title: AbleData: a resource of assistive technology information.
abstract: The AbleData Web site provides links to a variety of resources within the broader category of assistive technology and rehabilitation. It contains a library of links to its own publications as well as related news. It also has a searchable database of publications on assistive technology. The site contains links to information centers, conferences, and other resources on these topics. Finally, it contains a database of 35,000 assistive technology devices and products. This column will focus on an overall description of what users will find at this site and hints for successful searching within the databases it contains.
authors.affiliation: Smith Library of the Health Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 30 Twelfth Avenue, Newark, NJ 07101-2754, USA. fitzparb@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Roberta Bronson
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D012656:Self-Help Devices