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AT Guidelines AT Process Resources AT Training Resources Aug. & Alternative Communication Autism Computer Resources	Curriculum Links Equipment Information Family Resources Funding Hearing Impairment LD Websites Legal Local & MI Resources	Resource Sites for Activity Sharing Speech Recognition Search Engine Staff Resources Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Vendor Links Visual Impairments Search Google

A.T. Guidelines from Region IV ISDs Macomb County Schools http://www.misd.net/assistivetech/Guide/guide.htm Oakland Schools http://www.oakland.k12.mi.us/pdf/ATguide.pdf Region IV http://www.resa.net/regioniv/RegionIVGuidelines.pdf Wayne RESA http://www.resa.net/assistive A.T. Process Resources Nebraska Dept. of Education Special Populations Office Description of the AT Process http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/iepproj/factors/assist.html Student Access Maps (SAM) A framework for determining appropriate AT http://boston.k12.ma.us/teach/technology/emmanuel.asp SETT Framework and Quality Indicators http://www.joyzabala.com Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative Numerous resources for all parts of the AT Process http://www.wati.org/AT_Services/atservices.html A.T. Training Resources Georgia Project For Assistive Technology http://www.gpat.org MATR AT Training Resources http://www.cenmi.org/mits/modules.asp Texas AT Network (site includes training modules) http://www.texasat.net University of Buffalo AT Training Online http://atto.buffalo.edu Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative http://www.wati.org Augmentative and Alternative Communication AAC Institute http://www.aacinstitute.org AAC Intervention http://aacintervention.com AAC Training Online Project http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Populations/aac/printmodule.php Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Connecting Young Kids (YAACK) Home Page http://aac.unl.edu/yaack/toc.html Barkley Memorial AAC Center Information, Vendor Links and More http://aac.unl.edu Communication and Augmentive Communication Resources http://trainland.tripod.com/communication.htm#Augmentive%20Communication DynaVox Page Exchange http://members.aol.com/dds4kids/dynavox.html Mayer-Johnson File Sharing Support http://www.mayer-johnson.com/Downloads.aspx Pacer Center Resource Overview of AAC Considerations and a Device Feature Table http://www.pacer.org/stc/OpenDoors.pdf Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement http://www.aac-rerc.com United States Society For Alternative & Augmentative Communication http://www.ussaac.org Autism Autism Sites (lots of links) http://trainland.tripod.com/autism.htm Autism and PDD Support Network (includes state resource information) http://www.autism-pdd.net/ Autism Resources http://www.autism-resources.com Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org Center for the Study of Autism http://www.autism.org/ Back To Top Computer Resources Apple Computer Computer access solutions for individuals with disabilities. http://www.apple.com/disability IBM IBM Special Needs Systems http://www-3.ibm.com/able Microsoft Microsoft's Accessibility Web site http://www.microsoft.com/enable Trace Research and Development Center Shareware and Freeware http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/multi/sharewar.html Virtual Assistive Technology Center Shareware/Freeware http://vatc.freeservers.com ZDNet General Computer Information, Articles, and Product Guides http://www.zdnet.com Back To Top Curriculum Links Clip Art for Educators http://www.awesomeclipartforeducators.com Do2Learn http://www.dotolearn.com Digital Edge Learning Interchange http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali Easy Test Maker http://www.easytestmaker.com Ed Helper http://www.edhelper.com Education World: Where Teachers Go To Learn http://www.education-world.com Funbrain.com (K-8 resources) http://funbrain.com Gateway To Educational Materials (GEM) Project http://www.thegateway.org Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide KidsClick! A web search that will direct students to age appropriate sites (Grades K-8). Advanced Search allows users to limit their searches by reading level. http://www.kidsclick.org Linda Burkhart’s Resources http://www.lburkhart.com Literacy, Disability, and Technology Websites http://viper.med.unc.edu/abclink/about/about.cfm http://homepages.gac.edu/~dkoppenh Math Forum Math Support for Teachers & Students (Elementary through College) Check out Ask Dr. Math! http://www.mathforum.org Math Resource Math support for teachers and students from basic math to calculus http://www.webmath.com Pic4Learning - Free, online image library http://www.pics4learning.com RefDesk http://www.refdesk.com RESA Instructional Technology Trainers Web Resources http://itt.resa.net Resource Room http://www.resourceroom.net