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Community Vendor Resource List
Note: This list is not inclusive of all vendors that provide these types of services. You may find more vendors for particular services by looking in your local white/yellow pages or through other technology resources. All service descriptions mentioned in this list are subject to change.
Access Technology
Al Yardley, Owner
21415 62nd Ave. E., Spanaway, WA 98387
Phone: 253-223-2069
Email: accesstechnology@earthlink.net
Provides training in assistive technology, computer skills, and keyboarding. Provides on-site job assistance and job coaching; assessment of current skills; assessment of aptitude match for working with computers; and loading of assistive technology software.
Knowledgeable in Windows Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, and Access; JAWS; Zoomtext; Magic 8; OpenBook; Kurzweil; JawBone; and Naturally Speaking.
Serves: Pierce, Thurston, Gray’s Harbor, Kitsap, Mason, King, Snohomish, Jefferson, Clallam, Lewis, Pacific, Kittitas, Yakima, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan, Island, and Cowlitz Counties.
AI Squared
PO Box 669, Manchester Center, VT 05255
Phone: 802-362-3612
Fax: 802-362-1670
Email: sales@aisquared.com
RL: http://www.aisquared.com
Manufacturer of ZoomText Level I & II - large print and speech software.
Alva Access Group, Inc.
USA Office
436 14th Street, Suite 700, Oakland CA 94612
Phone: 510-451-2582 (Sales)
888-318-2582 (Toll free)
Fax: 510-451-08786270
Email: info@aagi.com
URL: http://www.aagi.com
Manufacturer of braille displays and speech and large print access for Macintosh.
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
P.O. Box 6085, Louisville, KY 40206-0085
Phone: 502-895-2405
1-800-223-1839 (Toll free)
Fax: 502-899-2274
Email: info@aph.org
URL: www.aph.org
Vendor for taped tutorials.
American Thermoform Corporation (ATC)
1758 Brackett Street, La Verne, CA 91750
Phone: 909-593-6711
1-800-331-3676 (Toll free)
Fax: 909-593-8001
Email: sales@atcbrleqp.com or techsupport@atcbrleqp.com
URL: http://www.atcbrleqp.com
Supplier of braille embosser paper.
Artic Technologies International
1000 John R. Road, Suite 108, Troy, MI 48083
Phone: 248-588-1424 (BBS)
248-588-7370 (Sales and Information)
209-291-3645 (West Coast Tech Center)
Fax: 248-588-2650
Email: info@artictech.com
URL: http://www.artictech.com
Manufacturer of braille notetakers, QWERTY notetakers, synthesizers, DECtalk, Screen Access, and screen magnification.
Blinksoft Inc.
Pamela & Jerry Retzloff
2707 Meadow Place N, Newcastle, WA 98056
Phone: 425-430-8800
425-291-9001 (Cellular)
Email: info@blinksoft.biz
URL: http://blinksoft.biz
Provides training on all operating systems using JAWS, Window-Eyes, OpenBook, Kurzweil 1000, BrailleNote or VoiceNote, Zoomtext, Magic, and Duxbury with any braille embosser. All operating systems and applications supported by the specified access products. Serves King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston and Kitsap Counties.
CrissCross Technologies
110-64 Queens Boulevard, #406, Forest Hills, NY 11375
Phone: 718-268-6988
Email: info@crisscrosstech.com
URL: http://www.crisscrosstech.com
Vendor for many taped tutorials.
DC Solution
Debra J. Campbell
1561 NE Paulson Rd., Poulsbo, WA 98370
Phone: 360-692-4909
Email: dcampbell@web-o.net
Researches, advises, installs, troubleshoots and trains on a variety of adaptive software programs and related hardware. Installation and configuration of basic hardware, including soundcards, ram and hard drives. Can support the following applications: Word; Access; Excel; PowerPoint; Frontpage; Publisher; Outlook; Windows 9x; Windows 2000 Professional; DragonDictate; ViaVoice; JAWS; Duxbury; Vista; Magic; OpenBook; and many more. Serves Kitsap and Pierce Counties.
