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Special Education News answers a need in education for in-depth, timely news related to educating students with disabilities. The Web site and newsletter are journalistic publications centered on the news of the special education field. The Web site is also designed to offer unique resources to special education professionals in one convenient place. These include places for educators and others to exchange their views, find links to important information at other sites on the Web and keep track of news and events across the country.

"The Center for Assistive Technology, conducts research, education, and service to increase knowledge about assistive devices for persons with functional impairments of all ages. The Center works in four related areas: Research, Development, Transfer, and Commercialization of advanced technologies and assistive devices; Education Programs for professionals, students, and consumers; Client Assessment Training Services in computer access for education & employment; Dissemination of best practices and information about assistive technology devices and services"

Specializes in Assistive Technology and learning products for professionals, educators or anyone working people having special needs.

Assistive technology program of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago. The mission of Infinitec is to advance independence and promote inclusive opportunities for children and adults with disabilities through technology. Services provided through Infinitec include information services, access to assistive technology equipment, training and education programs, as well as access to specialists

Promotes the use of electronic and information technology (E&IT) for students and employees with disabilities in educational institutions at all academic levels.

Professional society for individuals and organizations interested in technology and disability. Supports the development, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge and practice pertaining to rehabilitation and assistive technology so that all citizens can achieve the highest quality of life.

Project of The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). Operates the Technical Assistance Project under a new grant from the Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education.

NCTI National Center for Technology Innovation - Advancing Technology Innovations for all students - Assists researchers, developers and entrepreneurs in creating innovating learning tools for all students, with special focus on students with disabilities

Works collaboratively with families, schools and communities in order to improve opportunities for excellence in education and success in school and community life. Our special focus is children with disabilities.

Empowering and educating people with disabilities. The mission of EmpowerTech is to educate, train, support, and empower people with physical and developmental disabilities through assistive technology (AT).

AT KidSystems - Inclusive technology providing computer access and educational software to preschool children and students with special needs

ISER is a directory of professionals, organizations, and schools that serve the learning disabilities and special education communities. We help parents find local special education professionals for learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder assessment, therapy, advocacy, critical teen issues, and other special needs. We also offer a directory of Special Needs State Government agencies, Special Education Professional Resources, Teacher Training / Certification Programs, and Special Needs Software and Assistive Technology

Accessible Technology On-line Seminar Series - The goal of the Accessible Technology Webinars is to increase awareness on technology accessibility for people with disabilities

Provides a wide range of resources on assistive and instructional technologies, from introductory fact sheets through CEU's for practitioners and educators.

Free, professional development resources that helps educators and librarians address questions about the use of technology and teaching. Provides easy access to online resources and activities.

Focuses on assistive technology for people with special needs through its bimonthly magazine, annual international conference and extensive Web site. Published six times a year, the Closing The Gap magazine highlights hardware and software products for people with special needs, and explains how this technology is being implemented in education, rehabilitation, and vocational settings around the world."

Serves Kentucky residents of all ages with disabilities of all types, their families, employers and employment service providers, educators, health care and social service providers, and others seeking information about assistive technology (AT) and accessible information technology. Four Regional Resources Centers provide device demonstrations and short-term loan of assistive technology devices for up to six weeks.

EnableMart - technology for everyone. Products, education information

Sixteen-year-old Matthew Walzer's heartfelt letter to Nike's CEO, Mark Parker, is quickly spreading across Twitter through the hashtag campaign #NikeLetter. Walzer posted the letter on his blog Tuesday afternoon, hoping to make Parker aware of a "great need" for supportive, easily-fastened shoes for people with cerebral palsy.

The Pittsburgh NMR Center, jointly sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh is funded as a Biomedical Technology Research Center by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and the National Institutes of Health