Communication/Assistive Technology

R & R Mobility
Accessible Vans with Wheelchair Lifts and Ramp Vans for Sale or Rental. New or Used Handicapped Vehicles from all major manufacturers available for immediate delivery. Scooter Lifts, Transfer Seat Bases, Hand Controls and All types of Driving Aids. Technology Solutions for Special Needs
Two Locations to serve your needs:

ATLANTA/CONYERS
2130 Sigman Road
Conyers, GA 30012
Ph # 770-483-0767
Fax# 770-483-0726
Toll free 877-569-0780

BUFORD, Near Mall of GA
4540 Atwater Ct. #101
Buford, GA 30518
Ph # 678-730-0220
Fax# 678-730-0224
Toll free 866-436-9704

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Accessible IT Resource Center
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC)
490 Tenth Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email: sedbtacproject@catea.org
Web: http://www.sedbtac.org/

Assistive Technology Inc.
Technology Solutions for Special Needs
333 Elm Street
Dedham, MA 02026
800-793-9227

Assistive Technology in the Workplace
Case Study Videos
The Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA), in conjunction with United Cerebral Palsy, has produced a series of videos that are case study based that feature ways assistive technology has helped to create successful employment for people with disabilities.
To purchase, please call the CATEA at:
800-726-9119

Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)
There are a lot of ways to "see." The perspective that many people have of folks who experience autism is that they need to be fixed or changed to fit society. The Autism National Committee sees the person first.

Autistics.Org -- Resources By and For Persons On The Autistic Spectrum
The purpose of autistics.org is to connect people who experience autism with the resources needed to live whole and happy lives. The project is primarily by and for people who experience autism, not parents of autistic children, though families and professionals may find this web site helpful.

Credit-Able
Credit-Able is a partneship between many organizations dedicated to improving the lives of Georgians with disabilities, including the GA Department of Labor, Tech-Able, the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund, the GA Department of Community Affairs, The GettingAhead Association, and Georgia credit unions.

Dunamis
Provides technology tools, consultation and training.

Dynavox Technologies
Offers a complete array of communication devices, technology and consultation.

Freedom Scientific Products
Latest hardware, software, training & tutorial products for individuals with vision impairment & learning disabilities.
STARS Inc.
PO Box 5563
Athens, GA 30604-5563
706-613-2222
starsinc@bellsouth.net

Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc.
Our Mission
To establish and maintain a network of statewide services for the deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened, deaf-blind and other individuals with whom we interact.

What is the Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired (GACHI)?
Established in 1989, GACHI is a statewide nonprofit organization that provides a variety of assistive services to the deaf and hard of hearing, their family members and friends and local, state and federal agencies. In addition to our main office in Decatur, we operate satellite offices in Columbus, Rome, Augusta and Macon.

1-800-541-0710
404-292-5312 (Voice/TTY)
WEB: www.gachi.org

Georgia Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 6708
Athens, GA 30604
706-613-0144
800-226-4742
Email: exdir@gsha.org
Web: http://www.gsha.org/

Greater Atlanta Speech and Language Clinics, Inc.
We provide comprehensive services for Speech-Language, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Hippotherapy. Social skills groups offered with Music Chatter and Speech Aerobics.

MINDY ELKAN/CLINICAL DIRECTOR
1000 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite B200
Marietta, Ga 30068
(770) 977 9457; (770) 977-5087 (fax)
or
3483 Satellite Blvd, Suite 304
Duluth, GA 30096
(770) 418-1778; (770) 418-1794 (fax)
Email: gaslc2@aol.com
Web: greateratlantaspeech.com

Helping Hands Pediatric Therapy, Inc.
Occupational and Speech services in the home, daycare, or preschool as well as at our clinic in Duluth.
3460 Summit Ridge Parkway, Suite 302
Duluth, GA 30096
(678) 475-0842
Email: swhelpinghands@bellsouth.net
Web: http://www.helpinghandspediatrictherapy.com

Kidsplay Therapy Center, Inc.
A pediatric staff of occupational, physical and speech therapist striving to provide comprehensive services. We provide services in the home and at our Grayson clinic.

