CompuServe, Genie, Delphi, and Bix all have conferences and forums dedicated to assistive technology issues. These conferences and forums allow online subscribers to read large message bases of information, and to ask questions of other users and experts in the field. Most services offer software downloads, allowing end users to obtain shareware software, demonstration versions of adaptive software, documentation files, as well as articles and reviews written by end-users. For example, Delphi features the WIDNet service, run by the World Institute on Disability from Oakland California. WIDNet features a large message base that can be searched, as well as databases of information.
Software programs are also available for download.
The editor of this section is moderator of the Adaptive Technology forumn on the BIX online service. BIX, owned and operated by Delphi Internet Services, features a large base of technically-oriented users. The Adaptive Technology conference on BIX focuses on computers and adaptive hardware and software. Contact the various online services directly for specific information regarding specific availability and pricing structure. The Job Accommodation BBS is a free bulletin board service, dedicated to providing information about assistive technology.