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Low Tech, You Bet! A variety of creative ideas for crafting educational supports from recycled products and low-cost resources.

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) serves families, educators, and professionals working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other heal

We believe that Chrome should provide a complete and satisfying experience to users who have low vision. Here are three of the most common needs, and how they can currently be addressed in Chrome.

Kate Ahern's post on the (mis)perception that low-tech AAC should be explored before high-tech AAC

This web resource was built as a part of a student project and has developed into a useful resource for high school and college students with disabilities. The idea behind the project was to create a user-friendly site where students with disabilities could find resources to meet their individual needs. Including low cost apps, online resources and programs for multiple platforms, students are sure to find at least one resource that will contribute to their success in school! With SO MUCH information out there, this site takes the research out and lets you easily explore the best of low cost AT! This is a great place to start for students who are just being introduced to the world of AT

MathType Guide for Physically Disabled and Low Vision Users

A comprehensive catalog of educational technology. If you like the concepts of universal design for learning this book will bring you to the next level with technology. The book outlines the very best educational technology to reach special education students, diverse learners and engage all students in the learning process. There is a new generation of low-cost technology to help reach challenging students like never before. This gives teachers countless tools to include in your UDL toolbox and enhance your teaching.

"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."

"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."

This PDF created by the LCPS AT team describes how to create MATHLIT Kits, with low tech and high tech resources to support math-themed storybooks.

Low Tech LAMP back up

Playing Fraction Hopscotch provides a low tech, multisensory way for students to practice ordering fractions and equivalent fractions during gross motor activities. Students can walk, jump, crawl, or sit and scoot on the fraction squares!

wonderful resources for students with low vision or blindness.

Low-Incidence Network Connection: Your "LINC" to Assistive Technology Resources

In addition to built-in options such as Sticky Keys, some inexpensive "low-tech" modifications can also make keyboards easier to use.

Mnemonics, visualization, and acronyms as low tech solutions to processes. There's stuff you have to pay, for but usually you can figure out how to make it yourself, too

"The Assistive Technology Oral History Project is an archive of pioneers in the field of assistive technology (technology for individuals with disabilities). It includes the histories of assistive technology (AT) specialists including occupational therapists, physical therapists, experts in blind and low vision, special educators, audiologists, rehabilitation engineers, software and AT device inventors, and more."

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