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This is a subscription site, but it does have a free trial. They have high quality educational videos and research to back up its educational effectiveness. The pricing is posted on their website. In BC, ERAC has special United Streaming pricing.

This page has apps organized by category, e.g. Reading, Writing, Science, etc. and also has link to Special Education apps section at the bottom.

The BC Ministry of Education has included UDL as a strategy for designing learning materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.

The BC Ministry of Education has included UDL as a strategy for designing learning materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.

BCTF Researcher Charlie Naylor published this paper in January 2013 in reaction to a presentation by Bill Standeven and Rod Allen from the Ministry on the government's new directions in Special Education which include a focus on UDL/RTI. Charlie, who worked with the BC UDL project on action research strategies, laments the demise of the BC UDL Project and endorses UDL strongly. (see page 4).

This is a subscription site, but it has a free trial. BrainPOP features very engaging short animated films that teach common curriculum content. They also have BrainPOP Jr., specializing in K-3 content. The school and district pricing is posted on thei

A downloadable pdf shows you how to use the accessibility features on the Mac.

Students in a South Texas classroom had taken on the role of employees at CleanWater Tech, a fictional U.S. company that produces water filtration technology, and were poring over the economic indicators of various unnamed countries, trying to decide into which nation the company should expand.

Presented at Family Focus Conference in 2012. Endorses UDL/RTI.

SET-BC consultant Paul Hamilton's blog on AT resources. Paul finds the latest Web 2.0 apps, tries them out, and reviews them. He provides a screen shot and enough info that you can usually tell which apps are worth further investigating. I've invited Paul to join this group. He's definitely your goto guy if you're looking for a particular app.

SET-BC is a Provincial Resource Program designed to assist school districts in British Columbia in meeting the assistive technology needs of students with physical disabilities and visual impairments. There are lots of free downloadable tutorials and curriculum materials associated with AT programs such as Kurzweil, Clicker5, Boardmaker, and others at this site.

This is the main page for the BC UDL project. Check out the links to the Resources and the LOR, where UDL lessons are posted by team members.