This website has an extensive collection of free, accessible books on a wide range of topics in five languages. Books can be speech enabled and read aloud online in a choice of three voices, or downloaded and saved as PowerPoint slide shows. Instructions are provided on using alternative access methods, including free downloadable IntelliKeys custom overlays. Wait, there's more! Step by step instructions and resources are provided to create your own accessible books on this site.
"This app is designed to help determine if students are eligible for accessible materials from AIM-VA. It is an universal app designed for both iPhone and iPad."
Links to Ian Bean's free resources to accessible materials, videos and other activities, along with documents and information useful to those working with or parenting young people with severe and complex needs. All of their resources have been virus checked and determined to be safe to download for use at school or at home.
"Since 1993, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation has been committed to championing children's literacy. 'Storyline Online' features professional actors reading notable children's books and extending supplemental activities for each book co-developed by an early literacy specialist. Content is available online 24/7 free of charge -- and ultimately is intended to ensure that every child with Internet access can be read (and enjoy the benefits of) a bedtime story."
Published on Aug 18, 2013
The Sound of Equality is a music video about the importance of accessible materials for students with disabilities. The "accessible" version has audio description and ASL sign language interpretation
"The ICDL Foundation promotes tolerance and respect for diverse cultures by providing access to the best of children's literature from around the world."