Manufacturers of Electronic Communication Aids

Below is a list, or sampling of companies which manufacture electronic communication aids: portable devices with printed and/or synthesized voice output. Some of these devices require the ability to press keys on a keyboard; others operate by scanning (choices are presented sequentially and the user selects with a switch), Morse code (also with a switch), or optical headpointing devices.

This list is intended as a reference for those who want an overview of the electronic communication aid marketplace--rather than as a "shopping list." The decision to get a communication aid is a big one, and should be made with professional consultation. To locate a specialist in augmentative communication, contact hospitals, service agencies or universities in your area, or call or write the Trace Center.

Items appearing with an "*" are equipped with a serial or "other" port, and could potentially be used as alternate input devices when connected to a computer using the GIDEI standard.

Ability Research, Inc.
P.O. Box 1721
Minnetonka, MN 55345
(612) 939-0121
FAX (612) 890-8393

AbleNet, Inc.
1081 10th Avenue S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55414
(800) 322-0956
(612) 379-0956
FAX (612) 379-9143

ACS Technologies, Inc.
1400 Lee Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108
(800) 227-2922

Adaptivation, Inc.
224 SE 16th St
Suite 2
Ames, IA 50010
(515) 233-9086
(800) 723-2783
FAX (515) 233-9185
adaptaac@aol.com

Attainment Company
P.O. Box 930160
Verona, WI 53593-0160
(800) 327-4269
FAX (800) 942-3865

Canon U.S.A., Inc.
One Canon Plaza
Lake Success, NY 11042
(516) 488-6700

Consultants for Communication Technology
508 Bellevue Terrace
Pittsburgh, PA 15202
(412) 761-6062
FAX (412) 761-7336

Crestwood Company
6625 N. Sidney Place
Milwaukee,WI 53209
(414) 352-5678
FAX (414) 352-5679

D.C. & D., Inc.
42 Skinner Road
East Windsor, CT 06016
(203) 623-7364

GMR Labs
1030 East El Camino Real
#308, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(800) 234-8288
FAX (408) 243-3731
roark@gmrlabs.com

Great Talking Box Company
2211 Fortune Drive
Suite B, San Jose, CA 95131
(800) 361-8255

H.K. EyeCan, LTD
36 Burland Street
Ottawa, ON K2B 6J8
CANADA
(613) 828-0056
(800) 356-3362
FAX (613) 596-4300

Innocomp
Innovative Computer Applications
Suite 302
Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
(216) 464-3636
(800) 382-8622
FAX (206) 464-3638
innocomp@aol.com

LC Technologies, Inc.
9455 Silver King Court
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 385-7133
(800) EYEGAZE
FAX (703) 385-7137

Luminaud, Inc.
8688 Tyler Boulevard
Mentor, OH 44060
(216) 255-9082
(800) 255-3408
FAX (216) 255-2250

Magic Laboratories, Inc.
1733 Woodside Road, Suite 315
Redwood City, CA 94061
(800) 368-6244
FAX (415) 368-4535

Med Labs, Inc.
28 Vereda Cordillera
Goleta, CA 93117
(805) 968-2486

National Institute for Rehabilitation Engineering
P.O. Box T
Hewitt, NJ 07421
(800) 736-2216
(201) 853-6585
dons@warwick.net

Phonic Ear Inc
3880 Cypress Drive
Petaluma, CA
94954-7600
(707) 769-1110
(800) 227-0735
FAX (707) 769-9624

Prentke Romich Company
1022 Heyl Road
Wooster, OH 44691
(800) 262-1933
(216) 262-1984

Sentient Systems Technology, Inc.
2100 Wharton Street, Suite 630
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
(412) 381-4883
(800) 344-1778
FAX (412) 381-5241

Shea Products, Inc.
1721 W. Hamlin Road
Rochester, MI 48309
(810) 852-4940
FAX (810) 852-5298

SPECTECH
P.O. Box 1369
Greenwood, IN 46142
(800) 765-7483
(317) 888-1159
FAX (317) 888-0315
stvas@aol.com

TIGER Communication System, Inc.
328 Main Street East, Suite 514
Rochester, NY 14604
(800) 724-7301

Tolfa Corporation
1001 N. Rengstorff Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
(415) 390-9566

Toys for Special Children, Inc.
385 Warburton Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 478-0960
(800) 832-8697

Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency
ADAMLAB, 33500 Van Born Road
Wayne, MI 48184
(313) 467-1415
FAX (313) 326-2610

Words+, Inc.
40015 Sierra Highway, Bldg. B-14
Palmdale, CA 93550
(805) 266-8500

World Communications
245 Tonopah Drive
Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 656-0911

YES! Entertainment Corporation
3875 Hopyard Road, Suite 375
Pleasanton, CA 94588
(800) 222-9376

Zygo Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 1008
Portland, OR 97207
(800) 234-6006
(503) 684-6006
FAX (503) 684-6011

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