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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.

The Hadley School for the Blind, http://hadley.edu/ Hadley offers seminars that cover topics of interest to professionals working with people who are blind or visually impaired including the use of assistive technology. The seminars are archived and can be accessed later via the web or podcasts.

The purpose of the Wisconsin Accessible Media Productions (WAMP) website is to assist the local school districts in obtaining accessible education materials in specialized formats. The site is designed to assist Wisconsin educators in locating K-12 textbooks in accessible formats. The WAMP provides many resources including an equipment loan program and a link to the NIMAC (National Instructional Materials Access Center).

PACER Center is an organization in Minnesota which serves a multitude of purposes, including working with families to advocate for student needs in the school system and on the IEP.

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!

Teens Succeeding with Technology: The TeST program is a collection of four video trainings; each training incorporates innovative, web-based technologies and resources to help high school students with disabilities transition successfully to post-secondary education and careers.

The purpose of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheelchair Transportation Safety (RERC WTS) website is to "make measurable improvements in transportation safety, usability, and independence for people who remain seated in their wheelchairs when traveling in public, school, and private motor vehicles". The RERC WTS website provides information regarding the WC-19 voluntary industry standard on crash-tested wheelchairs and seating systems and has links regarding this information for consumers, prescribers, manufacturers, and transporters. The website also contains information and links regarding research, news, and knowledge translation for this area!

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.

Nice resource to share with families regarding the adaptive driving process - the evaluation and behind the wheel process. Separate pages for many midwest states. When I worked at the high school level I could have seen sharing this with some of my student's families.

Company in the mid-west (Wisconsin and Illinois) specializing in driver evaluation and training for individuals with disabilities.

The GPAT website supports the local school systems in Georgia; however, their website is a valuable tool for those in need of AT assistance for education.