This is a great collection of resources which includes contact information for practices and agencies that use augmentative and alternative communication.  Thanks, Emily Vonderhaar

The Center for Literacy & Disability Studies
301A S. Columbia St., Suite 1100 Bondurant Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7335

Web Address http://www.med.unc.edu/ahs/clds/index.html
Phone (919) 966-8828
Contact Person Dr. Karen Erickson, Director

Services provided: Training and AAC Resources / Seminars
Population Served:  All Population

North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind
307 Ashe Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27606

Web Address http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dsb/
Phone (919) 733-4234 Voice/TTY

Contact Person: Cecil Delbridge (cecil.delbridge@ncmail.net)


Services Provided: Assessment, Training, Job Site Evaluation

Population Served: Visually Impaired Individuals, All ages

Janus Development Group, Inc.
112 Staton Road
Greenville, NC 27834

Web Address http://www.janusdevelopment.com/about.htm
Phone: (252) 551-9042

Contact Person: Customer Service

Services Provided: Development and sales of SpeechEasy and WAFT Wheelchair Treadmill
Population Served: All Ages

Carolina Living and Learning Center
Address: Physical location in Pittsboro, NC, part of UNC-Chapel Hill TEACCH program

Web Address www.teacch@unc.edu
Phone (919) 542-0978

Contact Person: Nancy Reichle

Services Provided:  Residential treatment facility that provides communication, cognitive, and behavioral therapy and vocational training.

Population Served: Adults with diagnosis of mental retardation and/or developmental disabilities

Miller Center, North Carolina Assistive Technology Program
131 Miller Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

Web Address http://www.ncatp.org/index.htm
Phone / Fax 1-336-716-8030

Free Services Device demonstration, device loan, device reutilization, Training / Technical Assistance, Public awareness.

Fee-based Services Assistive Technology Assessment, Community based assessment, feature matching & device trial, Training on specific devices / software, Consultation Services, workshops / seminars, Training

Services Include: Vision; Hearing; Speech Communication; Learning, Cognition, and Developmental; Mobility, Seating, and Postitioning; Daily Living; Environmental Adaptations; Vehicle Modification and Transportation; Computers and Related; Recreation, Sports, and Leisure

Population Served: Children, adults, and older adults with disabilities and their families, older adults experiencing difficulty with daily activities, professionals in disability related fields such as health care, social services, education, rehabilitation, or other human services, employers and employees in private and public settings

North Carolina Central University Speech and Hearing Clinic
1801 Fayetteville St.
Durham, NC 27707

Web Address www.nccu.edu


Phone (919) 530-7473

Contact Person: Zaneta Ponton

Free Services: Diagnosis, voice therapy, individual treatment, neurogenic aphasia group therapy, Assistive Technology for Infants and Preschoolers Project, Hablemos Spanish/English bilingual preschool, accent modification, AAC device loan program

Population Served: Birth to adult with communication needs

Bonnie Center, North Carolina Assistive Technology Program
 Harris Regional Hospital
68 Hospital Road
Sylva, NC 28779

Web Address http://www.ncatp.org/index.htm
Phone 1-828-631-9461

Contact Person None listed

Free Services: Device demonstration, device loan, device reutilization, training / technical assistance, public awareness.

Fee-based Services Assistive technology assessment, community based assessment, feature matching & device trial, Training on specific devices / software, consultation services, workshops / seminars, training

Services Provided:  Vision; hearing; communication; learning, cognition, and developmental needs; mobility, seating, and Postitioning; Daily living; environmental adaptations; vehicle modification and transportation; computers,

Population Served: Children, adults, and older adults with disabilities and their families, older adults experiencing difficulty with daily activities, professionals in disability related fields such as health care, social services, education, rehabilitation, or other human services, employers and employees in private and public settings