The Baltimore County Public Schools Assistive Technology Webpage provides information regarding implementation of assistive technology devices and services in the Baltimore County Public Schools. The site has information on training, student referrals, approved software, assistive technology resources and Universal Design for Learning.
NVDA software enables blind and vision impaired people to use a computer by communicating what is on the screen using a synthetic voice or braille.
NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) is the only screen reader for Microsoft Windows that is totally free, yet fully functional and portable. You can download it to your PC, or to portable media such as a USB stick which you can use with any computer at school, work - anywhere!
The Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WCBVI) website has a Technology page that includes links to their iAccess and AT Blogs, Technology Tutorials, AT Resources, Software Downloads, and their Assistive Technology Loan Program.
This site explains the uses of the PODD (pragmatic organization of dynamic display) communication book. There is software that can also be purchased that has amazing boards that are already completed and some that can be used as templates.
Great Free edition to boardmaker software. its a endless data base/community of downloadable ax's created by a variety of professionals who use board maker, can upload your ax's & share, can dowload, save, print, edit templates and ax's. time saver and great ideas from others out in the "trenches! "