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There are so many wonderful links that could be included here but there simply isn't room nor would it be possible to include every wonderful resource site out there. I will include, however, those that have great links themselves or downloadable documents for use. If you know of a site that should be included, please email me the information as this is a work in progress.
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http://www.aacinstitute.org
The AAC Institute is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to the
most effective
communication for people who rely on augmentative and alternative communication
(AAC).
http://www.aacintervention.com/
AAC Intervention.com
http://www.ataccess.org/
The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based
Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing
information and support services to children and adults with disabilities,
and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.
http://www.aypf.org/forumbriefs/2000/fb110300.htm
American Youth Policy Forum. Accessing
the General Curricululm: Promoting a Universal Design for Learning
http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/universalaccess/
Apple Computer Universal Access for Vision, Hearing, Motor Skills (Tiger)
http://www.apple.com/education/accessibility/
Apple Computer - Apple's
commitment to all learners is evident througout the Accessibility in
Education website which demonstrates how technology supports the best
learning environment allowing students to become producers of knowledge.
Explore success stories and learn more about Accessibility Technologies.
http://www.atnet.org/resources/about_cats.htm
The California Assistive Technology System (CATS)
is a statewide project which promotes access to assistive technologies,
related services, and information to enable people with disabilities
to be successful, independent and productive.
http://www.accessibletech4all.org/index.cfm
The Accessible Technologies for All Students Project is a major new leadership
initiative of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
http://www.atia.org/
Assistive Technology Industry Association. The mission of ATIA is to
serve as the collective voice of the Assistive Technology industry
so that the best products and services are delivered to people with
disabilities.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/astvtech.asp
Assistive Technology for All Individuals with Disabilities. This
page will clarify basic requirements regarding the consideration and
provision of assistive technology (AT) and services to each individual
with a disability; and provide clarification and assistance to local
education agencies, particularly members of Individualized Education
Program (IEP) teams in effectively addressing these requirements for California.
http://atto.buffalo.edu/
Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information
on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in
elementary classrooms.
http://atto.buffalo.edu/
The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information
on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary
classrooms.
http://blindreaders.info/
THE BLIND READERS' PAGE This site is a guide to sources of information
in alternative formats (braille, recorded cassettes, large print, e-texts,
web audio) accessible by people with print disabilities--those with visual
and physical handicaps as well as dyslexia. It is also a guide to information
about blindness, visual handicaps and other physical handicaps, with a
special collection of Wisconsin resources. There are about 2,300 individual
links, all evaluated, annotated and organized by subject.
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/astvtech.asp
California Dept. of Education, Special
Education, Assistive Technology Resources and Services
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/atstaff.asp
California Competencies for Assistive Technology Providers
Recommended competencies for professional staff members in the area of
assistive technology.
http://csudh.edu/at/
California State University - Dominguez Hills, online certificate program
in Assistive Technology.
http://www.cast.org
CAST (the Center for Applied Special Technology),
the pre-eminent site for Universal Design in Learning. Explore research,
policy and practice, professional development, the Teaching Every Student
website (http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/)
where you will find the UDL toolkit.
http://closingthegap.com/
Closing the Gap is a site worth exploring. Here you will find forums,
discussion areas, product reviews, links to other great sites, resources
galore!
http://www.minedu.govt.nz//index.cfm?layout=index&indexid=7989&indexparentid=10637
Centre for Assistive Technology, Ministry of Education,
New Zealand
http://www.cwimedical.com/
CWI Medical-provides health care solutions with top quality supplies and
medical equipment.
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-2/elementary.html
Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary
Grades. ERIC Digest. by
Tomlinson, Carol Ann by Tomlinson
http://www.dirhody.com/home.html
DiRhody.com "We are dedicated to providing you
with the best and most reliable information on children who are highly
gifted and above and also have learning disabilities.
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http://do2learn.com/
do2Learn Educational resources for Special Needs. Has a Free Areas component.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/
DO-IT Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology
http://www.enablemart.com
EnableMart promotes,
and distributes innovative technology-based products and services that
promote independence, enhance productivity, and change the lives of individuals
with disabilities. EnableMart’s vision
is to bring about awareness within the community, to increase the number
of individuals using assistive technologies, and thus provide the link
to the benefits that these technologies have to offer them. (commercial
site).
http://www.etoengineering.com/vision.htm
ETO Engineering, PLLC, Providing Accessible Cell Phones for People with
Special Needs
http://www.fctd.info/
The Family Center is a resource designed to support organizations and programs
that work with families of children and youth with disabilities.
http://www.fctd.info/resources/fig/
Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology
from The Family Center
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/education/at.html
Family Village School-Assistive Technology for
Students with Disabilities. This School includes educationally-related
resources for families with a child who has disabilities –– plus additional resources "JUST
FOR KIDS!!"
http://fritschi.home.mindspring.com/at.html
Fritschi's Assistive Technology Resources. Lots of great stuff.
http://education.gsu.edu/PhysicalDis/
The Georgia Bureau for Students with Physical and
Health Impairments provides technical assistance to school-age children and youth with orthopedic
impairments, their teachers, service providers, and families. Currently
the Bureau is providing technical assistance in the area of literacy.
