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Alliance for Technology Access Centers.


The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE.

(2) See analog telephone adapter.

ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment
) began in 1987 as a joint project of a grass-roots grass roots
pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity. Often used with the.

2. The groundwork or source of something.
 organization, the Disabled Children's Computer Group The Disabled Children's Computer Group (DCCG) was started in 1983 in El Cerrito, CA by several parents, educators, and assistive technology developers who felt that the new computer technology could assist children and adults with disabilities to speak, write, read, learn, , and a major corporation, Apple Computer[TM].

From this small group of parents, consumers, and professionals, the ATA has grown into one of the nation's largest resources to help children and adults who have disabilities gain access to the benefits of adaptive technology Adaptive technology is the name for products which help people who cannot use regular versions of products, primarily people with physical disabilities such as limitations to vision, hearing, and mobility. .

The ATA's most important means of promoting technology access may be its nationwide network of community-based assistive technology Hardware and software that help people who are physically impaired. Often called "accessibility options" when referring to enhancements for using the computer, the entire field of assistive technology is quite vast and even includes ramp and doorway construction in buildings to support  resource centers. ATA centers work with a wide variety of individuals and organizations and have no eligibility criteria criteria (krītēr´ē),
n.
 for determining who may receive service. Most centers provide hands-on hands-on
adj.
Involving active participation; applied, as opposed to theoretical: "We're involved in hands-on operations, pulling levers, pushing buttons" Arthur R. Taylor.
 consultations, product demonstrations, make recommendations and referrals, and present workshops on technology use. This listing was provided by the ATA (for the main office, see first listing below) and is current as of November November: see month.  1998.

When available, World Wide Web sites and e-mail addresses See Internet address.

e-mail address - electronic mail address
 have been included. Web sites are listed beginning with their addresses, so remember to include the standard http:// before each. E-mail addresses are indicated by the symbol, ??. (Unless otherwise indicated, all telephone numbers are for voice only.)
ALLIANCE FOR
TECHNOLOGY ACCESS

National Office
Technology Access Center
2175 E. Francisco Blvd., Ste. L
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 455-4575
(415) 455-0491 (TTY)
(415) 455-0654 (fax)
www.ATAccess.org
??ATAinfo@ATAccess.org

ALABAMA

Birmingham Alliance for
Technology Access Center
Birmingham Independent
Living Center
206 13th St. S.
Birmingham, AL 35233-1317
(205) 251-2223 (voice/TTY)
(205) 251-0605 (fax)
??dkessle1@ix.netcom.com

Technology Assistance for
Special Consumers
PO Box 443
Huntsville, AL 35804
(256) 532-5996 (voice/TDD)
(256) 532-2355
??tasc@travellers.com

ALASKA

Alaska Services for
Enabling Technology
PO Box 6485
Sitka, AK 99835-7615
(907) 747-3019
??asetseak@aol.com

ARIZONA

Technology Access Center of
Tucson, Inc.
PO Box 13178
Tucson, AZ 85732-3178
(520) 745-5588 ext. 412
(520) 790-7637 (fax)
??tactaz@aol.com

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Easter Seals
Technology Resource Center
3920 Woodland Heights Rd.
Little Rock, AR 72212-2495
(501) 227-3602
(501) 227-3601 (fax)
www.arkeasterseals.org
??atrce@aol.com

CALIFORNIA

Center for
Accessible Technology
2547 8th St., 112-A
Berkeley, CA 94710-2572
(510) 841-3224
(510) 841-5621 (BBS)
(510) 841-7956 (fax)
www.el.net/CAT
??cforat@aol.com

Computer Access Center
5901 Green Valley Circle, Ste. 320
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 338-1597
(310) 338-9318 (fax)
www.cac.org
??cac@cac.org

ITECH Parents Helping Parents
3041 Olcott St.
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222
(408) 727-5775
??ITECH@php.com

SACC--Assistive Technology
Center Simi Valley Hospital
Rehab Unit North
PO Box 1325
Simi Valley, CA 93062
(805) 582-1881
(805) 582-2855 (fax)
??dssaccca@aol.com

Sacramento Center for
Assistive Technology
701 Howe Ave., Ste. E-5
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 927-7228
www.quicknet.com/~scat
??scatca@quicknet.com

Team of Advocates for
Special Kids
100 W. Cerritos Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 533-8275
(714) 533-2533
(714) 533-2533 (fax)
??taskca@aol.com

FLORIDA

CITE/Center for Independence
Technology & Education
215 E. New Hampshire St.
Orlando, FL 32804
(407) 898-2483
(407) 895-5255 (fax)
??comcite@aol.com

GEORGIA

Tech-Able
1112A Brett Dr.
Conyers, GA 30094
(770) 922-6768
(770) 922-6769 (fax)
www.onramp.net/tech-able
??techable@america.net

HAWAII

Aloha Special Technology
Access Center
710 Green St.
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 523-5547
(808) 536-3765 (fax)
www.aloha.net/~stachi/
??stachi@aol.com

IDAHO

United Cerebral Palsy
of Idaho, Inc.
5530 W. Emerald
Boise, ID 83706
(208) 377-8070
(208) 322-7133 (fax)
??ucpidaho@aol.com

ILLINOIS

Northern Illinois Center for
Adaptive Technology
3615 Louisiana Rd.
Rockford, IL 61108-6195
(815) 229-2163
(815) 229-2135 (fax)
??ilcat@aol.com

