2022 Exhibitor Directory

2022 AHEAD Conference Sponsors

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Aira Tech Corp
Booth: 303
Website: www.Aira.io

Approximately 60% of blind and low vision students who enter college don’t graduate. Hurdles include academic challenges, navigating campus, accessing learning materials, and participating in community. Aira is a live, human to human service, providing on-demand access to visual information. With Aira as an accommodation, this trend can be reversed.

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AST. A Verbit Company
Booth: 511
Website: www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/

Automatic Sync Technologies (AST) is an established and trusted captioning and transcription provider in the education industry. For nearly two decades, AST has served as an essential partner for higher education institutions including Purdue University and the University of Arizona. Universities and colleges rely on AST’s captioning, live captioning, transcription, translation and audio description to ensure that they’re offering equitable experiences to students with varying abilities and engaging all learners. With AST, educators know that their compliance is covered, and their students are getting the support they need from an experienced education industry provider.

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Codemantra
Booth: 509
Website: https://codemantra.com/
Codemantra is a global leader in Intelligent Document Processing (IDP). It’s AI powered platform automates digital document accessibility compliance, captures and extracts actionable insights from raw data, and transforms document into any desired digital format. codemantra has delivered solutions to over 300 global customers in multiple markets including publishing, financial services, government, public sectors, nonprofits, and K-12 and higher education.

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Continual Engine
Continual Engine 
Booth: 316
Website:
https://www.continualengine.com/

Continual Engine is dedicated to finding simpler, less expensive and more effective ways to making content accessible and delivering transformative learning solutions. We use automation, deep learning, machine learning, computer vision and natural language processing techniques to make the process of content discovery, curation, accessibility and consumption precise and efficient.

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Equidox
Booth: 610
Website: https://equidox.co/

Equidox offers PDF Accessibility Solutions to meet your needs whether your team has novice or pro remediators, for any quantity of documents. Equidox PDF remediation software makes PDF remediation 90% faster using intelligent automation and is available on-prem or cloud-based. Equidox also offers professional remediation services.  

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Glean
Booth: 623/621/720
Website: www.glean.co

Glean is the antidote to information overload for improved student success. Our inclusive learning technology empowers 100,000s of students with a proven note taking process. Designed for students of all abilities, Glean for Education facilitates learning across campus with a suite of tools that build 21st century skills.

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Hamilton CapTel
Booth: 409
Website: https://hamiltoncaptel.com/

Hamilton® CapTel® is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that make telephone calls accessible and reliable for people with hearing loss. The ability to listen and read captions of what’s said to you using a captioned telephone, smart device or Cisco® business phone provides confidence and independence on every call.



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Hardeman Realtime Inc.
Booth: 314
Website: https://www.hricart.com
Hardeman Realtime Inc (“HRI”), founded in 2000, provides on-site/remote verbatim or meaning-for-meaning CART, Video Remote Interpreting, live and post-production video captioning, and transcription services. HRI specializes in higher education and S.T.E.M. courses. Our 250+ professional captioners have extensive experience in educational CART, staying current with new technologies through ongoing training.

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Partners Interpreting, LLC
Booth: 505
Website: www.partnersinterpreting.com
Partners Interpreting (PI) is a full-service sign language interpreting and captioning company providing a suite of language & communication access services. PI is a quality provider in interpreting services, CART/C-Print captioning, post-production captions and ASL/English translations. We work with student services to help your campus be fully accessible for all. 

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Sonova USA - Phonak
Booth: 704
Website: www.us.morethanahearingaid.com

The mission of the Phonak Work Life team is to provide innovate hearing solutions, accommodations on guidance, and education on for students transitioning to post-secondary education and the workplace. We believe that a holistic approach is necessary which considers solutions beyond a hearing aid.

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Pope Tech
Booth: 526
Website: https://pope.tech/

Pope Tech provides website accessibility and Canvas accessibility products and services. All our products use the WAVE testing engine and are designed with higher education in mind. For web accessibility: visit pope.tech. For Canvas products: visit pope.tech/lms.

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ReadSpeaker
Booth: 410
Website: www.readspeaker.com/education

ReadSpeaker, a leader in TTS, provides accessibility tools with certified integrations in Blackboard, Canvas, BrightSpace and other LMS providers. Utilizing the best voices in the market, our tools enhance the online learning experience for ALL learners AND provide the flexibility and compatibility to provide accommodations for testing using UDL methodology.

