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"A guide for parents and professionals who want to help infants and toddlers with disabilities participate more fully in daily activities with the use of assistive technology. For ages birth to 3."

"A guide for parents and professionals who want to help infants and toddlers with disabilities participate more fully in daily activities with the use of assistive technology. For ages birth to 3."

Bookshare provides accessible books and periodicals for readers with print disabilities, and is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities, thanks to an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

Positive AACtion - very comprehensive

This collection of parent/staff education handouts, by Rocky Bay, (a provider of disability services in Western Australia), is another real time-saver.

The definition of Assistive Technology as written in the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act

This video of an archived webinar by the Center on Technology And Disability features many tools and strategies useful in helping students with reading and writing. It is hosted by LCPS AT Trainer Chris Bugaj and done in a fun Jeopardy style format.

This collection of tutorials provides step-by-step guides for users to create accessible books to support print disabled students. Find tutorials for PowerPoint, Clicker 5 & Clicker 6, Boardmaker Studio, the Pictello app for iPad

"Executive Function 101 is a free e-book from founding partner the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Download the e-book to find out what executive function is and how it impacts kids with learning and attention issues. This e-book also includes an illustration of a day in the life of a child with executive functioning issues."

"Literacy for All: In conversation with Dr. Caroline Musselwhite These 11 video clips and related learning guides provide an opportunity to enhance and support teacher practice in the area of literacy for students with significant disabilities. Dr. Caroline Musselwhite is an assistive technology specialist with more than 30 years of experience working with children and adolescents with significant disabilities."

"All people with a disability of any extent or severity have a basic right to affect, through communication, the conditions of their existence. All people have the following specific communication rights in their daily interactions. These rights are summarized from the Communication Bill of Rights put forth in 1992 by the National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities."

"The Lifespan Transitions Center at OCALI The Lifespan Transitions Center offers resources, training, technical assistance, and consultation to support the successful transition of individuals with autism and multiple disabilities throughout their school careers and into their adult lives. Resources address community living and employment."

"These projects provide ideas and strategies to promote play through better access to play materials, and use assistive technology to give the children this critical access. Typical solutions revolve around "low tech" assistive technology. By building on what the child can do, and by creating interactive play environments, families can reclaim play as a critical component of childhood! Look here for information on selecting toys for play, toys for children with disabilities, adapting toys to make them easier to use, locating specially designed toys as well as other resources to promote play."

Even the most well-intentioned person can be a poor communication partner for individuals who use AAC. The average person has no idea how to communicate effectively with someone who has a significant communication disability, and is likely to do things that are less than helpful. These Communication Access Cards, developed by Scope, can be just the thing to improve the quality of interactions.

"Word Online includes accessibility features that make it easy for users with limited dexterity, low vision, or other disabilities to work with files. This means you can use keyboard shortcuts, a screen reader, or a speech recognition tool to work with Word Online."

"Accessibility is essential for leveraging technology and providing educational opportunities for all students, including those with disabilities. Our CTD Accessibility Suite includes tools and resources designed to support SEA and LEA leaders in building state and district capacity. Feel free to use, share, and repurpose these materials for planning meetings, trainings, and other professional development activities.  "

If you need help with spoken communication because of a disability, this website can give you an idea of what's on offer, with details of nearly every communication aid available in the UK - and it's all searchable!

EmpTech aims to provide information resources on assistive technologies that are designed to help those with specific difficulties or disabilities work and study more effectively. The database includes product descriptions, links to manufacturers, supplie

Site to help college and university Disability Support Services (DSS) professionals find the appropriate contacts at publishing houses from whom to request electronic formats of textbooks, and/or scanning permissions, to facilitate the DSS office's provis

A resource for teens with disabilities

This website provides accessible books and periodicals for readers with print disabilities. Membership is free for U.S. students with qualifying visual, physical, or learning disabilities. Check out the website to find out how to apply for a membership.