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Portable Technology
for People with Disabilities

This page is a resource for people using Windows Mobile based technology who have a disability. The resources are not divided "by disability" as Karlen Communications believes in matching tools to tasks, rather than tools to disability. Check with the vendor or developer of your device about compatibility before purchasing items presented on this resource page.

SmartPhone and Cell Phone Technology

• Code Factory screen readers .
• Code Factory screen magnification.
• Nuance screen readers.

Accesible GPS Tools

White Paper: Accessible GPS. This document is intended to start a discussion on this topic. Currently it is confusing to try and talk with cell phone service provider who may not even know if they can access a GSM network, what additional charges may be incurred, is this going to work for me, what should my expectations be, how easy is it to use....even if you do diligent research, you may not find the "right" answers.

• Wayfinder Access. For use on a cell phone.
• Code Factory Mobile Geo for use with MobileSpeaks/Mobile Magnifier. For use on a cell phone.
• Trekker by HumanWare. This is a stand alone GPS tool.
• Trekker Breeze by HumanWare. This is a stand alone GPS tool.
• GPS tool for the BrailleNote by HumanWare.
• StreetTalk by Freedom Scientific for the PacMate.

Hand Held Devices

Software and Accessories

This list of software comes from the PacMate list and has been tried successfully on the PacMate by list members. this is not an endorsement of the software listed. Check with your adaptive technology vendor before purchasing.

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This site was created by Karen McCall using Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver 8. It was last updated April 2008. Copyright by Karen McCall and Karlen Communications.

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