The Wireless RERC (the host of this website) has begun to consider updates to its cell phone buyer's guide, titled "Your Guide to Choosing a Cellphone."

In the process of gathering information, we found several useful resources that consumers with varying abilities might use to guide their next purchase decision. Here goes:

- Mobile Manufacturers Forum, GARI Template for Mobile Handsets/Devices - This is a downloadable Microsoft Excel inventory of the various features of mobile handsets.

- Criteres de selection des telephones mobiles -  This downloadable file in Adoble Acrobat format provides a handy list of features to consider for people with specific disabilites. It is not presented as a checklist like the Mobile Manufacturers' template. But, one could still check items off the list presented. The document was produced in France by the Association Francaise des Operateurs Mobiles (AFOM) and is in French.

- CTIA's AccessWireless.org  - This is the homepage to the CTIA's resource for consumers with disabilities, including links to individual carriers and manufacturers:

- AT&T Disability Resources - These pages document AT&T's commitment to customers with disabilities and include information such as hearing aid compatibility, text accessibility plan, and links to other AT&T disability resources.

- Sprint accessibility webpages - This set of webpages contains a mix of descriptions of Sprint services for people with disabilities, descriptions of phones offered by Sprint that have useful features for people with disabilities, and some general information about useful features for peolple with specific disabilities.

- T-Mobile Accessibility Information - This webpage links consumers to TTY policy, hearing aid compatibility, handset features, and a downloadable Acrobat file that details T-Mobile's services for disabled customers.

- Verizon's Solutions for Customers with Disabilities - These pages outline Verizon's products and resources of interest to customers with disabilities, such as telecommunication relay, alternate bill formats, and universal design principles.