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Visualization designed by Chris Bugaj (http://attipscast.com) about how to provide educators with options for how best they'd like to receive professional development.

The purpose of this Early Childhood Literacy portion of the WATI website is to provide professionals and parents who work with young children with disabilities with assistance in integrating assistive technology into their literacy programs

" Create great looking diagrams now - free! Easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more!"

SCAAC-N is a support group for professional development, problem solving, leadership, mentoring, and training in the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to develop communication in non-speaking individuals. Check out blogs regarding Boardmakershare

The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd is the internet's longest running, professionally produced, family friendly podcast! Though the show was broadcast over the internet in April of 2004, it wasn't until the advent of Podcasting that the show took on the status it now enjoys. The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd has steadily built listenership with wacky tales of the World's Most Brilliant Scientist, Dr. Floyd, as he races through history, hot on the heels of his arch nemesis, Dr. Steve. The show is breaking ground in the world of family entertainment and is in development as a TV Show and Feature Film. The Radio Adventures Of Dr. Floyd is a weekly, 5 minute, family friendly show that combines the fast paced, episodic hilarity of Rocky & Bullwinkle and the imagination inducing power of "old time" radio. It's Stan Freberg, Jay Ward, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Prarie Home Companion, and Sesame Street all rolled into one!

Offered by the National Center on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), the UDL Series provides web-based rich media presentations and resources to increase understanding of the UDL framework, enhance utilization of UDL tools, processes, and resources, support effective UDL implementation, and inform UDL advocates, families, and communities about professional development and policy initiatives.

Great place to learn and get certificate points for a reasonable price. You must take a look at the listing of modules available! Developed by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) in partnership with the Autism Society of America (ASA), the Nebraska Autism Spectrum Disorders Network, the National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders and Toronto's Geneva Centre for Autism, this series of online learning modules includes information on assessment and identification of ASDs, recognizing and understanding behaviors and characteristics, transition to adulthood, employment, and numerous evidence-based practices and interventions.

Book where Christopher Bugaj, Mark Nichols, and Melissa Hartman contributed two chapters; a chapter on professional development strategies and another on tools integration.

"Perkins series of on-demand webcasts are presented by experts in the field of visual impairment and deafblindness. Whether your interests are professional or personal, you will find topics of interest"

PACER provides information, support, workshops, and referrals to both families and professionals. PACER provides puppet programs on disability awareness, abuse prevention, and bullying prevention. PACER's Simon Technology Center provides software, adaptive devices and training to help children and young adults with disabilities learn to communicate through technology. PACER provides programs for Native American, African American, Hispanic/Latino, Somali and Southeast Asian communities. Many of our publications have been translated into Hmong, Somali and Spanish. PACER's Family-to-Family Health Information Center provides a single source of information, including resources and support, for families whose children have disabilities and complex health care needs. Through the Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, PACER offers consultation and technical assistance to the over 100 parent centers across the nation funded under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Its work affects the 7 million children with disabilities across the nation. Other programs focus on employment, grandparents, housing and bullying prevention.

Heads up to schools: Know your concussion ABCs: A fact sheet for teachers, counselors, and school professionals. Retrieved from www.cdc.gov/concussion

POWER AAC is a training series developed by PaTTAN with Gail Van Tatenhove, CCC-SLP. Gail, a speech-language pathologist with over thirty years of experience in the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), has collaborated with AAC practitioners in PA Intermediate Units over the course of several years on this project. The result is this series of brief modules. which can be used for professional development by individuals or groups who are supporting students with complex communication needs and who need or use AAC.