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Alliance for Technology Access
Site is for providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies. Wonderful search engine to find just the technology you need!
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Nyise: Blindness Resource Center
Comprehensive hotlist links to resources for the blind. Topics include Internet access, braille, eye diseases, organizations, research, university programs for persons with disabilities, vendors, and more.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Kids' Quest: Mobility: Wheelchair Athletes?
Complete a WebQuest that will help you answer this question: Can a kid in a wheelchair be an athlete?
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Overcoming Obstacles
When faced with a bump in the road, sometimes we forget we have a choice: overcome the obstacle or let it overcome you. Steven Claunch, who was born without fingers on his right hand and with one leg shorter than the other and has...
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American Printing House: Welcome to the Braille Bug
This resource is for learning about braille. Links are provided to change colors, increase font size, decode braille, learn about braille, discuss some books with others and play games.
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Zac Browser Gold
Internet browser designed specifically for children with autism and other special needs. This resource allows children to interact directly with games and activities that cater to those who display the characteristics of autism spectrum...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: American Graduate Collection
This collection features highlights from public media's interactive classroom resources and content to support teachers, parents, caregivers, and mentors who are helping at-risk students overcome key learning obstacles on the path from...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: No Child Left Behind: Options for Idea Eligible Students
If a Title I school repeatedly underperforms, federal law provides opportunities for students to change schools or obtain additional instructional support. This parent advocacy brief looks at the information parents of students with...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Designing a Dossier: An Instruction Book for Your Child
Many of the adults in your child's life are unfamiliar with learning disorders in general, or your child's unique pattern of strengths and limitations. Developing a one- to three-page dossier that provides useful information about your...
LD Online
Ld Online: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities
"How does one identify the learning disabled gifted?" "What are the major classroom problems and how can they be solved?" Find the answers to these questions and also find tips for parents and resources for parents and children.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Madison: Designing More Usable Web Sites
Dynamic site that incorporates cooperative efforts linked toward building a more usable Web for all. Numerous sites listed that provide a wealth of resources for all kinds of special needs. You must visit the links to fit your needs.
Reading Is Fundamental
Rif: Booklists: The Pirate of Kindergarten
This site features a description of George Ella Lyon's children's book entitled The Pirate of Kindergarten. A lesson plan and related activities are included for this book about a little girl who faces vision problems and must overcome...
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Univ. At Buffalo: Cornucopia of Disability Information
Site is an excellent resource for consumers and professionals providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the internet. Links provided for detailed...
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Codi: Adaptive Computing
At CODI you will find links to various companies and the products available to meet adaptive technology needs for a variety of people. Many of the resources are expensive but funding is available through a variety of resources.
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Codi: Voice Recognition Products
CODI provides valuable resources for those who need voice recognition products to enable their computing needs. The products are listed in a series of links.
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Codi: Computing
This is a site for information about computer adaptations for people with special needs. If you have a need this is the place to visit to find an answer to your question.
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National Center for Accessible Media
Comprehensive site full of information for accessibility. Project link has a listing of current and past projects which provides the user with the ability to view the projects by date, by population served, or by media type.
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National Center for Accessible Media
Comprehensive site full of information for accessibility. Project link has a listing of current and past projects which provides the user with the ability to view the projects by date, by population served, or by media type.
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Infinitec: Living With Assistive Technology
Learn all you can about living with assistive technology by checking out the topics outlined in this section of the INFINITEC website.
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The National Organization for Rare Disorders
This organization specializes in providing assistance for those with rare diseases. This part of the site lists rare diseases in alphabetical order. Each disease is defined and organizations that specialize in the disease are listed.
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: College Planning for Students With Learning Disabilities
This article will help teachers who are guiding LD students in looking for and applying to college programs. Find a list of questions teachers and students should consider as they explore schools and their options for students with...
Kidsource OnLine
Kid Source on Line: Underachieving Gifted Students
Find a definition of "underachievement," "strategies to reverse patterns of underachievement," and ways family members can support underachieving gifted students. Includes a list of references for further reading.
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The Role of Assessment in the Iep Process
A comprehensive description detailing assessment for students with special needs, and the importance special education teachers have in the assessment and IEP process. The article includes an example of a special education teacher...
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The Role of Assessment in the Iep Process
A comprehensive description detailing assessment for students with special needs, and the importance special education teachers have in the assessment and IEP process. The article includes an example of a special education teacher...