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If you're looking for a kid-friendly website to direct your students to during centers, tech tools to assign to your students who need extra help (or want extra work), or new tools to engage your students in learning, this website is for you! This K-12 Tech Tools Database features a collection of free, kid-safe, online resources categorized by subject, grade level, and standard (adapted from DC Public Schools Learning Standards and Common Core Standards).

"These resources were supported by NHS Education Scotland (www.nes.scot.nhs.uk), and produced by Manchester Metropolitan (Dr Janice Murray, Helen, Bell, Helen Whittle, Osman Javaid) in collaboration with Sara Dale, the ACE Centre (www.acecentre.org.uk ), and Janet Scott, Scottish Centre of Technology for the Communication Impaired (SCTCI)."

"Resources for AAC Strategies and Tools (RAST) is a compilation of tools and strategies to assist teams in providing collaborative services in line with clinical knowledge and researched practices. RAST's purpose is to provide teams with concise user-friendly resources for organizing, teaching, and building teams that support users of AAC. Intervention supporting users of assistive technologies is a dynamic process (King, Baroody & Haymes, 1998; Beukelman & Mirenda,1992)."

This non-exclusive community has come together in an effort to unite all individuals concerned with communication rights for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disability, autism and other disabilities that create complex communication needs. This wikispace aims to serve as a mechanism for: Sharing ideas and resources (including appropriate and/or promising practices) Raising awareness of issues and barriers for individuals with complex communication needs Problem solving through collaboration

The Wonders of Word documents on this site have been created by Lourdes Day in Polk County. You'll be amazed at what you can do with MS Word to support all student!

The PHaVE List - A list of phrasal verbs with regard to frequency.

Does anyone explicitly teach the most frequent or first to emerge phrasal verbs to users of AAC.

My PECS is your free resource to an extensive library of professional and high quality PECS cards and symbols. Search our catalog to get started.

professional library of both print and digital resources pertaining to education. It is also home to one of two teacher production centers (the other located at Round Hill Center) which provide computer work stations, internet access, poster printers, laminators, copiers, document scanners, book binders and much more.

"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."

Welcome to ConnectABILITY a website and virtual community dedicated to lifelong learning and support for people who have an intellectual disability, their families and support networks. The core of our community is accessible, self-directed access to valuable information and tools, ready on demand.

"The flip chart easel is used along with the alphabet flip chart for self-selected writing activities. The easel allows for the partner in partner-assisted scanning to have their hands free to point to the letters as well as write the letters the student chooses on their page. It also allows the student to have the alphabet flip chart at eye level as they focus on the letters being scanned. The easel can also be used with the communication flip chart for other partner assisted scanning activities. The easel has been designed by Julie Brickhouse, a teacher on the Deaf-Blind Model Classroom Project in North Carolina."

"Resources for educators and instructors on best practices to ensure the accessibility of self-created educational materials."

"The LCPS Assistive Technology Team created the lending library to enhance the educational experience and provide access for all LCPS students. Materials available in the lending library include theme-based books with manipulatives, shoebox work tasks/skill builders, adapted toys, and professional resources. Many titles exist and more are on the way. We are always open to ideas and suggestions!"

Looking for accessible activities to help students learn basic math concepts? The LCPS AT Lending Library now offers MATHLIT (Math Assistive Technology Hands-On Literature Integration Tools) Kits for LCPS staff to use with students. Each kit has a different math-themed storybook with lots of engaging high tech and low tech materials.

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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

A resource for teens with disabilities

Welcome to HelpKidzLearn, a web site full of free software and resources from Inclusive Technology. Click the buttons at the top to see different sorts of games and activities. Click on the parents button for tips on using this site with your children. (T