Research& Development

TU Biomed
(Biomedical group at Vienna Univ. of Technology)
Institute for Human-Computer Interfaces
(Brain Computer Interface, Graz Univ. of Technology)
Austrian Research Centre Seibersdorf
(Biomedical Engineering)
Lifetool
Entwicklung und Beratung für Software und PC Hilfsmittel
Applied Computing, Univ. of Dundee
(Specialized in communication systems and human computer interaction research for disabled people)
Certec, Univ. of Lund
(Division of Rehabilitation Engineering Research in the Department of Design Sciences at Lund University)
SIVA, Italy
(Research and Information Centre)
Compass-Institut für Sozialforschung, Graz
(Social Research)
Institute for Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Science
(Technology assessment)
KFKI/MSZKI Hungarian Academy of Sciences
(Speech and Rehabilitation Techniques Group, BraiLab)
KI-I
(centre for IT for disabled persons)
Oesterreichische Forschungsdatenbank
(Dissertationsdatenbank )
FTB - Forschungsinstitut Technologie - Behindertenhilfe
(Evangelische Stiftung Vollmarstein, Deutschland)
Linking Rehabilitation Researchers World-Wide
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
Trace Research and Development Center
interdisciplinary research, development and resource center on technology and disability
ACE Centre
Focusing technology for communicaton - impaired young people
FST
La Fondation Suisse pour les Téléthèses (English and German versions)
REHADAT
Informationen zu technischen Hilfsmitteln- Hilfsmittel,Praxisbeispiele,Literatur,Forschung,ect.
iRv
(Evaluation of Assistive Technology)
Royal National Institute for the Blind
London, United Kingdom

Education and Disability

integrated study, Univ. of Linz
(Support for disabled students)
UNIability Förderung der Anliegen behinderter Studierender
(Support team for disabled students in Austria, Click here for the English Version)
Computer in der Sonderpädagogik
Informationen zum Computereinsatz in der Sonderpädagogik

Companies

Rehatronik - Das Leben steuern
Hilfen fuer Menschen mit Behinderung und Senioren
Mechatron-Alltagserleichterung für Behinderte
Entwicklung und Konfiguration von computerunterstützten Umgebungssteuerungen
Caretec
(Aids for visually impaired persons, only German)
Lifetool Logistik
Verkauf von Software und PC Hilfsmittel
Bundesfachverband Elektronische Hilfsmittel für Behinderte e.V.
(Links to various RT companies in Germany, only German)
Meschik und Partner KEG - Alltagserleichterung für Behinderte
Entwicklung, Konfiguration und Verkauf von computerunterstützten Umgebungssteuerungen
CURE - Center for Usability Research & Engineering
Umsetzung benutzerfreundlicher Systeme
QualiLife
software
Active Communication
software and hardware
Tash Inc
Switches, control
Dr. Hein GmbH
Speech Control, tele access

Organsisations / Platforms / Consultings

AAATE
( Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe)
ISAAC
( International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
COST219bis
( TELECOMMUNICATIONS : ACCESS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND ELDERLY)
EURAG
( Europaen Federation of Older Persons )
Experten helfen Behinderten (only German)
(Experten aus der Rehabilitationstechnik beantworten kostenlos Anfragen)
Plattform rund um die Gesundheit (only German)
Die umfassende österr. Gesundheitsplattform

European Community

Disability Issues
(Employment and Social Affairs)

Self-determined Living, Integration and Support

Verein zur Förderung körperbehinderter Menschen, Axams
Association for the Advancement of motor disabled Persons, Axams Tyrol (only German)
IntegraPoint, Wr. Neustadt
Beratungsstelle Alltagshilfen, (only German)
IntegraNET
Telematik Netzwerk mit speziellen Leistungen für behinderte Menschen, (only German)
BIZEPS-Zentrum für Selbstbestimmtes Leben (only German)
Behindertenberatungszentrum, (only German)
Selbstbestimmt-Leben-Initiative Innsbruck (only German)
Assistenzvermittlung, Beratung, (only German)
BIDOK: Behinderten-Integration im Schulbereich (only German)
(Dokumentation des Inst.f.Erziehungswissenschaften, Uni Innsbruck )
Elisabethinum Axams (only German)
(Förderzentrum für körper- und mehrfach behinderte Menschen, Tirol (only German)
Jörg Kopp Consulting (only German)
(Berufliche Integration behinderter Menschen)
Jörg Kopp Consulting (only German)
(EHB-Suchmaschine Behinderung)
Informationsangebot für schwerbehinderte Führungskräfte und Mitarbeiter
Karriereplanung, persönliche Weiterentwicklung, Optimierung der Führungsfähigkeit und Zusammenarbeit
Institute on Indepent Living
(self-help organizations of disabled people)
Hilfsmittelkatalog von Leo Helm (only German)
(Übersicht an PC-gestützten Hilfsmitteln )

Exhibitions, Congresses, Workshops

ICCHP 2006, Linz
(10th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs)
ISAAC conf, July 29 - Aug 5, 2006, Duesseldorf, Germany
(12th Biennial International Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
8th AAATE conf, September 19-22, 2005
(8th European Conference for the Advancement of Assitive Technology)
Interpädgagocia, Graz, November 11-13, 2004 (only German)
(Fachmesse fuer Lehrmittel und Schulausstattung
RehaCare International, November 10-13, 2004
(Duesseldorf, Germany)
8. Oesterreichtag, October 7-8 2004 (only German)
(Eisenstadt)
Fachmesse integra, September 15-17, 2004 (only German)
(Wels, Upper Austria)
isapa 2001
(Adapted Physical Activity)
3rd TIDE congress, 23-25 June 1998
(Improving the Quality of Life for the European Citizens,Helsinki)

Foundations, Institutes

Rick Hansen Institute
(Find a cure for paralysis, improve lifestyle for persons with disabilities)

Other Disability Ressources

The Sensory Disabilities Research Unit (SDRU)
University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Speech Science Department
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Francophone Resources
for Handicapped People, France
Handicap Mission
University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, only French
Foyer-Handicap Genève
Geneve, Switzerland
Disability Resources
Canterbury, New Zealand
Handicap Information Resources
(Iwan's Home Page), Tohoku University, Japan
Disabilities & Computing Program
University of California, Los Angeles, US
Head Pointer
ORTHOTICONCEPTS , Auckland New Zealand
Achtung Stufe
Alles rund um Rollstuhl u. Behinderung
Axistive Assistive Technology News Portal
the world's leading news portal for assistive technology
Center on Disabilities
California State University Northridge, US
WebABLE! ®
database for internet resources related to disabilities and accessibility, US