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Episode #46 features another excerpt from the presentation for the Individual Differences in Learning Association in Howard County, Maryland. This excerpt describes WordTalk; a free text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word. The episode features a bumper from Karen Janowski who is an assistive technology consultant, an assistive technology specialist for a school district in Massachusetts, adjunct faculty member at Simmons College, and school board member in her town. She is also one of the innovators behind the UDLTechToolKit wiki, which contains a plethora of resources useful for differentiating instruction.

UDL Wikispaces Wiki created using Glogster.Interactive Wiki providing a variety of information and support for implementing a UDL framework within educational environments

Karen Janowski's wiki contains an amazing array of free UDL tools and resources for all classrooms, including math, literacy, study skills, research, and much more.

The Project In order to ensure we take full advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Project Variability is bringing together the brightest minds in academia, business, and education to deploy this new science across all sectors of society -- from education to the workforce. Our goal is nothing less than to transform the levers of growth and opportunity by integrating the science of the individual into the very fabric of our digital society.