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The Georgia Department of Education website listed this page for curriculum access for students with significant cognitive disabilities. They have developed many resources to support the instruction of students with significant cognitive disabilities. 

By Marshall Raskind, Ph.D. , Kristin Stanberry Assistive technology (AT) is available to help individuals with many types of disabilities - from cognitive problems to physical impairment. This article will focus specifically on AT for individuals with learning disabilities (LD). The use of technology to enhance learning is an effective approach for many children.

Supporting the accessibility and accommodations for students with disabilities in online learning environments

Although a lens to view the future is clouded, and must be filtered through the past and present, the ability to stand back and think about the impact of technologies on student learning will undergird research in technology for the education of children, youth, and adults with disabilities in the 21st century. We must view the coming changes, and they will be massive, from the perspective that technology provides access to learning but does not control it; that technologies are not the content of education鉹ather, they provide a cornucopia of tools for learning.

This article is by Dr. Hoffman, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the ALIMA program at UCF. It provides guidelines for creating digital learning materials for those with accessibility issues, such as learning disabilities, or vision and motor impairments. The fact that I had no idea that's what the article was about (I was thinking about general accessibility for everyone) is an indication that this is a topic that deserves more attention, awareness, and application in practice. The article will be freely available as a PDF from this webpage when on campus or logged into the UCF proxy server.

interesting because it provided curriculum for teachers with learning disabilities, also a link for NCAA

This is the OCPS webpage that describes the behavior intervention process for children with emotional behavioral disabilities.

teaching math to adult with learning disabilities.

Powerful article talks about the role of technology in inclusive classrooms and how different computer supports could be used to make writing process easier for students with learning disabilities.

Learn how technology tools can support struggling students and those with learning disabilities to acquire background knowledge and vocabulary, improve their reading comprehension, and increase their motivation for learning.

This resource contains information on several different input and output devices that can be used to help students with special needs. It also discusses different barriers that students and teachers may encounter when using these devices.

This site features videos from Sesame Street arranged by subject areas (letters, cultural appreciation, disabilities, science, and much more). It looks to be a great resource for primary teachers to support various subjects.

Despite having several densely-populated urban and suburban areas, Florida manages to serve its students with disabilities well, earning the highest rating of " Meets Requirements" from the U.S. Department of Education for its ability to provide special education services.

Assistive technology and and adaptive tools can help kids with learning and attention issues. Here are common ways assistive technology and adaptive tools can help with reading, writing and more.

Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System provides diagnostic, instructional, and technology support services to district exceptional education programs and families of students with disabilities.

I love the FDLRS and the people there are very nice, easy to talk to, courses are great, and free. Excellent post