Home Automation/Environmental Control/
Electronic Aids for Daily Living (EADL)
What is Environmental Control?
A system permitting remote control of electronic devices in the immediate surroundings. A person can independently
turn lights, radio, and television on and off, answer or initiate phone calls, and unlock a door. Essentially any aspect of
the environment can be controlled depending upon the system's complexity.
A hardware or software system allowing the user programmed or spontaneous control over remote, electrically
operated appliances.
Assis-TECH, Inc. - Assistive Technology (enviormental & communication products)
Break Boundaries - REACH Remote Electronic Access & Control Hands-free
Candle Automation - The Butler™ controls your home's lighting with your voice commands
NanoPac -CINTEX4 - an environmental control system for use with voice recognition systems (such as DragonDictate, NaturallySpeaking) or any other keyboard replacement.
KELVIN Talking Thermostat is a voice-interactive programmable thermostat for the visually impaired, disabled, elderly or anyone who has difficulty seeing and programming a standard thermostat.
Mastervoice - BUTLER-IN-A-BOX Home Automation & Voice Recognition Systems
Minomech Enterprises - providing interfaces for computers, telephones, light switches or power-switches
Multimedia Designs Inc. - Multimedia Max - voice operated computer and environmental control
Able-Phone - adaptive telephones (switch or voice activated)
Accessible Cell Phones - accessible cell phones to people with physical disabilities, the blind and visually impaired, the deaf and hard of hearing, people with cognitive disabilities and the elderly.
Ameriphone - Assistive Telephones (switch activated, TTY, big button, amplified)
One Switch - adaptive interfaces for Atari 2600's etc., as well as Sony Playstations
Pathways Development Group - TeamXtreme makes it possible for people with disabilities to play any Nintendo, NES, Super NES or N64 video
game, full speed, with anyone