Assistive Technology Resources for Children

Alternative Literacy Systems

Systems of reading and writing

Blissymbolics

http://www.blissymbolics.org/ the international headquarters
http://www.blissymbolics.us/
http://www.blissym.com/
http://www.blisspost.org/ There are newsletters produced in Blissymbols.
http://www.blissonline.se the place to buy symbol files
http://www.mayer-johnson.com/ProdDesc.aspx?SKU=R1MJ117
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/blissymbolics.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blissymbol
http://www.blissymbols.co.uk/
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2153862
http://www.worldscreen.com/executivecurrent.php?filename=levy100407.htm
http://www.crockford.com/bliss/blissbib.html
http://www.suttonglyphs.com/
http://www.speech.kth.se/prod/publications/files/qpsr/1984/1984_25_1_058-077.pdf
http://speech.di.uoa.gr/sppages/spppdf/ESCA-93.pdf
http://callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk/Useful_Links/results.php?country=&topic=Symbol%20and%20Sign%20Sites

Braille

http://afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=6
http://www.afb.org/braillebug/
http://www.brl.org/
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/braille.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille
http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/braille/

Makaton (symbols)

http://www.altonweb.com/cs/downsyndrome/index.htm?page=tommasi.html

Gregg Shorthand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_shorthand
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/shorthand.htm#gregg
http://www.alysion.org/handy/althandwriting.htm
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761568781/Shorthand.html

Picture Exchange Communication System

http://www.pecs.com/
http://www.pyramidproducts.com/pecs.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PECS
http://www.autismnetwork.org/modules/comm/pecs/index.html
http://www.bbbautism.com/pecs_contents.htm

Tactile Symbols Systems, Non-Braille

http://www.ohsu.edu/oidd/d2l/index.html Basic information and a tutorial to download.

Morse Code

http://www.qsl.net/vu2msy/MORSE1.htm
http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/assist/et/projects/morse_code/ use by persons with disabilities
http://www.ablegamers.com/hardware-news/A-Look-into-Morse-Code-And-Accessibility.html
http://brasspounder.com:8873/index.html
http://www.linguanaut.com/morse_code.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3759672.stm

updated November 2009