School Express Free activities, worksheets and more http://www.schoolexpress.com Science Content presented with multiple content levels http://nasaexplores.com http://www.windows.ucar.edu SEN Teacher Resources http://www.senteacher.org Sites For Teachers - lots of links http://sitesforteachers.com Universal Design For Learning Includes templates and sample instructional units http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/ud.html#why Web for Teachers http://www.4teachers.org Back To Top Equipment Information – What’s Out There to Try? Alliance for Technology Access http://ataccess.org/hub Abledata http://www.abledata.com California State University, Northridge - Center on Disabilities Vendor Links http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2006/exhibit/2006DirectoryofExhibitors.htm Closing The Gap Software and Hardware Search - requires annual fee http://www.closingthegap.com/ MATR Toolkits - Available for loan to Michigan schools http://www.cenmi.org/mits/toolkit.asp MI AT Xchange - people buy, sell or give away AT http://www.atxchange.org/v3/home.php Software Search Tool http://www.assistivetech.com:591/chartsonline.htm Back To Top Family Resources AbilityHub – General AT Information http://www.abilityhub.com Access Unlimited Disability Link Barn http://www.accessunlimited.com/links.html Dynamic Living Commercial Website – shopping for mostly ADL products http://www.dynamic-living.com Family Guide for Assistive Technology http://www.pluk.org/AT1.html Family Village A Global Community of Disability Related Resources http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx Infinitec Inc. UCP affiliate - helps people with disabilities and their families access the full range of technology options at affordable cost http://www.infinitec.org Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC) Non-profit web site developed by a parent of a disABLEd child http://www.irsc.org:8080/irsc/irscmain.nsf Our-Kids http://www.our-kids.org Pacer Center http://www.pacer.org Parents Helping Parents http://www.php.com Wheelchair.Net A Virtual Community for Wheelchair Users http://www.wheelchairnet.org Back To Top Funding Abledata Consumer Guide to Information on Funding http://www.abledata.com/abledata_docs/funding.htm eSchool News Funding http://eschoolnews.com/erc/funding Grant Alerts http://www.resa.net/grant_alerts/index.htm Grantsmanship Center (lists grant resources by state) http://www.tgci.com/funding.shtml Technology Grant News http://technologygrantnews.com Trace Center Handbook for Funding http://trace.wisc.edu/archive/fintech/fintech.html Back To Top Hearing Impairment Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing http://www.agbell.org Deafness Hard of Hearing http://deafness.about.com/mbody.htm Gallaudet University - Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center http://ClercCenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/index.html Back To Top LD Websites LD OnLine http://www.ldonline.org LD Resources by Richard Wanderman http://www.ldresources.com Learning Disabilities Association of America http://www.ldanatl.org SchwabLearning.org http://www.schwablearning.org Study Guides and Strategies http://www.studygs.net/ Back To Top Legal disAbility Legal & Advocacy Resources http://www.makoa.org/legal.htm Neighborhood Legal Services Booklet http://www.nls.org/specedat.htm Overview of Laws http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Foundation/Laws/index.php Training Module from Texas AT Network http://www.texasat.net Wright’s Law http://www.wrightslaw.com Back To Top Local & Michigan Resources AT Xchange - people buy, sell or give away AT http://www.atxchange.org/v3/home.php Center for Educational Networking http://www.cenmi.org Grant Alerts http://www.resa.net/grant_alerts/index.htm Jacki's Technology Literacy Page http://itt.resa.net/ja/index.html Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) http://www.macul.org Michigan Department of Education – Special Education http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598---,00.html Michigan Disability Rights Coalition http://www.copower.org Michigan’s Integrated Technology Support (MITS - formerly MATR) http://www.cenmi.org/mits Region IV - Michigan AT Committee http://www.resa.net/regioniv REMC Bid List http://www.remcbid.org/ Wayne RESA online catalog http://161.57.201.6 Wayne State University's Enabling Technologies Laboratory http://ece.eng.wayne.edu/etl Back To Top Resource Sites for Activity Sharing and Adapted Activities Activities and Books adapted with Boardmaker Symbols Check out the Archives section, too! http://speech.jppss.k12.la.us/activity_of_the_month.htm Adapted Book Resources from Boston Public Schools http://boston.k12.ma.us/teach/technology/emmanuel.asp Boardmaker Files for Adapted Books http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/boardmaker/adapted_library.asp Clicker 