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Scanning Pens, Inc.
Scanning Pens, Inc.
Booth: 403
Website: www.scanningpens.com

Scanning Pens supplies portable text-to-speech devices promoting inclusive classrooms, making curriculum accessible for all. Students with reading difficulties, dyslexia, ESL etc. are empowered to reach their literacy goals, preparing them for their future! The ReaderPen supports reading, defines words and scans text directly to a computer. FREE Trials Available! 

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Symplicity
Booth: 502
Website: www,symplicity.com

Symplicity Accommodate helps institutions streamline workflows to quickly deliver accommodations. Modernize the accommodation request process with a fully ADA-compliant interface that allows students to seamlessly submit requests, connect with note-takers/transcribers, have assistive devices checked out electronically, and more.

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TechnoPro Computer Solutions
Booth: 327
Website: www.clock-works.us

ClockWork is the leader in providing Digital Platforms that are specifically designed to meet the specific needs of Disability Support Services department. Streamline your department procedures and provide students timely support. Integrate your priorities with powerful data on demand.

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2022 Conference Exhibitors




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3Play Media
Booth: 617
Website: www.3playmedia.com

3Play Media is an integrated video accessibility platform with patented solutions for closed captioning, transcription, live captioning, audio description, and subtitling. 3Play Media combines machine learning (ML) and automatic speech recognition (ASR) with human review to provide innovative, highly accurate services. Customers span multiple industries, including media & entertainment, corporate, ecommerce, fitness, higher education, government, and elearning.

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Accessible Information Management, LLC 
Booth: 716
Website: www.accessiblelearning.com

Accessible Information Management provides Disability Service offices with an online database system that manages, tracks and provides metrics on all student requests for accommodations and services. Not only does it streamline services, but it also allows students to select accommodations and provides a method of real time tracking of information. 


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Ava
Booth: 408
Website: www.ava.me

Ava is the most advanced live captioning solution providing a fully accessible education for Deaf & hard-of-hearing students – with up to 99% accuracy at a fraction of the cost of CART. Ava works across computers, tablets, mobile devices, and the web. It’s an invaluable tool bringing accessibility on and off campus. 


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BioGAP
Booth: 627
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/nagapbiogap/home
Professional organization of more than 40 institutions with biomedical-related doctoral programs.  We are working to identify students with disabilities who have demonstrated high motivation, persistence and achievement in STEM fields, and are eager to work in biomedical science and engineering research and development.

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Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation/AccessText Network
Booth: 427

CIDI is recognized as a leader for services and research in accessibility. We are dedicated to an inclusive society through innovations in assistive and universally designed technologies, with a goal of addressing the full range of needs for accessibility. CIDI is also proud to manage the AccessText Network.

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Crawford Technologies
Booth: 322
Website: www.crawfordtech.com
CrawfordTech is your source to meet the document accessibility challenges facing higher education institutions. Our AccessibilityNow platform finds, tests & helps to fix online digital documents to meet the current accessibility standards. We also offer alternative formats like braille, large print, HTML, eText and audio for student accommodations and coursework. 

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CUNY School of Professional Studies
Booth: 711
Website: https://sps.cuny.edu/disability-studies-programs

The CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) provides top-ranked online programs that meet the needs of adults who are looking to finish a bachelor’s degree, progress from an associate’s degree, earn a master’s degree or a certificate in a specialized field, and advance in the workplace or change careers.  We will be present to discuss our MS and Advanced Certificate in Disability Services in Higher Education. 


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Deaf Services Unlimited
Booth: 402
Website: www.deafservicesunlimited.com

Deaf Services Unlimited is a communication accessibility provider, offering sign language interpreting and captioning services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals. Services are conveniently available on-site or remotely, 24/7/365. DSU is a nationwide service provider specializing in providing services to institutions of higher education in urban, suburban, and rural areas.

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Disability Access Information and Support (DAIS)
Booth: 710
Website: www.daisclasses.com
Disability Access Information and Support (DAIS) provides online professional development courses, program/site reviews, and more to institutions of higher education and professionals in the field of disability services.  DAIS President Jane Jarrow provides these services, and welcomes the opportunity to provide technical assistance to the DSS community.  

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DO-IT, University of Washington
Booth: 527
Website: www.washington.edu/doit

DO-IT serves to increase the success of individuals with disabilities in college and careers. This year, the exhibit features materials from the AccessADVANCE and AccessISL projects. These projects engage faculty and students nationwide in efforts to make computing and engineering content accessible to all students.

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Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Booth: 309
Website: www.ets.org/disabilities

As the world’s largest high-stakes testing agency, ETS works to advance quality and Equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related services. The Office of Disability Policy (ODP) at ETS is committed to providing reasonable testing accommodations for candidates with documented disabilities and/or health related needs.

