International Reading Association
Reading Online: Building a Community of Practice for Learners With Special Needs
Research and ideas about developing literacy communities for special needs students to practice literacy skills.
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Hoagies' Gifted: Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox
Learn how to identify students who are both learning disabled and gifted and help keep them interested in class activities, prevent them from falling behind, and encourage them to explore and demonstrate their academic and creative...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Intellectual Disability
Informative article for Kids from Kids Health provides facts on intellectual and developmental delays and disabilities. Read about the causes and what its like for kids with special needs.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kids With Special Needs
Often times children hear terminology being used but do not completely understand its meaning. This site provides and introduction to special needs, the types, and proper behavior upon interacting.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: My Child's Special Needs: Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education has compiled a list of links for parents of children with special needs. Topics include organizations, guides to IEPs, parent training, and much more.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: My Child's Special Needs: A Guide to the Iep
A child is guaranteed an education that is tailored to meet their needs. The IEP is the cornerstone of this education for students with special needs. Learn about the IEP and what is required on this comprehensive site.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: My Child's Special Needs: A Guide to the Iep
A child is guaranteed an education that is tailored to meet their needs. The IEP is the cornerstone of this education for students with special needs. Learn about the IEP and what is required on this comprehensive site.
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Special Needs Opportunity Windows
SNOW is an online provider for both teachers and parents of children with special needs. A wealth of resources are offered to meet a wide variety of needs.
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Ibm Accessibility Center
IBM hosts this site with information about how to make the workspace more accessible. Some downloads are available as well as links to many other services.
Other
Reading From Scratch: dyslexia.org
Learn more about the Reading From Scratch program that is based on scientific research to help students with dyslexia. This site features helpful hints for teachers, a bibliographies, definitions and more.
Other
Reading From Scratch: Helpful Hints for Classroom Teacher
This site features helpful hints for classroom teachers who suspect a student may be dyslexic. Learn more about some signs and ways to intervene to meet the needs of your students.
University of Wisconsin
Uwm: Apple Macintosh Software Toolkit
A complete page of free downloads that allow the Macintosh computer to be more easily used by people with poor vision.
Other
Dreamms for Kids: Assistive Technology Solutions
Site is dedicated to facilitating technology access to children with special needs. Check out the "Links," link for a wide variety of information from other sites.
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Dreamms for Kids: Assistive Technology Solutions
Site is dedicated to facilitating technology access to children with special needs. Check out the "Links," link for a wide variety of information from other sites.
Other
Echospeech Voice of the Web
ECHOSPEECH is a very high quality speech coder that compresses speech 18.5 to 1. Plugins are provided for both Macs and PCs.
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Echospeech: Voice of the Web
ECHOSPEECH is a very high quality speech coder that compresses speech 18.5 to 1. Plugins are provided for both Macs and PCs.
Other
Infinitec: Making Decisions Regarding Assistive Technologies
This site provides questions to think about that will help you or your family members make better decisions about using an assistive technology device.
Apple
Apple: Accessibility Technologies in Mac Os X
This site features information about a wide variety of features and technologies designed to provide accessibility to users with disabilities. Apple refers to these features collectively as Universal Access and has integrated them right...
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Kids Voting Usa
Kids Voting USA offers learning activities on the history and importance of voting, as well as a timeline of suffrage in the United States. Each learning activity includes materials, objectives, and questions to be raised in class.
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Autism Society of America
This site provides links to information about autism. General information as well as specific resources for various states can be found.
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Autism Society of America
This site provides links to information about autism. General information as well as specific resources for various states can be found.
Other
Download Braille and Asl Specialty Fonts
Helpful page serves as a resource of free fonts for both Braille and American Sign Language.
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Bookshare
Bookshare.org offers both individual subscriptions and accounts for schools or groups a program that allows persons with blindness or visual impairments to download popular books from the Internet. Digital books can then be read with a...