OATS stands for Open Source Assistive Technology Software. The OATS website is a great resource for finding free AT software to meet a specific need. These are organized by the following categories:
- text input projects
- communication
- using the mouse
- viewing the screen
- accessing the web
- symbols
- alternative access
- E learning and education
- general tools
- other need
The
site was launched in 2006 to
bring together an international community of users and developers to
create free AT software with the features that people want.
Wherever possible, the site provides user, developer, and OATS feedback
on the software applications. The OATS Project Consortium is
based in the UK, hosted by the University of Dundee, and coordinated by The Ace Centre.
Comments