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This video shares the importance of keep accessibility in mind on the Internet !

"Exemplar Text Supports K-12 One of the challenges in providing students with the most significant disabilities with access to the general curriculum is finding materials that link directly to the grade level content, but are written at a level that is accessible. As part of the DLM™ project we have been building a library of companion texts that go with the exemplar texts"

"Students of all ability levels should have the opportunity to access and experience literacy designed to help them learn new skills or review current abilities.  Adapting literacy activities is one method used to make books accessible."

Making a Simple Switch Accessible Power Point Talking Book

"People with cognitive disabilities have an equal right to technology and information access. A coalition of disability organizations and individuals asserted this right in a formal declaration, announced at the Thirteenth Annual Coleman Institute National Conference on Cognitive Disability and Technology, held October 2, 2013, in Broomfield, Colorado."

Welcome to Tar Heel Gameplay, a collection of free, easy-to-play, and accessible games. Each game is speech enabled and may be accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens and 1 to 3 switches. You may create your own games using videos from the huge collection at YouTube.

It's based on creating switch stop/starts in YouTube videos, and you can also set it up with your own videos by cutting and pasting the link. You just don't want to save those home videos to the GamePlay website where everyone searches. http://tarheelgameplay.org/ It works best if you use it in a Chrome browser, but on my iPad, I've been using it in Safari okay. Check out some of my favorites - Disney Princess Medley - from one of my Bridge Camp buddies - A Ornie the Pig - the stops emphasize action verbs that the character is going to do if you activate the swtich, not just hit the switch to make it go Nascar pit Stop - if you want lots of switch activations and fast action and of course, Scat - because who doesn't love ya some Ice Age squirrel thing?

"A public, searchable collection of research on the use of computer access interfaces by people with disabilities. The database includes text entry rate data from studies published since 1986. A registry option exists for those who wish to add to the database."

The goal of this website is to provide a one-stop-shop for parents, families and caregivers of children with special needs to: *Learn about and plan your child's educational program *Understand your legal rights and responsibilities *Access local resources including school system contacts and disability services in your community *Access an abundance of resources, including instructional strategies, assistive technology and behavioral supports to help your child succeed. The Virginia Department of Education hopes that you find the information you need, whether you are new to special education or looking for the latest news, research, and resources. Parents and families can make a difference in their child's education.

The goal of this website is to provide a one-stop-shop for parents, families and caregivers of children with special needs to: *Learn about and plan educational programming *Understand legal rights and responsibilities *Access local resources including school system contacts and disability services in the community *Access an abundance of resources, including instructional strategies, assistive technology and behavioral supports to help children succeed.

Guidelines for making accessible graphics/signs.

This is a great place to start when considering accessibility in the classroom.

Learning Ally and the Virginia Accessible Instructional Materials Center (AIM-VA) have created a partnership to provide eligible K-12 IEP students with print disabilities Learning Ally memberships to help them succeed in school and beyond. Educators of enrolled students have access to Teacher Ally, Learning Ally's student management and book tracking portal.

"Accessibility Minute is your weekly look at Assistive Technology--those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs."

"Welcome to the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials. We provide resources and technical assistance for educators, parents, students, publishers, conversion houses, accessible media producers, and others interested in learning more about AEM and implementing AEM and the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)."

Free Switch-Accessible Games Welcome to our free switch-accessible games area. Play the games online in your browser or download stand-alone versions for Windows. All the games can be played by switch, keyboard or mouse. See the individual games for detai

"There is a growing number of assistive technology (AT) products with math support, ranging from synthetic speech output of math equations to braille support. Design Science works with AT vendors to assist them in developing accessible math support for their customers. We provide the following list to help keep you informed on the current status of math support in AT products."

The Accessible Technology Coalition (ATC) is a new resource on assistive technology (AT). Our goal is to make access to AT easy and available to everyone. You can browse the categories on this page to get information - and if you don't find what you need, you can Ask an Expert for assistance. We also offer webinars and in person trainings on various AT topics.

"Expand the concept of accessibility to include communication access in their own communities, regions, and countries."

Simple adaptations and words of wisdom to make art accessible to all students

"Augmentative Communication Bill of rights (Amy Goldman NJC)"