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Government

• US Department of Education (USDE)

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Service (USDE/OSERS)

• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (USDE/OSERS/NIDRR)

• Rehabilitation Services Administration (USDE/OSERS/RSA)

• National Institute of Health (NIH)

• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

Technology Transfer & Inventor Assistance

• Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer (T²RERC)

• The National Inventor Fraud Center is owned by Neustel Law Offices, LTD. The NFIC provides information to inventors about contacting technology transfer or licensing companies. Their "Invention Marketability Evaluations" list includes AZtech.

• Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA)

• Federal Laboratory Consortium/National Laboratories (FLC/NL) consists of more than 600 member research laboratories and centers from 16 Federal departments and agencies. An important mission of the FLC is technology transfer.

• Inventors Publishing and Research - Publishes and sells a number of books, pamphlets and other products to help the veteran inventors take their invention to market.

• Licensing Executives Society (LES)

• NASA - NASA's Commercial Technology Network

• National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)

• U.S. Department of Defense TechTRANSIT - this website connects technology transfer resources and activities to meet the requirements of the Department of Defense Office of Technology Transition.

• Defense Technical Information Center

• U.S. General Services Administration (GSA)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• National Center for Health Statistics (CDC/NCHS)

• Louis Ventre, Jr. - Registered Patent Attorney

• Spread The News PR, Inc. - Spread The News Public Relations specializes in generating publicity and media exposure for innovative businesses, products, inventions & experts.

Professional Organizations

• Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) an interdisciplinary society for the advancement of rehabilitative technology.

• The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE-EMBS) - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

• American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - promotes quality occupational therapy services by providing accreditation of educational programs, certification of practitioners, professional development, public education and advocacy on programs related to national health care issues.

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - has special interest groups, workshops and publications addressing assistive technology.

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) - a certifying body for professionals providing speech, language and hearing services to the public and an accrediting agency for college and university graduate school programs in speech-language pathology and audiology and for clinic and hospital programs that offer such services.

• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society - an interdisciplinary association for people involved in the characteristics of human beings that are applicable to the design of systems and devices of all kinds.

• American Medical Association (AMA)

• European Intellectual Property Association (EIPAWEB)
  

Assistive Technology Resources

• Extensive listings of Disability Related Federal Programs

• United TTY Sales and Service - new online showroom for assistive technologies for the deaf and hard of hearing.

• Adaptive Access Company - provides construction services for the elderly and people with disabilities.

• West Virginia Rehabilitation Research and Training Center - a national center conducting research and training to assist persons with disabilities into employment, the community and independence through information technology.

• Job Accomodation Network (JAN) - an international toll-free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations and the employability of people with disabilities.

• Rick Hansen Foundation - dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis and improving the health and quality of life for persons with spinal cord injuries.

• National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) - a library and information center on disability and rehabilitation. Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). NARIC collects and disseminates the results of federally-funded research projects.

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