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"FRONT PAGE REPORT - A free and ever-changing assistive technology news resource for all"

"Free NaturalReader 10.0 Microsoft Voice included All functions to read aloud any text in your computer Change speed and speaker Floating bar to read any text in other applications"

TBAG works to promote the design, provision and enjoyment of tactile books for blind and partially sighted children. On this web site you can find advice and information for everyone about designing, producing, using, buying and borrowing tactile books. Guidelines for publishers, authors and illustrators of children's books give advice about small changes that can make a big difference.

"The Simon Technology Center helps children and adults with disabilities and their families use assistive technology to improve their lives. The Simon Technology Center believes that technology allows children and adults with disabilities to keep pace with a rapidly changing world by providing opportunities for communication, education, recreation, employment, and independence. Scroll down to download free booklets"

Create instructional materials to help users of the LAMP: Words for Life app by using the free NuVoice Pass Software from Prentke Romich Company. This video briefly shows you how to download the software, install the software, change the user area to match the LAMP: Words for Life Full Vocabulary user area, and how to create the icon sequences.

A simple add-on to change the background color and reduce visual stress.

Audio about multi-modal professional development

Track migration of different animals and explore via live cameras

Story from Huffington Post about a school that banned the R-Word.

Caroline Musselwhite's blog is a companion to the website, www.aacintervention.com At this site, my friends and I will be sharing quick posts, minitips, and think outlouds! Please visit frequently, as this site will change rapidly!

"Finding Texts for Students with Significant Disabilities - Apps Included! ATIA 2015"

Ian Jukes address the changing brains of today's learners and the impact that Digital technology has because students minds are constantly adapting when surrounded by their technologies

"This site is compilation of vocabulary lists, evidence based research articles, questionnaires, communication grids, visual supports, video clips and general information from a variety of educators and therapists close to home and around the world.  The Assistive Technology Team at Region 13 would like to keep this site dynamic, ever growing and up to date.  As the field of technology rapidly increases and changes, the ESC AT team needs to rely not only on information obtained from within but information provided by the educational teams it serves.  

"Since 1975, the goal of the Dyslexia Research Institute, Inc. has been to change the perception of learning differences, specifically in the area of dyslexia and attention deficit hyper activity disorders (ADHD). With proper recognition and intervention, dyslexics and individuals with ADHD become successful individuals using their talents and skills to enrich our society. They may take their place alongside other individuals with dyslexia or ADHD, such as Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, and Nelson Rockefeller."

Is it possible that a few simple words like "give," "go," "like," "you," and "stop" can change the lives of nonverbal students? Finding the answer to this question has been the work of speech-language pathologists, assistive technologists, and teachers in the Spotsylvania (Virginia) County Schools for the past four years.

Mark, Chris, Judie, and Sally's slidedeck on the creation of a strategy-a-day calendar from ATIA 2015

Great Video!