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ENMU-Roswell Special Services
Booth: 503
Website: www.roswell.enmu.edu/special-services/

The Special Services Program at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell is an 11month, 50-credit-hour program that leads students to a Certificate in Occupational Training. Each student is monitored to ensure continued success, utilizing a structured and individualized plan, for each to gain self-reliance in a nurturing college setting.

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Habitat Learn, Inc.
Booth: 602
Website: www.habitatlearn.com
Habitat Learn is an ecosystem of accessible products and services created to remove the barriers to learning through human-centered design. From scheduling everything you need for broadcasting classes globally, to delivering accessible courses with captions and summary notes for your students and staff, our products unify every learning experience. 

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JST Coaching & Training
Booth: 722
Website: www.jstcoaching.com

JST Coaching & Training is the leading authority on student and ADHD/EF coaching. Our research-based higher education training programs provide DR professionals with coaching skills and strategies to help students improve self-advocacy and critical thinking skills which increase resiliency and self-determination, leading to persistence to graduation and greater success in life.

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Landmark College Institute for Research and Training
Booth: 311
Website: www.landmark.edu/PD

Landmark College Institute for Research and Training conducts research and develops innovative practices to improve teaching and learning for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism. The Institute provides training through workshops, Summer Institute, and an online Certificate in Learning Differences and Neurodiversity with specializations including Postsecondary Disability Services.

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National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC)
Booth: 320
Website: www.nationaldeafcenter.org

The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) is a Technical Assistance and Dissemination center funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). NDC is a resource center for obtaining information, learning strategies, and building networks to improve continuing education and training for deaf people.


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Otter.ai
Booth: 426
Website: https://otter.ai/
Otter.ai is working with universities, colleges, and community colleges to help hundreds of thousands of students reach their goals. Otter provides faculty, students, and administrators with real-time notes and captions for lectures, classes, or meetings. Make lectures more accessible and inclusive, whether on campus or virtual. 

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School Health Corporation
Booth: 508
Website: www.schoolhealth.com

Our Selection of special education products serves Educational Professionals. Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Behavior Support Professionals and more. We provide a superior product selection, personalized service and trainings, and cost-effective solutions to help you support your students so they can reach their developmental goals. 

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sComm
Booth: 615
Website: www.sComm.com

sComm is the manufacturer of the UbiDuo 3 communication device. The UbiDuo 3 enables the college hearing staff and deaf, hard of hearing students/employees to communicate with each other face-to-face anywhere on campus with zero barriers in addition to when the interpreter is available. The UbiDuo 3 allows deaf or hard of hearing people to interact freely with hearing people anywhere, anytime, in the work and social settings on campus.

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Sensus Aps.
Booth: 626
Website: www.sensusaccess.com

SensusAccess® is a conversion service for accessible documents and alternate media. SensusAccess® automates conversion of documents into a wide range of alternative formats including Braille, MP3, Beeline, Language to language translation, DAISY, DAISY math and e-books in 30+ languages. SensusAccess® converts inaccessible documents into more accessible formats integrates with popular LMSs.

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Sorenson Communications  
Booth: 714
Website: www.sorenson.com

As the world’s leading provider of accessible communication for Deaf and hard-of-hearing people, Sorenson combines patented technology with human-centric services to connect signed and spoken languages. Sorenson offers caption and video relay services, over-video and in-person sign language and spoken language interpreting, real-time event captioning services, and post-production language services. 


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T-Base Communications USA, Inc.
Booth: 504
Website: www.tbase.com

By leveraging our leading-edge technology, proprietary software, best practices and subject matter expertise, we can help you convert and remediate communications into properly accessible formats at the right time. We can deliver textbooks and documents in every alternate format, including braille, accessible PDF, large print, accessible math, and more. 

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Texthelp
Booth: 405
Website: www.texthelp.com/resources/ahead-2022

Founded in 1996, the Texthelp Group is a global technology company. Texthelp believes in a world where difference, disability, or language are no longer barriers. It is focused on helping all people learn, understand, and communicate through the use of digital literacy and accessibility software.

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T-Mobile Accessibility
Booth: 326
Website: www.T-Mobile.com/access

T-Mobile Accessibility is the largest Telecommunications Relay Service provider in the United States offering products and services to bridge telecommunications gap for customers who are deaf, deafblind, have a hearing or vision loss, and/or have a speech disability with their hearing counterparts. T-Mobile has telecommunication solutions for everyday needs.

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Vispero 
Booth: 609
Website: www.vispero.com

Vispero® is the world’s leading assistive technology provider for the visually impaired. We have a long history of developing and providing innovative solutions for blind and low vision individuals that help them reach their full potential


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