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Handout
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Cbm International: Digital Accessibility Toolkit [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This kit provides a selection of tools and recommendations pertaining to the accessibility of information technologies. Based on international standards and a scan of available technologies, these tools and recommendations are intended...
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Website
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Nyise: Blindness Resource Center

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
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Us Department of Justice: Faces of the Ada

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has individual stories and pictures of people personally affected by the implementation of the ADA of 1990. Good introduction to the law and what it was designed to accomplish.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Nordic Sagas: Isaac and Friends

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate technological innovations that help people with disabilities to communicate, and list design features you would want to include in a personal digital assistant.
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Website
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National Down Syndrome Society

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Down's Syndrome Society provides detailed information about Down Syndrome, including diagnosis, specific health issues, development information, education, and life planning issues.