Technical Aids & Assistance for
the Disabled Center
1950 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 421-3373 (voice/TTY)
(312) 421-3464 (fax)
homepage.interaccess.com/~taad
??taad@interaccess.com

INDIANA

Assistive Technology Training
and Information Center
3354 Pine Hill Dr.
PO Box 2441
Vincennes, IN 47591
(812) 886-0575 (voice/TTY)
(812) 886-11128 (fax)
??inattic1@aol.com

KANSAS

Technology Resource
Solutions for People
1710 W. Schilling Rd.
Salina, KS 67402-1160
(913) 827-9383 (voice/TTY)
(785) 323-2015 (fax)
??trspks@midusa.net

KENTUCKY

Bluegrass Technology Center
169 N. Limestone St.
Lexington, KY 40507
(606) 255-9951 (voice/TTY)
(606) 255-0069 (fax)
??Bluegrass@uky.campus.mci.net

EnTech: Enabling Technologies
of Kentuckiana
301 York St.
Louisville, KY 40203-2257
(502) 574-1637
www.kde.state.ky.us/assistive/
home.htm
??entech@iglou.com

Western Kentucky Assistive
Technology Consortium
PO Box 266
607 Poplar St., Ste. 207
Murray, KY 42071
(502) 759-4233
(502) 759-4208 (fax)
??wkatc@mursuky.campus.mci.net

MARYLAND

Learning Independence Through
Computers, Inc.
1001 Eastern Ave., 3rd Fl.
Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 659-5462
(410) 659-5472 (fax)
??lincmd@aol.com

MICHIGAN

Living & Learning
Resource Center
Physically Impaired
Association of Michigan
1023 S. US 27
St. Johns, MI 48879
(800) 833-1996 (MI only)
(517) 224-0333
(517) 224-0330 (fax)
??matr@match.org

MINNESOTA

PACER Computer Resource Center
4826 Chicago Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55417-1098
(612) 827-2966 (voice/TTY)
(517) 224-0330 (fax)
www. pacer, org/crc/crc.htm
??crcenter@pacer.org

MISSOURI

Technology Access Center
12110 Clayton Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 569-8404
(314) 569-8446 (TRY)
(314) 569-8449 (fax)
??mostltac@aol.com

MONTANA

Parents, Let's Unite for Kids
516 N. 32nd St.
Billings, MT 59101
(800) 222-7585 (MT only)
(406) 255-0540

NEW JERSEY

The Center for
Enabling Technology
622 Rt. 10 W., Ste. 22B
Whippany, NJ 07981
(973) 428-1455
(973) 428-1450 (TTY)
(973) 560-9751 (fax)
??cetnj@aol.com

Computer Center for
People With disabilities
c/o Family Resource Associates, Inc.
35 Haddon Ave.
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702-4007
(732) 747-5310
(732) 747-1896 (fax)
??ccdanj@aol.com

NEW YORK

Techspress Resource Center
for Independent Living
401-409 Columbia St.
PO Box 210
Utica, NY 13503-0210
(315) 797-4642
(315) 797-4747 (fax)
??lana.gossin@rcil.com

NORTH CAROLINA

Carolina Computer Access
Center Metro School
700 E. 2nd St.
Charlotte, NC 28202-2826
(704) 342-3004
(704) 342-1513 (fax)
??ccacnc@aol.com

OHIO

Technology Resource Center
2049 Harshman Rd.
Dayton, OH 45424
(937) 236-3305 (voice)
(937) 236-6110 (TDD)
(937) 236-3119 (fax)
www.trcd.org
??trcdoh@aol.com

RHODE ISLAND

TechACCESS Center of
Rhode Island
100 Jefferson Blvd.
Warwick, RI 02888
(401) 273-0202 (voice/TTY)
(401) 463-3433 (fax)
??techaccess@techaccess-ri.org

TENNESSEE

East Tennessee Technology
Access Center, Inc.
3525 Emory Rd. NW
Powell, TN 37849
(423) 947-2191 (voice/TTY)
(423) 947-2194 (fax)
www.korrnet.org/ettac/
??etstactn@aol.com

Technology Access Center
of Middle Tennessee
2222 Metrocenter Blvd., Ste. 126
Nashville, TN 37228
(615) 248-6733 (voice/TTY)
(615) 259-2536 (fax)
??tactn@nashville.com

West Tennessee Special
Technology Access
Resource Center
60 Lynoak Cove
Jackson, TN 38305
(901) 668-3888
(901) 668-1666 (fax)
www.starcenter.tn.org
??mdoumitt@starcenter.tn.org

UTAH

The Computer Center for
Citizens with Disabilities
c/o UT Center for Assistive Technology
2056 S. 1100 E.
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 485-9152 (voice/TTY)
(801) 485-8675 (fax)
??cboogaar@usoe.k12.ut.us

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Virgin Islands Resource Center
for the Disabled
PO Box 308427
St. Thomas, USVI 00803-8427
(340) 777-2253
(340) 774-9330 (fax)
www.vircd.ataccess.org
??vircd@islands.vi

VIRGINIA

Tidewater Center for
Technology Access
960 Windsor Oaks Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 474-8650
(757) 474-8660 (fax)
tcta.ataccess.org
??tcta@aol.com
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