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Manufacturers

Manufacturers of wireless devices are committed to providing products that meet the communications needs of people with disabilities. Visit the Web sites below to discover the wide array of cell phones, smartphones, tablets and other devices that may suit your particular needs.

ACER
Apple – Accessibility
Dell
Doro
Google
HTC
Huawei
INQ
Kyocera – Accessible Solutions
LG
Motorola – Accessibility
Nokia – Accessibility
Palm – Accessibility
PCD – Accessibility
RIM – Accessibility
Samsung – Accessibility
Sanyo
SONIM
Sony Ericsson – Special Needs Centre
ZTE

Wireless Service Providers

A wide variety of national and regional licenced wireless carriers, along with numerous resale partners, provide wireless voice and data services covering more than 99 per cent of the Canadian population:

Bell – Accessibility Services Centre Petro Canada Mobility
chatr wireless Primus – Accessibility Services
Cityfone Public Mobile
CityWest Rogers – Special Needs
Dryden Mobility SaskTel – Accessibility
EastLink – Accessibility Information Sears Connect
Fido – Special Needs 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless
Ice Wireless Sogetel
KMTS Mobility – Accessibility Services Solo Mobile
Koodo Mobile TBayTel
Lynx Mobility Telebec – Accessibility Services
MTS – Accessibility Products and Services TELUS – Special Needs Centre
Mobilicity Videotron – Accessibility
Nexicom Mobility Virgin Mobile
NorthernTel Wightman Telecom
NMI Mobility Wind Mobile
PC Mobile

Application Stores

Many wireless devices can be customized by downloading specialized applications (apps) created by third-party developers. Some apps are developed with assistive technology to meet a variety of specific accessibility needs.

Android Market
Apps for iPhone
BlackBerry App World
Nokia Store

Other Resources

Access for Sight Impaired Consumers (ASIC)
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Hamilton (CHHA)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Accessibility

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