST website often to learn more about UDL and access tools for students.

This site serves as a resource for professionals, families, and students looking for information regarding accessible materials and NIMAS.

The Digital Accessibility team works to provide accessible Information Communication Technologies for blind and partially sighted people. It also provides a link to the RNIB website, which is based out of Englad.

NRSI is a research based educational organization, provide supplies, seminars, staff development. Can find colored overlays..etc. Currently has free 4 wee trial for 10 students of power reading PRO online

article written for wheelchair safety in transportation

This website if for Tobii ATI which is an international assistive technology company that provides communication programs/applications for consumers with disabilities. The programs they produce are meant to provide a speaking device that tracks eye movement when it looks at a certain phrase on a screen. This mission is apparent with the tagline "Independence with an Eye" which is right next to the company logo in the middle of the homepage. The website it set up to provide information about all of the Tobii products and is meant to group their information into various links or tabs that a consumer would have to click through. However the website is very structured and neat it could provide too much information for a consumer. Tobii organizes the website to have a consumer move simultaneously through the tabs near the top to get a better understanding of their products and how it could assist a person with a disability. The Products tab is the clearest on the website since it group every product into a nice group and explains it's function. This is the section that could be the most appealing to a consumer because it shows the product logo, name, and functionality. This tab is best suited to show the consumer the basics of the product they are researching. As a whole the website is very expansive and fitting of an international company. If a consumer is hoping that a Tobii product can help them with an assistive technology need this website would provide lots of information but might not address specific, personal questions. It is a well designed website that provides a wealth of information that could be helpful to some consumers and overwhelming to others.

This University of Buffalo website provides a variety of tutorials on a number of different computer based products. This is a good website that can bring you in to certain computer products and provide a beginning tutorial.

This website is a resource to help people with disabilities that are looking for resources for AT opportunities that their employer will address.

The FCTD is a resource designed to help those that work with children or adults with disabilities or families of loved ones with disabilities. In the resource section there are over 1000 reviews of products and websites that pertain to AT. The FCTD operates entirely through program support from the Department of Education'sOffice of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and it is managed by a partnership of organizations, including Adirondack Accessibility, Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) and the Center on Disability at the Public Health Institute. Their Board of Advisors are many well-known names that specialize in AT, including David Edyburn and Joe Zabala.