On-site assistance and workshops are provided in Georgia free of charge.
http://gpat.org/
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology. GPAT provides a range of assistive
technology professional development and technical support services
to local school system staff, students, and their families. Funded
since 1991 as a special project of the Georgia Department of Education:
Division for Exceptional Students, GPAT's mission is to develop and
enhance local expertise in assistive technology to ensure that students
with disabilities have access to the assistive technology devices and
services that they need in order to participate, progress, and achieve
in their educational programs.
http://ericec.org/digests/e479.html
ERIC Digest Gifted but Learning Disabled - A Puzzling Paradox
http://www.hopkins.k12.mn.us/pages/north/ld_research/gifted_ld.htm
Gifted LD - Just the Facts from Hopkins School District, MN
http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,23-26128,00.html
ADHD and Giftedness: What Do We Really Know? from Family Education
http://www.geocities.com/athens/1105/gtld.html
Parents of Gifted Learning Disabled Children "The goals of our nationwide
non-profit organization include supporting parents, students, and educators
as well as spreading information to increase the awareness of GT/LD individuals."
http://www.resourceroom.net/gtld/index.asp
Gifted Learning Disabled
at the Resource Room. Resources for people who learn differently, or have learning
difficulties or learning disabilities such as dyslexia, dysgraphia,
or dyscalculia.
http://users.rlc.net/rggld/gldap.htm
Resource Group for Gifted and Learning Disabled Articles
http://www.nldline.com/gifted_and_ld.htm
Underachievement and Learning Disabilities in Children
Who Are Gifted by
Steven G. Zecker, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Learning Disabilities
Northwestern University
http://www.sengifted.org/articles_counseling/Webb_MisdiagnosisAndDualDiagnosisOfGiftedChildren.shtm
Misdiagnosis
and dual diagnosis of gifted children. Abstracted
from: Misdiagnosis and Dual Diagnoses of Gifted Children and Adults:
ADHD, bipolar, OCD, Asperger's, depression, and other disorders. (2004)
Scottsdale: Great Potential Press. Available from the publisher.
http://gtworld.org/gtspeclist.html
GT World is an on-line support community for gifted and talented individuals
and those who support and nurture them.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/twice_exceptional.htm
Hoagie's Page, Twice Exceptional
http://www.ldonline.org/article.php?id=0&loc=24
LD Online Gifted LD
http://www.2enewsletter.com/
Twice Exceptional -
Gifted LD
http://www.twicegifted.net/ld.htm
Twice Gifted Website: Learning Disabled/Gifted Who Are They?
http://www.indypsych.com/Cheryls_web/gifted_and_ld.htm
The Twice Exceptional Child: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities RESOURCES
FOR PARENTS OF GIFTED CHILDREN
http://www.learningdisabilities.ourfamily.com/giftedld.htm
Gifted & Learning Disabled
http://www.iep4u.com/
IEP4U.COM has over 4000 free Goals and Objectives (IEP-ITP) each with
changeable benchmarks. The Idea Statements are spread out over seven
subjects (Domains) and four functional levels.
http://www.infinitec.org/
Infinitec, Inc. is
a joint effort of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago
and United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc., Washington D.C. The Mission
of Infinitec is to advance independence and promote inclusive opportunities
for children and adults with disabilities through technology.
http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/accessibility/whitepapers/
Macromedia- Best Practices for Web Accessibility Design and Implementation
http://www.macromedia.com/resources/accessibility/
Macromedia - Accessibility Resource Center
http://www.madentec.com/
Madentec Limited is a leading supplier of assistive technology for people
with physical disabilities. Products include solutions for accessing
and controlling a computer or communication device 100% hands-free
by using Tracker products as well as an alternate keyboard or scanning
access through the Discover product line. These products are ideally
suited to people with severe physical disabilities, including: quadriplegia,
cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, ALS and muscular dystrophy. (commercial)
http://macvisionaries.com/
MacVisionaries is a small company specialising
in products and services to help blind people to use the Apple Macintosh
computing platform. With the release of Mac OS 10.4 Apple have produced
the first ever computer that is usable by blind people out of the box,
eliminating the need to purchase expensive screen reading software.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/en/advanced/help/default.asp?url=/windows2000/en/advanced/help/accessibility_overview.htm
Microsoft Accessibility Overview - Accessibility
Resource Center
http://natri.uky.edu/
The National Assistive Technology Research Institute
(NATRI) conducts
assistive technology (AT) research, translates theory and research into
AT practice, and provides resources for improving the delivery of AT
services. Has some great resources.
