Assistive technology resources below are mainly listed in two ways – types of items based on their functional use, and the clinical condition in question. At the end is a listing of more general sites. Note that the more general sites may also include items based on functional use, such as pill reminders.
Most of the resources below are based in the United Kingdom, though a few are based in the USA. You may need to check shipping information before finalising any order for a product.
Scroll down, or click on one of the headings below. You can also use a normal search facility (usually COMMAND-F), using a key word to find particular items.
- Stationery Memory Aids
- Whiteboards
- Environmental Design
- Photographic Memory Aids
- Clocks and Timers
- Medication & Related Reminders
- Finding lost items
- Tracking & Navigation
- Mobile Phones and Landline Phones
- Communication Aids and Talking Products
- Assistance with Computers
- Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Interactive Media
- ‘Brain Training’ & Related
- Apps (software for smartphones)
- Aids for the elderly and people with dementia
- Aids for people with dyslexia
- Aids for the Visually Impaired
- Aids for the Hearing Impaired
- Aids for people with profound motor impairment
- Generic Aids for the Disabled websites
- Other Informative Sites
(A) STATIONERY AIDS AND WHITEBOARDS
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1. Stationery Memory Aids |
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| www.3mdirect.co.uk | A range of Post-it notes and related materials |
| www.cultpens.com | A wide range of pens, including 4-colour and mini-pens |
| www.livescribe.com | Electronic pen that can enable both written and audio record of interviews to be stored. Automatic transfer to computer, iPad and iPhone possible on some models. |
| www.filofax.co.uk | Filofaxes and diaries |
| www.mayfairstationers.co.uk | Stationary items including Post-It materials. |
| www.caboodle.co.uk | Stationary items including Post-It materials. |
| www.poscentre.co.uk | Stationary items including noticeboards, pen clips etc. |
| www.wellspringgift.com | USA site - Mini notepads with pen |
| www.quovadis-diaries.co.uk | A range of diary and related products |
| www.misterplexi.com | USA site – display items, storage materials, pen-clips, etc |
| www.memoryaids.co.uk | Provides a range of stationary and also electronic memory aids |
| www.virodisplay.co.uk | Wide range of excellent whiteboard and related products |
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2. Whiteboards |
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| www.teacherboards.co.uk | Whiteboards and accessories |
| www.thewhiteboardshop.co.uk | Whiteboards and accessories |
| www.mywhiteboards.com | USA site for whiteboards and accessories |
| www.magnetic-paper.com | A range of magnetic accessories that can be used on magnetic whiteboards |
(B) ENVIRONMENT AND PHOTOGRAPHIC AIDS
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3. Environmental Design |
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| www.findsignage.co.uk | A range of labelling and other aids to help in orientation |
| www.recogneyes.co.uk | Display boards, labels and other products |
| www.bhma.co.uk | Signs, noticeboards and related products |
| www.hftsmarthouse.org.uk | A 'Smart Home' with related technology and aids |
| www.hope-project.eu | Smart Home project for the elderly |
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4. Photographic Memory Aids |
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| www.memoto.com | Camera that automatically photographs through the day, photos can be downloaded and played like a movie (site now called - getnarrative.com) |
| www.autographer.com | Camera that automatically photographs through the day, photos can be downloaded and played like a movie |
| www.looxcie.com | Automatic camera that clips over the ear, and can store up to five hours of low resolution video |
| www.revealmedia.com | Portable video camera that can be worn on the body. Records both audio and video. |
(C) CLOCKS, TIMERS AND REMINDERS
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5. Clocks and Timers |
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| www.dayclocks.co.uk | Clocks that specifically indicate day of the week |
| www.dayclox.com | A range of clocks, including some for those with cognitive impairment |
| www.alzproducts.co.uk/calendar-clocks | Clocks specially suited for those with cognitive impairment |
| www.brannanshop.co.uk | A range of timers that can act as reminders |
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6. Medication & Related Reminders |
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| www.epill.com | USA site. A wide range of medication reminder alarms, etc. |
| www.medicalarm.co.uk | Alarm watches, pill-boxes & multi-alarm ‘stick’ |
| www.medimax.co.uk | A range of pillboxes and related reminder devices |
| www.pivotell.co.uk | Medication reminders, voice reminders, wrist-phone |
| www.tabtime.com | A range of pillboxes and related reminder devices |
| www.neuropage.nhs.uk | Paging reminder system in UK for memory impaired |
| www.memrabel.com | Reminder systems that cover incontinence, hypoglycaemiamedication, movement and wandering |
| www.goconcepts.co.uk | In-car reminders (called qStart) |
| www.malem.co.uk | Enuresis (incontinence) alarms, vibrating watches, voice alarm watches, etc |
(D) FINDERS & NAVIGATION AIDS