4 Grids http://www.cricksoft.com/cgfl/us Don Johnston File Sharing http://www.donjohnston.com/downloads/downloads.htm DynaVox Page Exchange http://members.aol.com/dds4kids/dynavox.html Fairfax County Public Schools Activities, Directions and Templates http://www.fcps.edu/ss/its/howtos/index.htm Intellitools Activity Exchange (click on link to Activity Exchange) http://www.intellitools.com Learning Magic (great IntelliTools activities, resources, and templates) http://learningmagicinc.com Mayer-Johnson File Sharing Support http://www.mayer-johnson.com/Downloads.aspx Pic4Learning - Free, online image library http://www.pics4learning.com Snipshot - free online picture editor http://snipshot.com Back To Top Search Engine Google http://www.google.com Back To Top Speech Recognition Computing Out Loud http://www.out-loud.com Ruth Rose’s Help with Voice/Speech Recognition Programs Site www.brightok.net/~edrose/page7.html Speak To Write http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt Back To Top Staff Resources AbilityHub – General AT Information http://www.abilityhub.com Alliance for Technology Access http://ataccess.org Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Special_Education/Special_Education.html California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Center on Disabilities Proceedings from annual conferences available online http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/proceedings_index.htm Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org Closing The Gap Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation http://www.closingthegap.com Cornucopia of Disability Information (CODI) http://codi.buffalo.edu Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) http://www.cec.sped.org disABILITY Information and Resources http://www.makoa.org Do-It Disability and Education Resources from University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/educators.html Emerging Technologies Resources (endless links for teachers) http://www.emtech.net ERIC Database http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/index/ FindArticles.com – searchable archives of published articles http://www.findarticles.com Ideal Lives Special Needs Support for Teachers http://www.ideallives.com Inclusive Education http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion Job Accommodation Network http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu Journal Of Special Education Technology Online http://jset.unlv.edu Linda Burkhart - Simplified Technology http://www.lburkhart.com Marc Sheehan's Special Education Page - tons of links http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/sped.html Michigan Electronic Library http://mel.lib.mi.us Michigan LearnPort http://mi.learnport.org National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) http://www.rarediseases.org The National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC) searchable and browsable databases http://www.naric.com RESNA Rehabilitation Engineering And Assistive Technology Society Of North America http://www.resna.org Special Needs Opportunity Window (SNOW) http://snow.utoronto.ca Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) http://seriweb.com Tech Connections http://www.techconnections.org The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH) http://www.tash.org Back To Top Universal Design for Learning (UDL) CAST Universal Design for Learning http://www.cast.org/udl CAST Advocacy Institute Complete, concise and easy to read site http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/UDL/index.shtml Dave Edyburn's UDL Information Includes templates and sample instructional units http://www.uwm.edu/~edyburn/ud.html#why High Incidence Accessible Technology (HIAT) Montgomery County Public Schools, MD Great resources - team headed by Denise DeCoste http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat Michigan Department of Education: Universal Education http://www.michigan.gov/documents/UnivEdBrochureFINAL_incl_152066_7._Glossary_03-02-06a.pdf TRACE Center http://trace.wisc.edu Web Accessibility Initiative http://www.w3.org/WAI Back To Top Vendor Links AAC Vendor Links http://aac.unl.edu/AACVI1.html Vendor Links From CSUN http://www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2007/exhibitors.html Visual Impairment American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/ American Printing House for the Blind www.aph.org National Federation for the Blind http://www.nfb.org Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic http://www.rfbd.org Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Includes information for teaching students with VI and multiple disabilities http://www.tsbvi.edu/Education/vmi/index.htm Upshaw Institute for the Blind http://www.upshawinst.org University of Virginia Curry School of Education http://teis.virginia.edu/curry/dept/cise/ose/categories/vi.html