ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY WEBPAGE EVALUATION FORM

Evaluator's Name: David Lee Rickman II

Date of Evaluation: 10/27/2018

Web Site (URL): abledata.com

Sponsoring Organization/Agency: 

AbleData

Primary Focus of Web Site: (e.g. factual information, opinion, links to other sites):

Website is a database for assistive technology products and resources.

Point of View Expressed:

Site claims to be an unbiased and easy to understand database for assistive technology solutions and devices.

Date of Development (Currency):

Website lists October 29, 2018 live event in Denver, Colorado.

Contact Information Provided:

103 W. Broad St. Suite 400

Falls Church, VA 22046

Phone: 1-800-227-0216

Knowledge of Literature (References, Bibliography, Other Sources Cited):

Products to be added to abledata.com can be submitted by users of the site.

Accuracy (Does Information appear accurate? Any Bias or One-Sided Viewpoints Noted?):

The information is probably accurate but some product descriptions seem like they came from the product manufacture's own literature.

Conclusions: Do You Feel This Site is a Valuable Resource? Justify Your Answer.

The abledata.com site may be useful but some information may be out of date. For example, abledata.com shows the product "Learn Braille" manufactured by Portzero is available (last modified 03/06/2015). However, the manufacturer's website no longer exists and I can't find the product for sale using internet search engines.