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7. Finding lost items |
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| www.bikn.com | Electronic tags that can be linked to your mobile phone |
| www.brookstone.com | SmartFind device to find lost items around the house |
| www.clickndig.com | Linked electronic tabs to find lost items around the house |
| www.cobra.com | ‘Cobra tags’ that can be linked to your mobile phone |
| www.keyringer.com | Two tabs that help you find lost items around the house |
| www.loc8tor.com | A range of electronic finder devices |
| www.wallettrackr.com | A finder device linked to your mobile phone |
| www.thetileapp.com | Miniature tiles attached to objects, and then linked to your mobile phone |
| www.mindme.co.uk | Two tabs that help you find lost items and people who may get lost |
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8. Tracking & Navigation |
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| www.personalgpstrackers.co.uk | Personal trackers for those with dementia |
| www.personal-gps.co.uk | Personal trackers for children and those with dementia |
| www.buddi.co.uk | Tracking advice that helps locate individuals and send an alarm if the person gets lost |
| www.pocketfindergps.com | Tracking devices to locate people and objects |
| www.loc8tor.com | A tracking aid is included in the range of location-related devices offered by this company |
| www.lok8u.com | A watch worn by an individual is linked to a radio system that can give an alert if the person moves out of range |
| www.garmin.com | Hardware and software to help in navigation |
(E) PHONES AND COMMUNICATION AIDS
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9. Mobile Phones and Landline Phones |
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| www.rnib.org.uk | Royal National Institute for the Blind has an online shop that includes mobile phones that are designed to help the visual impaired and other related disabilities |
| www.doro.co.uk | Mobile phone and related computer technologies for ease of use by the elderly and those with cognitive impairment |
| www.nrs-uk.co.uk | This Nottingham Rehabilitation Supplies website includes a section that has a wide range of landline phones specially designed for the elderly and the disabled |
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10. Communication Aids and Talking Products |
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| www.talkingproducts.co.uk | A range of talking products to help those with special needs |
| www.givinggreetings.com | A range of communication aids, symbolic signs and talking products |
| www.sightandsound.co.uk | A range of hardware and software to help those with visual impairment and other sensory loss |
| www.cobolt.co.uk | Products for visually impaired that include recording and voice output devices |
| www.lssproducts.com | A range of talking products for the visually impaired and hard of hearing |
| www.annmorris.com | A range of talking products to help those with visual impairment |
| www.rnib.org.uk | Royal National Institute for the Blind has an online shop for the visually impaired that includes voice output devices |
| www.saltillo.com | USA site – electronic communication aids |
| www.toby-churchill.com | High technology communication and environmental control aids |
| www.acecentre.org.uk | High technology communication aids and support |
(F) COMPUTER-RELATED AIDS
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11. Assistance with Computers |
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| www.smartboxat.com | Eye gaze system that helps the disabled use computers more successfully |
| www.infogrip.com | A wide range of hardware and software to help the disabled use computers more successfully |
| www.adapt-it.co.uk | Hardware and software solutions for those who are disabled |
| www.ablenetinc.com | Hardware and software solutions for those who are disabled |
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12. Brain-Computer Interfaces |
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| www.thinktechuk.com | A range of commercial brain-computer interface products |
| www.emotiv.com | Company that produces specific brain-computer interface products |
| www.neurosky.com | Company that produces specific brain-computer interface products |
(G) INTERACTIVE MEDIA & ‘BRAIN TRAINING’
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13. Interactive Media |
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| www.wiihabilitation.co.uk | Site for those who use the Nintendo Wii in rehabilitation |
| www.zdnet.com | Use of Microsoft Kinect system in rehabilitation |
| www.smartbraintech.com | Products such as Sony Playstation and Microsoft Xbox Kinect system for use with children and adults |
| www.specialeffect.org.uk | Advice and resources for using video games and eye-gaze technologies with the disabled |
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14. ‘Brain Training’ & Related |
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| www.lumosity.com | A range of cognitive games |
| www.brainmetrix.com | A range of cognitive games |
| www.mindgames.com | A range of cognitive games and puzzles |
| www.brainarena.com | A range of cognitive games and puzzles |
| www.braintrain.com | A range of cognitive games |
| www.cogmed.com | Working memory training games |
| www.cerego.com | Spaced retrieval for acquiring knowledge |