Dolphin Computer Access
60 E Third Avenue, Suite 130, San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: 866-797-5921 (Toll free)
Fax: 650-348-7403
Email: info@dolphinusa.com
URL: http://www.dolphinusa.com
Manufacturer of screen magnification and screen reading software, including Lunar, LunarPlus, Hal, Cicero and Supernova software.
Duxbury Systems
270 Littleton Rd., Unit 6, Westford, MA 01886-3523
Phone: 1-978-692-3000
Fax: 1-978-692-7912
URL: http://www.duxburysystems.com
Vendor of braille translation software and braille embosser paper.
Easter Seals Society of Washington
Robert Morton
606 W Sharp Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201-2424
Phone: 509-326-8292
Fax: 509-326-2261
Email: robertm@seals.org
Assistive technology assessments; worksite assessments; training (in-house and on-site); computer hardware, software and peripheral set-up, support, troubleshooting, repair and upgrades. IBM compatible computer systems, Windows 9X & ME and NT 4.0/Windows 2000, printers, scanners, monitors and other peripherals. Business and Internet applications (MS Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, etc.). Other hardware (call for specifics). JAWS and other screen reading applications; Zoomtext and other screen magnification hardware and software; braille devices (computer-based and stand-alone); CCTVs; adaptive hardware, software, and stand-alone devices.
Serves all 20 counties in Eastern Washington: Pend Orielle, Spokane, Whitman, Garfield, Columbia, Asotin, Walla Walla, Franklin, Adams, Lincoln, Ferry, Stevens, Okanogan, Douglas, Grant, Benton, Klickitat, Yakima, Kittitas and Chelan. Available for in-house work only.
Enabling Technologies
1601 NE Braille Place, Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Phone: 772-225-3687
1-800-777-3687 (Toll free)
Fax: 772-225-3299
1-800-950-3687 (Toll free)
Email: enabling@brailler.com
URL: http://www.brailler.com
Manufacturer of the Romeo (single-sided) and Juliet (interpoint) embossers.
Ferguson Enterprises
104 Anderson Avenue, Manchester, SD 57353-5702
Phone: 605-546-2366
Fax: 605-546-2212
Email: info@fergusonenterprises.com
URL: http://www.fergusonenterprises.com
Vendor for many products, including specialty products.
Freedom Scientific
11800 31st Ct. N., St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1805
Toll-free: 800-444-4443
Phone: 727-803-8600
Email: info@freedomscientific.com or sales@freedomscientific.com
URL: http://www.freedomscientific.com
Manufacturer of JAWS speech software; Magic large print software; note takers: Braille 'n Speak, Type 'n Speak, Braille Lite 18 & 40 and disk drives; PowerBraille braille display; Openbook Ruby scanning software; and more.
Global Computer Supplies
West Regional Location
Gary Mantey (Senior Corporate Account Manager)
921 W Artesia Boulevard, Compton, CA 90220
Phone: 310-637-6191
1-888-845-6225 (Toll free)
Fax: 310-635-0523
Email: gmantey@globalcomputer.com
URL: http://globalcomputer.com
Vendor for various computer and office supplies.
GW Micro, Inc.
725 Airport North, Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 219-489-3671
Fax: 219-489-2608
URL: http://www.gwmicro.com
Manufacturer of Vocal Eyes and Window Eyes.
Jeff Harris
PO Box 8448, Kirkland, WA 98034
Phone: 425-821-0286
Email: Jeff@HookedOnThe.Net
Provides training on Windows (all versions); networking and dial-up networking; Internet Explorer; HTML; Outlook and Outlook Express; MS Office products; audio (Easy CD Creator, Audio Catalyst, Sound Forge, Media Player, Winamp and other applications); and JAWS.