Renee White or Gretchen Clark
438 Grayson Parkway, P.O. Box 642
Grayson, GA 30017
(678) 205-5437; (678) 377-7950  (fax)
Email: renee@kidsplaytherapy.com, gretchen@kidsplaytherapy.com
Web: www.kidsplaytherapy.com

Lekotek of Georgia
Using adapted toys and computer equipment, Lekotek provides opportunities for children to have fun and learn along the way. It is a safe haven from medical appointments and therapies, a place where parents find resources and support.

Helene Prokesch, Executive Director
1955 Cliff Valley Way Suite 102
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 633-3430; (404) 633-1242 (fax)
Email: lekotekga@mindspring.com
Web: www.lekotekga.org

Mayer Shevin Consulting
Mayer Shevin is a good friend. A teacher for me. A teacher for many. For years, he has led the fight to help people who communicate differently to be heard. Mayer listens deeply. Visit his helpful site for great resources, great links, and information about his consultation services.

Premier Assistive Technology
Technology/products to assist in reading and information transfer.

ReBoot-ATRC
An Assistive Technology Resource Center for Georgians with disabilities, their caregivers, service providers, advocates, and friends. ReBoot-ATRC, located in Tucker, Georgia, provides our state with resources and services relating to assistive technology. ReBoot-ATRC also operates the ReBoot project, a computer recycling program that refurbishes donated computer equipment and redistributes the rebuilt computers to people with disabilities. ReBoot staff also can customize new computers to the individual’s specifications and repair computers as needed.

S. L. C. Professional Consultations
Will provide formal speech-language pathology evaluations and therapy services for children with special developmental needs. Evaluation services are at the request of parents, physicians, and early childhood education specialists.

Janine Walton
P.O. Box 870182
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
(770) 879-6310; (404) 395-3930; (770) 879-1542 (fax)
Email: slcreferrals@bellsouth.net
Web: http://www.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-slcreferrals

Speech TherepeZe, Inc.
Provides skilled speech therapy services in the natural environment of the speech impaired child.

Erika Robinson
5784 Fairington Farms Court
Lithonia, GA30038
(404) 551-0222
Email: erikarobinson@writeme.com

Syracuse Facilitated Communication Institute
Give it up, folks. Facilitated communication is a real thing. Check out the Syracuse site for the latest information and research

Tech-Able
A non-profit organization that provides individuals with disabilities, their families and support professionals, information and access to Assistive Technology devices through our Lending Library, Demonstrations, Training Classes and Referral system.

Therapy On The Square
Therapy On The Square is a pediatric therapy practice dedicated to implementing family centered occupational and speech therapy interventions. We also provide nutritional counseling.

625 Colonial Park Drive Ste. 102
Roswell, Georgia 30075
(770) 642-0670; (770) 642-0706 (fax)
Email: susantots@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.therapyonthesquare.com

The University of Georgia Speech and Hearing Clinic
Our clinic provides comprehensive audiology and speech-language pathology services for ages birth - adult. A sliding fee scale is available.

Carol Ann Raymond
593 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602
(706) 542-4598; (706) 542-4574 (fax)
Email: craymond@coe.uga.edu
Web: http://www.coe.uga.edu/csdclinic

Tools for Life
If you are one of 1,250,000 Georgians with disabilities, Tools for Life can give you and your family more options for greater freedom in your lives. Tools for Life increases access to appropriate assistive technology devices and assistive technology services for all Georgians with disabilities so they can live, learn, work, and play independently in communities of their choice.

WORKrerc
The Workplace Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center (RERC) identifies, designs, and develops devices and systems to help people with disabilities be more productive in the workplace. A primary focus of the Workplace RERC is the use of universal design concepts -- the design of products and environments to be usable by all workers, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.