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Abilities Expo is about bringing necessary products and services together under one roof for the community of people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, seniors, and healthcare professionals. It's about introducing opportunities that can enrich your life ...especially ones that you never knew were out there. There are multiple locations throughout the country. Check the website for more information.

299 N. Euclid Ave., 2nd Floor

Pasadena CA 91101

Voice: 323-363-2099

Provides downloadable accessibility tools that convert PDF documents to HTML or Text for use with screen readers. Also provides information on Adobe efforts to make its product more accessible

Visit American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) TECH Website

The mission of the American Foundation for the Blind is to create a world of no limits for people who are blind or visually impaired. They mobilize leaders, advance understanding, and champion impactful policies and practices using research and data.

1401 South Clark Street, Suite 730

Arlington VA 22202

Voice: 212-502-7600

Visit Assistive Technology Equipment Loan Program (ATEL) Mary K. Chapman Center For Communicative Disorders Website

The Assistive Technology Equipment Loan Program (ATEL) offers a variety of assistive technology devices for a short-term loan to Oklahomans with disabilities, so that a trial can be experienced before a purchase is considered. Equipment is available through the ATEL program for short-term loans, demonstration, evaluation for appropriate device, or for self-familiarization of device usage. Requests for equipment loans may be made by a person with a disability, family members, advocates or service providers. Follow this link to learn more about the program, http://oec.okstate.edu/loan/partners.php#3.

2820 E. 5th St.

Tulsa OK 74104-9700

Voice: 918-631-2504

Visit Assistive Technology Industry Association Website

For a list of association members and product lines follow this link, www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3279.

330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2000

Chicago IL 60611-4267

Voice: 312-321-5172

Toll Free: 877-687-2842

Fax: 312-673-6659

Assessable wheelchair vehicle products.

Voice: 877-833-2480

Visit CSUN Center on Disabilities Website

The Center on Disabilities (COD) is committed to the vision of an inclusive society where people of all abilities have the chance to achieve their goals and experience success. Through excellent training and research, they nurture learning and innovation to improve the world for people with disabilities.

COD sponsors assistive technology training programs to expand the awareness of professionals and introduce newcomers to the disability field, and hosts the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference.

Bayramian Hall 107

18111 Nordhoff St.

Northridge CA 91330-8340

Voice: 818-677-2578

Fax: 818-677-4929

Major annual conference and exhibition on computer assisted technology for people with disabilities. Website carries conference information, registration form and technology news.

P.O. Box 68

Henderson MN 56044

Voice: 507-248-3294

Fax: 507-248-3810

Visit Disability Resources, Inc. Website

Disability Resources, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is a planned community designed to enhance the lives of our residents, develop their life skills and provide the required medical care, spiritual opportunities for growth and to encourage healthy lifestyles. The campus is a pleasant place to live and work for adults (18 and older) with developmental and physical challenges.

Services include:
Day Program
Intermediate Care
Residential Care
Clinical, Health and Dental Care
Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies Access
Document Destruction

3602 N Clack St.

Abilene TX 79601

Voice: 325-677-6815

Fax: 325-673-7829

Visit IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center Website

Home Page Reader for Windows; software for learning disabilities; home page for Human Resources professionals with information on computer and information access for employees with disabilities.

IBM Corporation

1 New Orchard Rd.

Armonk NY 10504

Voice: 914-499-1900

TTY: 800-426-3383 Toll Free

Toll Free: 800-426-4968

Visit Le Flore County Youth Services, Inc. Website

CARF - Accredited Program:

  • Outpatient Treatment - Mental Health (Children and Adolescents).

510 North Broadway Street

Poteau OK 74953

Voice: 918-647-4196

Fax: 918-647-5741

Provides vocational assistance as well as group home services to individuals that experience a developmental disability.

PO Box 30033

Midwest City OK 73140

Voice: 405-732-8568

The National Federation of the Blind Oklahoma is the state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. Chapters are located in Lawton, Oklahoma City and Tulsa. They also have 3 state-wide divisions: the Oklahoma Association of Blind Students, the Oklahoma Association of Blind Merchants and the Oklahoma Association of Rehabilitation Professionals.

Subsidized Elderly Apartments

900 East Vandament Avenue

Yukon OK 73099

Voice: 405-350-6462

Visit Oklahoma ABLE Tech �?? Financial Program Website

Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation (OkAT) in partnership with Oklahoma ABLE Tech and BancFirst of Stillwater, can provide financing options with low interest and flexible repayment terms for Oklahomans to purchase assistive technology to help them live, work, and learn independently.