Vladimiro Hart-Zavoli
219 Draper Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13219
Phone: 315-488-2736
Email: vhz@earthlink.net
Hardware installation/configuration; software installation/configuration/ training; operating system customization/training/job site evaluation and product recommendations; and Web page design and evaluation. Windows (95/98/NT); MS Office 2000; WordPerfect 2000; Corel Office 2000; TextBridge; OmniPage; Web Tools (IE5.5, Netscape, Outlook); and Novel NetWare. JAWS; WindowEyes; WinVision; Zoomtext; Magic; Omni-1000; Openbook Ruby; Dragon Dictate; Duxbury; Braille Stream; BNS; TNS; BrailleNote; and braille displays.
On-site and off-site in Washington State. On-site services must be requests two-weeks prior to the desired service date. Off-site services, such as scripting or programming, may be initiated immediately.
Barbara A. Houk
1605 20th Street, Anacortes, WA 98221
Phone: 360-293-8535
Email: bhouk@samishstribe.nsn.us
Applications training in MS Windows, Adobe, MS Office, PageMaker, Zoomtext and Push Button Landlord.
Humanware
6245 King Road, Loomis, CA 95650
Phone: 1-800-722-3393 (Toll free)
Fax: 916-652-7296
Email: info@humanware.com
URL: http://www.humanware.com
Manufacturer of braille displays, braille embossers, CCTVs and the Braille Note 18 & 32 note-taking devices.
Innoventions Inc.
5921 S Middlefield Road, Suite 102, Littleton, CO 80123-2877
Phone: 1-800-854-6554 (Toll free)
Fax: 303-727-4940
Email: magnacam@magnacam.com
URL: http://www.magnacam.com/magnacam
Manufacturer of the Magnacam portable CCTV system.
Intek Northwest Inc.
Nathan Stewart
1404 Riverside Drive, Suite H, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Phone: 360-424-4446 (Voice mail)
360-661-3809 (Cell)
Fax: 603-452-2577
Email: nate@inteknw.com
Provides PC repair, Windows-based networking sales and support, and PC hardware sales and support. Serves Whatcom and Skagit Counties.
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Direct POs to:
Project ASSIST with Windows
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-2364
Toll-free: 800-362-2587
Phone: 515-281-1333
Fax: 515-281-1263
Email: assist@blind.state.ia.us or Horsman.Jolene@blind.state.ia.us (Information on Aids and Devices)
URL: http://www.blind.state.ia.us
Vendor for various taped tutorials.
Mary Jacobsen
4514 76th St. SW, Mukilteo, WA 98275
Phone: 425-347-6070
206-612-2093 (Cell)
Email: m.jacobsen@gte.net
Provides training in Windows 95/98; Word; Excel; Outlook; Outlook Express; Internet Explorer; Works; Publisher; Quickbooks; Quicken; Supernova; and Zoomtext. Serves north King, Snohomish, Island, Skagit and Whatcom Counties. Also serves Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan Counties with additional fees. “Consideration” requested for distances longer than 30 miles, including lodging if overnight stay required.
JBliss Imaging Systems
100 W. El Camino Real, Suite 68, Mountain View, CA 94040
Toll-free: 888-452-5477
Phone: 650-940-4115
Tech support: 350-940-4117
Fax: 650-903-4136
Email: info@jbliss.com
URL: http://www.jbliss.com
Manufacturer of three Versatile Image ProcessingÔ programs that run under Windows 95/98. Key features include: visual displays with text attributes optimized for the user, top-rated synthetic speech synchronized with the visual display, access to print, as well as electronic documents and magnified picture viewing and capture.
Kurzweil Educational Systems, Inc.
14 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA 01730-1402
Toll-free: 800-894-5374
Fax: 781-276-0650
Email: info@kurzweiledu.com or support@kurzweiledu.com
URL: http://www.kurzweiledu.com
Manufacturer of Kurzweil 1000 scanning software and other reading systems.
