AT Spring 2013- Distance

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 National Library Service, through a national network of cooperating libraries, provides a free library program of braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States. This website provides links and resources on how to access this service and lists audio and braille books that are available.

The Internet Archive is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, the site provides free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. The site's Audio Archive contains over two hundred thousand free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings. Many of the audio and MP3 files are available for free download. The site also has an Ebook and Text Archive.

Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote personal achievement when access and reading are barriers to learning by advancing the use of accessible and effective educational solutions. Learning Ally is the world's leading provider of audio textbooks and literature. The website provides information for Parents & Students, Educators, Adult Learners, Volunteers and Donors.

The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library is a webpage on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website that provides Braille and recorded books and playback equipment for those Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read normal print. It includes a link to a searchable online catalog and provides detailed information of how to access their services.

iAccess is a blog that provides information on access to Apple iDevices by people who are Blind and Visually Impaired. The site includes links to iDevice Tutorials, Products and Accessories, and Accessible Apps which are grouped by category. iAccess also has links to various iBook resources.

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.

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).

The world's first and only epinephrine auto‑injector that talks you through the injection process during a severe allergic reaction.

PBS website provides information on Assistive Technology and Communicative Devices for children with Learning Disabilities. It defines and provides examples of general assistive technology devices, as well as those specifically aimed at helping with communication (AAC).

Information on assistive technology in education through the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Provides information about what AT is, AT resources, and AT lending library.

Information and products related to Environmental Control Units through the AbleNet website.

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.

Webpage for Talk to Me Technologies, which specializes in AAC systems for individuals with communicative disorders.

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!

Suspension forks for manual and powered wheelchairs.

Provides information to assist older drivers find appropriate vehicles that work well for them.

Lots of great seats and information for children in wheelchairs.

Provides information on the Snug Seat, which is a manufacturer of safety systems for children with disabilities.

Provides information on ANSI/RESNA WC-19 in relation to wheelchairs as seats in motor vehicles.

Chart of wheelchairs and seating systems that successfully crash tested with 4 point strap-type securement.