http://www.nichcy.org/index.html
NICHCY stands for
the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. They
serve the nation as a central source of information on:
* disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
* IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
* No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
* research-based information on effective educational practices
http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/
National Center to Improve Practice in
Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials (NCIP), located at Education Development
Center, Inc., was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Special Education Programs from 1992-1998 to promote the effective use
of technology to enhance educational outcomes for students with sensory,
cognitive, physical and social/emotional disabilities.
http://www.ncddr.org/
NCDDR National Center for the Dissemination of
Disability Research performs
research, technical assistance and demonstration activities focusing
on the dissemination and utilization of disability research funded
by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR).
http://onionmountaintech.com/
"Onion Mountain Technology, Inc. assistive
technology is our business... and our passion! We believe that every
student has the right to be as independent and successful as possible,
and we believe that there are tools, techniques, and strategies that
can help kids learn and grow to the best of their abilities."
http://php.com/
PHP is a 28-year-old nonprofit, family resource
center that benefits children with special needs in Santa Clara County,
California.
http://www.pluk.org/
Parents, Let's Unite for Kids PLUK
is a private, nonprofit organization formed in 1984 by parents of children
with disabilities and chronic illnesses in the state of Montana for the
purpose of information, support, training and assistance to aid their
children at home, school and as adults.
http://www.projectparticipate.org/high-tech.asp
Project Participate is a resource for assistive technology specialists
and others who use technology to promote learning and the inclusion
of students with disabilities in the school setting. Here you will
find a collection of technical tips, step by step directions and fact
sheets on a wide variety of software programs and adaptive hardware.
http://sweb.uky.edu/~jszaba0/QIAT.html
Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services. A nationwide collegial
endeavor dedicated to the Development and Implementation of Quality Assistive
Technology Services in School Settings
http://www.rockourworld.org
Rock Our World is an exciting project involving countries from
all over the world. The purpose of Rock Our World is to teach
students to learn about everyday life in different places
around the world using music as the universal language. Students
who are visually impaired/blind and their amazing teacher
host this incredible international activity.
http://www.setbc.org/
SET-BC is a Ministry
of Education Provincial Resource Program established to assist school
districts in educating students whose access to the curriculum is restricted
primarily due to the following disabilities: physical disability, visual
impairment, autism
http://www.technologyandlanguage.com/
Technology and Language Center, Inc. Has free activities to download
http://www.trecenter.org/
Technology Resources for Education Center. Assistive
Technology & UDL
Resources for New York State
http://www.setbc.org/special/virg/
Tots 'n Tech Research Institute (TnT) is an inter-university collaboration
between Thomas Jefferson University (TJU), Philadelphia and Arizona
State University (ASU), Tempe. TnT conducts a national research program
about use of assistive technology (AT) to enhance the development of
infants and toddlers with disabilities. A major component of the TnT's
mission is to produce new knowledge and information about AT use and
practices and, specifically, about the ways in which AT may optimize
children's development and learning.
http://trace.wisc.edu/
TRACE The Trace Research & Development
Center is a part of the College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Founded in 1971, Trace has been a pioneer in the field of technology
and disability.
http://www.ussaac.org/index.htm
United States Society for Alternative & Augmentative Communication. USSAAC
is the United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
In simpler terminology, USSAAC is All About Communication. USSAAC is
the only national association specifically designed to address the
needs of persons who are either severely speech impaired or unable
to speak.
http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/UniversalDesignPage.asp
Universal Design. The Access Center - Improving
Outcomes for All Students.
The resources in this section provide general information on Universal
Design for Learning (UDL). Specific applications of UDL are also discussed.
Many of these resources were developed with CAST.
http://www.upsidedownschoolroom.com/gifted-ld.shtml
Upside Down Schoolroom Gifted-Learning Differences
http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-TECHS-19990505/
Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
1.0 This document is a list of techniques that implement the checkpoints
defined in "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0".
http://www.w3.org/WAI/
Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) "The
power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone regardless
of disability is an essential aspect."
-- Tim Berners-Lee, W3C Director and inventor of the World Wide Web
http://www.wati.org/
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative. A statewide project to
make assistive technology devices and services more available to children
with disabilities.