Libertel Associates
PO Box 506, 283 Swanson Drive, Dresden, TN 38225
Phone: 901-364-5045
1-800-748-8535 (Toll free)
Fax: 901-364-2719
Email: libertel@iswt.com
URL: http://www.libertelassociates.com
Authorized dealer for Plantronics split headsets.
National Braille Press (NBP)
88 St. Stephen Street, Boston, MA 02115
Toll-free: 888-965-8965
Phone: 617-266-6160
Fax: 617-437-0456
Email: orders@nbp.org
URL: http://www.nbp.org
Offers a variety of books in braille and information on Windows.
Next Generation Technologies, Inc.
Edward S. Rosenthal, President/CEO
20006 Cedar Valley Road, # 101, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Phone: 425-744-1100
Email: edward@ngtvoice.com
URL: http://www.ngtvoice.com
NGT, Inc. specializes in alternative PC access technologies. As such, NGT builds custom hardware solutions to support speech input/voice output technologies. NGT provides assistive technology evaluations to support state-funded and corporate accommodations. It provides end-user training in adaptive technologies. NGT is the manufacturer of JawBone technology, which provides interoperability between Jaws for Windows and Dragon Naturally Speaking Professional. In addition, NGT sources most supporting application software and related peripheral technologies.
Service available throughout Washington State.
Next Level Assistive Technology
Next Level Assistive Technology
12811 NW 29th Ct.
Vancouver, WA 98685
Phone: 360-281-5153
Fax: 360-397-0491
Email: michaelhooks@nextlevelat.com
www.nextlevelat.com
Assistive Technology Services: Assistive Technology services are available to adults who are legally blind or visually impaired within the Southwest Washington Region.
- Assistive technology assessment & training
- Worksite assessment
- Computer hardware, software, and peripheral set-up
- Troubleshooting
- Repair and upgrades
- Custom scripting
Individualized Training: A client's training program can be focused toward a specific job, field of work, or for academic or personal use.
- Job retention
- Upward career mobility
- Academic work for high school or college students
- Home personal use for correspondence, record maintenance, money management.
Extensive Selection of Assistive Technology
- Jaws for windows
- Window Eyes
- Open Book
- Kurzweil
- ZoomText
- Magic
- PacMate
- BrailleNote/VoiceNote
- Duxbury
Job Development Services (Starting Fall of 2005) Group Training
Robert Radford
2131 Fourth Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98119
Phone: 206-282-8730
206-601-9128 (Cell)
Email: radfordr@worldnet.att.net
Provides statewide training on the use of the PC, including the use of software products; MS Windows and MS Office Suite of products; Zoomtext; and Lunar Plus.
Repro-Tronics, Inc. (RTI)
75 Carver Avenue, Westwood, NJ 07675
Toll-free: 800-948-8453
Phone: 201-722-1880
Fax: 201-722-1881
Email: support@repro-tronics.com (Customer Support), info@repro-tronics.com (General Information) or sales@repro-tronics.com (Sales)
URL: http://www.repro-tronics.com
Manufacturer of Tactile Image Enhancer.
Sightec
Steven Douglas
1635 177th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: 425-401-5036
Email: steven@sightec.com
URL: http://www.sightec.com
Vendor for Clarity Solutions.
Warranty/Return Info: All products come with a 30-day unconditional money-back guarantee.
Strong Technology Consulting, Inc.
Andrew Strong
313 East Cooper Avenue, Colbert, WA 99005
Phone: 509-468-1615
509-710-2536 (Cell)
Email: andrew@strongtc.com
Provides computer and network designs, sales, installation and support. Serves the Eastern Washington area (Spokane, Pend Orielle, Lincoln and Adams Counties). Other areas will be considered.
South Puget Sound Community College
Center for Continuous Learning
Lisa Keseloff
2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, WA 98512-6292
Phone: 253-874-8179
URL: http://www.spscc.ctc.edu/hawks_prairie_center/train_pro_dev_inst.html
Software training and maintenance.