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15. Apps (software for smartphones). Listings of apps can be found on several sites, such as - |
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| www.geekslp.com | A site that reviews apps for use in speech therapy and educational settings, as well as hardware accessories. |
| www.tactustherapy.com | Language therapy apps, and also ones dealing with attention and memory |
| www.touchchatapp.com | Communication apps for ipad, iphone and related devices |
| memoryappsfordementia.org.uk | Apps for those with dementia |
(H) AIDS FOR PARTICULAR CLINICAL CONDITIONS OR TYPES OF DISABILITY
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16. Aids for the elderly and people with dementia |
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| www.unforgettable.org | Memory aids and resources for those with dementia and related conditions |
| www.alzstore.com | Memory aids for those suffering from memory loss |
| www.alzproducts.co.uk | Memory aids for those suffering from memory loss |
| www.atdementia.org.uk | Information and aids for people with dementia |
| www.memorytechnologylibrary.co.uk | Aids for those with memory loss |
| www.medpage-ltd.com | Wide range of alerting, alarm and phone-related aids |
| www.householdquotes.co.uk | Home Adaptations to Help Manage Dementia |
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17. Aids for people with dyslexia |
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| www.dyslexic.com | Hardware, software, and other gadgets for dyslexia |
| www.readright.ucl.ac.uk | Rehabilitation program that offers scanning practise to ameliorate hemianopic alexia |
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18. Aids for the Visually Impaired |
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| www.cobolt.co.uk | Reminder devices for the visually impaired |
| www.rnib.org.uk | Products for the blind and partially sighted |
| www.connevans.co.uk | Products for the blind and partially sighted |
| www.healthandcare.co.uk | A range of aids for the hearing or visually impaired |
| www.lssproducts.com | A range of aids for the hearing or visually impaired |
| www.humanware.com | A range of aids for the visually impaired, and also a few for the deaf-blind |
| www.householdquotes.co.uk | Adapting a home to cater for blind individuals |
| www.blind.org.uk | Radios for the blind and visually impaired |
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19. Aids for the Hearing Impaired |
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| www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk | A wide range of products for the hearing impaired |
| www.sarabec.com | A range of products, including alarms and phones, for the hearing impaired |
| www.deafequipment.co.uk | A range of products for the hearing impaired |
| www.beyondhearingaids.com | A range of products for the hearing impaired |
| www.carymart.com | Vibration alerting devices |
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20. Aids for people with profound motor impairment |
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| www.especialneeds.com | Range of aids, with a focus on those with marked motor impairment |
| www.christopherreeve.org | This site, in memory of the actor Christopher Reeve, has a Paralysis Resource Centre, which offers a wide range of products for those with profound motor impairment |
(I) GENERIC SITES OFFERING AIDS FOR THE DISABLED
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21. Generic Aids for the Disabled websites |
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| www.enablingdevices.com | USA site. A wide range of assistive technology and related products for the disabled. |
| www.bindependent.com | USA site. A wide range of aids for the disabled. |
| www.independentliving.com | USA site. A wide range of aids for the disabled. |
| www.completecareshop.co.uk | A range of household aids, disability aids and mobility aids |
| www.inclusive.co.uk | A range of hardware and software products that can help those with handicap or learning disability |
| www.ablelinktech.com | Specially-designed handheld devices for communication and memory needs |
| www.attainmentcompany.com | Software and hardware for learning and communication needs |
| www.abilitysuperstore.com | A range of healthcare aids, disability aids and mobility aids |
| www.enjoy-able.co.uk | Easy to see clocks, large font keyboards and home devices including telecare, panic alarms and pill dispensers |
| www.betterlifehealthcare.com | A range of healthcare aids, disability aids and mobility aids |
| www.bath.ac.uk/bime | Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME) have a small range of products for the disabled that are available for purchase |
| www.nrs-uk.co.uk | The website of Nottingham Rehabilitation Supplies who supply a wide range of aids for the disabled |
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22. Other Informative Sites |
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| www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk | Practical advice on a range of daily living aids, including medication reminders and day-date clocks |
| www.fastuk.org | Information about cognitive and related aids by the Foundation for Assistive Technology |
| www.abledata.com | Assistive technology resource for a range of aids to help the disabled. |
| www.stayingsmart.org.uk | A cognitive rehabilitation resource for patients with multiple sclerosis |