Adaptive Technology Vendors

ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING
P.O. Box 778
Amesbury, MA 01913
(978) 462-3817
Fax: (978) 462-3928
Website: www.adaptivetech.net

Adaptive Technology Consulting carries a range of products that cover all blindness, low vision and learning disability needs involving information access, storage and manipulation. ATC provides training, technical support and system installation. ATC also has a retail center selling products to assist visually impaired individuals in their everyday lives. Call to schedule an appointment in the demonstration center or for the hours and location of the retail center.

ADAPTIVISION
P.O. Box 388
Lynnfield, MA 01940
(781) 334-2004
(800) 407-6486
Fax: (781) 334-4793
E-mail: info@videomagnification.com
Website: www.videomagnification.com

Distributor of videomagnification products. Contact: Stuart Flom.

ALL IN PLAY
P.O. Box 335
Oxford, MA 01540
(413) 585-9690
E-mail: info@allinplay.com
Website: www.allinplay.com

A place on the Internet where blind, low vision and fully sighted people can play games together as equals. ALL IN PLAY creates completely accessible online games. No special rules or accommodations. The games are designed to provide fun, community and friendship worldwide.

DUXBURY SYSTEMS, INC.
270 Littleton Road, Unit 6
Westford, MA 01886-3523
(978) 692-3000
Fax: (978) 692-7912
E-mail: info@duxsys.com
Website: www.duxburysystems.com

Duxbury Systems provides software for braille production. The software can produce contracted and uncontracted braille, mathematics, and technical braille.

FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC
43 Oxford Drive
Franklin, MA 02038
(508) 520-9639
Fax: (508) 520-9737
E-mail: billk@freedomscientific.com
Website: www.freedomscientific.com

Manufacturer of technology products for those who are blind or vision impaired, and products for the special education and learning disability markets. Local contact person is Bill Kilroy.

KURZWEIL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, INC.
14 Crosby Drive
Bedford, MA 01730-1402
(781) 276-0600
(800) 894-5374
Fax: (781) 276-0650
Website: www.kurzweiledu.com

Develops reading technology for people with learning disabilities and those who are blind or visually impaired. The roots of the company extend back to 1976 and the introduction of the world’s first reading system, the Kurzweil Reading Machine.

MAGNISIGHT
P.O. Box 340
Charlton, MA 01507
(800) 232-3329
E-mail: magnisight@aol.com
Website: www.magnisight.com

Founded and operated by people with low vision, MagniSight provides CCTV's. Local contact person is Jeff Palmer.

OPTELEC US, INC.
321 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978) 856-2500
(800) 828-1056
Fax: (978) 856-2481
E-mail: info@optelec.com
Website: www.optelec.com

Optelec provides magnification products for individuals who are visually impaired. The ClearView family of products feature instant focus, one-touch zoom, position locator and three different viewing modes and image contrast adjustment. These ergonomically designed products make reading and writing easier.
Optelec's Blindness Division is dedicated to advancing braille literacy by offering innovative products for beginning braille learners as well as computer-savvy power users. Local contact person is JoAnn Becker at (617) 527-8775.

PATHWAYS TECHNOLOGY
141 Bridge Road, #2026
Salisbury, MA 01952
(978) 465-3436
(877) 283-7689
Fax: (978) 465-5609
E-mail: info@pathwaystechnology.com
Website: www.pathwaystechnology.com

Local distributor of Optelec technology and magnification products. Contact: Doug Rosette.

TALKING SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
President, Barry S. Scheur, J.D.
255 Washington Street
Suite 150
Newton, MA 02458
Office: (617) 969-7500
Mobile: (617) 319-9212
E-mail: bscheur@talkingsolutionscorp.com
Website: www.talkingsolutionscorp.com
Talking Solutions designs and markets a range of affordable and unique consumer and medical products that are equally usable by special populations: blind, disabled, and seniors alike. Products include the IRIS: first radio that lets you scan the Internet without the need of a computer, and a group of unique talking thermometers and pedometers not generally available from other sources.

VERIZON CENTER FOR CUSTOMERS WITH DISABILITIES
280 Locke Drive, 4^th floor
Marlboro, MA 01752
(800) 974-6006 (Voice or TTY)

Verizon provides its customers with disabilities with accessible telecommunications products and services.

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MAB Community Services
Greater Boston area: (617) 923-2790
Brockton area: (508) 580-1033
Worcester area: (508) 556-2790
Springfield area: (413) 351-2790

MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
(617) 626-7660
(800) 392-6450 (MA only)
(800) 392-6556 (TTY)