1514 W. Hall of Fame

Stillwater OK 74078

Voice: 405-744-4254

TTY: 800-257-1705 V/TTY

Toll Free: 800-257-1705

Visit Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) - Disability Determination Services Website

Disability Determination Division (DDD) determines if applicants are medically eligible under Social Security law for Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income payments. A team consisting of a physician or psychologist and disability examiner will consider all the facts in the case, using medical information from doctors, hospitals, clinics or other places where the client has been treated. You can apply for disability benefits by phone, by mail or by visiting any Social Security Administration office.

Voice: 405-419-2200

Visit Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) - Transition Program Website

The Transition Program helps students with disabilities who are eligible for vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for employment and life after high school. Services available through Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired counselors assigned to each high school include:

  • Vocational counseling and guidance assists teachers, parents and students in developing appropriate career goals.
  • Vocational assessment and evaluation helps determine students' employment-related strengths.
  • School Work study provides job readiness skills, work experience and high school credits.
  • Work Adjustment Training is purchased from community-based facilities.
  • On-the-Job Training is arranged in the community for students in the second semester of their senior year with permanent employment as a goal.
  • Supported Employment helps students in the second semester of their senior year transition into permanent employment.
  • Job Development and Placement specialists help students make job searches more successful.

Transition School-to-Work Program

3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500

Oklahoma City OK 73112

Voice: 405-951-3488

Fax: 405-951-3529

Visit Oklahoma School for the Deaf Website

OSD is a residential and day school providing specialized educational services to children and youth who are deaf or hard of hearing. The School also serves as a statewide resource for the education of deaf and hard of hearing children who attend public schools in Oklahoma. Programs include:

  • Early Childhood Development Program for children ages 2-6;
  • Regional preschools in Collinsville and Edmond are provided by OSB in cooperation with local schools;
  • A comprehensive curriculum for residential and day students, with instruction in reading, language arts, math, social studies, science, physical education, fine arts, communication skills, computer skills, and other subjects;
  • Vocational and technical training;
  • Work experience in the community;
  • Social, cultural and recreational activities;
  • Student organizations;
  • Sports and athletic competitions; and
  • Outreach services including psychological and audiological evaluations, parent education programs, captioned videos, vocational and career education, counseling, and sign language instruction.

OSD Satellite Pre-schools:
Edmond Regional Preschool
University of Central Oklahoma
Box 176
Edmond, OK 73034
405-974-5961 Voice

Chickasha Early Childhood Center
on campus of USAO in Chickasha
Click link for contact information: https://usao.edu/academics/education-and-speech-language-pathology/jane-...

Reading and Literacy Program for Children who are Deaf. For deaf and hard of hearing youth ages 11-17 (5th - 11th grades) are held in the summers. The five-day program helps students learn to appreciate reading and advance their literacy skills. Students are tested and grouped by reading level. They receive five hours of instruction each day. Afternoons and evenings are filled with recreation and field trips.

Official Oklahoma School for the Deaf Website: https://www.osd.k12.ok.us/

1100 E. Oklahoma St.

Sulphur OK 73086

Voice: 580-622-4900

TTY: 580-622-4900

Fax: 580-622-4960

Visit Rehabilitation Research and Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Website

The Center conducts research and training designed to enhance the rehabilitation outcomes of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The University of Arkansas' Counselor Education and Supervision Program has more information on this.

University of Arkansas

100 Graduate Education Building
University of Arkansas University of Arkansas

Fayetteville AR 72701

Voice: 479-575-3208

The Center�??s mission is to provide opportunities for persons with physical disabilities to enhance the quality of their lives. The Center is committed to providing adults and youth with physical challenges opportunities to develop healthy lifestyles that encourage rehabilitation, creativity, independence and socialization. Programs and services offered by The Center are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Rehabilitative Fitness, Adaptive Recreation, Community Reintegration, Transition Services, Adaptive Sports and Youth Programming.

815 S. Utica Ave.

Tulsa OK 74104

Voice: 918-584-8607

Fax: 918-584-8646

Visit Trace Research and Development Center Website

The purpose of the Trace Research & Development Center is to apply engineering, computer science, disability studies, public policy, and information science to prevent the barriers to, and capitalize on the opportunities presented by, current and emerging information and telecommunication technologies.

College of Information Studies, University of Maryland

Room 4105 Hornbake Bldg, South Wing
4130 Campus Drive 4130 Campus Drive

College Park MD 20742

Voice: 301-405-2043

Fax: 301-314-9145

Visit W3C Web Accessibility Initiative Website

The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) works with organizations around the world to develop strategies, guidelines and resources to help make the web accessible to people with disabilities. Web content accessibility guidelines: how to make web site content accessible to people with disabilities. Direct link: http://www.w3.org/TR/coga-usable/

MIT/CSAIL, Building 32-G530

32 Vassar St.

Cambridge MA 02139

Voice: 617-253-2613

Last Modified on Apr 25, 2025
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