Telesensory
520 Almanor, PO Box 7455, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: 415-616-8700 (General); 800-227-8418 (Sales);
800-286-8484 (Technical Support)
Fax: 800-929-2444
URL: http://www.telesensory.com
Aileen Zaken, Sales Representative (local)
Phone: 206-988-4220
Toll-free: 877-551-6658
Cellular: 425-766-6666
Email: azaken@telesensory.com
Manufacturer of various CCTVS and braille displays. Also available: speech access, braille embossers, Super Vista, etc. Direct CCTV orders to local representative.
Top Dot Enterprises
Dean Marteneau
2219 Rucker Ave., #204, Everett, WA 98201
Phone: 425-876-4406
Email: deamar@sound-computing.com
URL: http://www.sound-computing.com
Basic to advanced computer training. Win95, 98, ME, NT and packaged applications. Internet Explorer; Outlook Express; Outlook 97/2000; Eudora email; Word 97/2000/XP; basic Excel 97/2000/XP; basic PowerPoint 97/2000/XP; basic Access 97/2000/XP; Goldwave and Soundforge audio editors; RealPlayer, Media Player, and Winamp audio players. OmniPage Pro; Acrobat Reader 4/5; FTP Explorer and FTP Voyager; HyperTerminal and TeraTerm. JFW and Window-Eyes screen readers. Dragon Naturally Speaking with and without Jawbone. JAWS scripts. Alva and Powerbraille displays. Braille ‘n Speak, Braille Lite, Type ‘n Speak, and Type Lite. DOS, ASAP, Vocal-Eyes, Jaws for DOS screen readers, Commo DOS terminal, and Unix shell accounts.
Service available statewide. Lengthy trainings to distances of more than 60 miles (south of Tacoma or Eastern Washington) may incur per diem charges.
VideoEye Corporation
10211 West Emerald, Boise, ID 83704
Toll-free: 800-416-0758
Phone: 208-323-9577
Fax: 208-377-1528
Email: sales@videoeyecorp.com (Sales) or support@videoeyecorp.com (Technical Support).
URL: http://www.videoeyecorp.com
Manufacturer of the VideoEye CCTV systems.
ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
1853 SW Airport Ave.
Corvallis, Oregon 97333
Phone: 541-754-4002
Fax: 541-738-6505
http://www.viewplus.com/
ViewPlus Technologies Inc. manufactures Assistive Technology Devices and Software such as the Tiger Braille Embosser Series, EmprintTM the full color Braille printer, the Audio Graphinc Calculator (AGC) and IVEO the self-voicing tactile-audio learning system.
Vision Aid Services
Ralph Sherman
6032 SE Pardee Street, Portland, OR 97206
Toll-free: 800-473-3195
Fax: 503-774-1120
Email: Ralph@thevision.ws
URL: http://www.visionaid.com
Authorized dealer for a number of products, including CCTVs, computer monitors, computers, ZoomText LP/SP software, remote color cameras, V-MAX, and more.
Warranty/Return Info: A return authorization number must be requested from MagniSight or from Vision Aid Services. Customer pays for return freight and insurance. CCTVs will be repaired on site and can be returned if unsatisfactory for two weeks if they are EVS, and for four if they are from MagniSight, although Mr. Sherman would prefer to hear sooner.
Vision Technology, Inc.
8501 Delport Drive, St. Louis, MO 63114-5905
Toll-free: 800-560-7226
Phone: 314-890-8300
Fax: 314-890-8383
Email: vti@visiontechinc.com
URL: http://www.visiontechinc.com
Manufacturer of MouseCam and Vision Excel CCTV systems.
Xerox Imaging Systems
9 Centennial Drive, Peabody, MA 01960
Toll-free: 800-248-6550, Ext. 2110 (Technical Support); 800-275-9376 (Product Information and Referral to Sales Staff).
URL: http://www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/013.jsp
Sells Reading Edge and Reading Advantage (computer-based) scanners.