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A collection of teacher and student-made accessible books and extension activities including Boardmaker Books, Clicker Books, Classroom Suite Books, Books for MSWord, and Books for IntelliTools Classroom Suite

"Over 300 Pages Getting Started: iPads for Special Needs book has over 300 pages of information, How to's, etc. Read the Book Online for Free Getting access to the entire book online for FREE. Read Book Online For Free Over 240 Screenshots  Getting Started: iPads for Special Needs book has over 240 screenshots and photos!"

"Reading A-Z leveled books are offered in a special eBook format that can be accessed using Kurzweil 3000 literacy software. These specially formatted books provide struggling readers hundreds of books spanning 27 levels of reading difficulty. Students have the option of listening to or reading the books. Students can adjust the reading speed to a level that is appropriate to their needs. Kurzweil 3000 software includes a bilingual dictionary for definitions and pronunciations in English and Spanish as well as tools for adding embedded questions or reading prompts."

"Origin Instruments is pleased to deliver the first switch-based access solutions for Amazon's popular Kindle electronic book readers. Our PageBot for Kindle products enable the independent reading of books and other long form documents by people who cannot hold the Kindle or press its buttons. PageBot combines a secure and adjustable mount, dual integrated actuators for the Kindle Next Page and Previous Page buttons, and a built-in intelligent drive circuit that can directly interface to a wide variety of adaptive switches. With PageBot, reading on the Amazon Kindle is accessible to people with motor disabilities"

"One of the challenges in providing students with the most significant disabilities with access to the general curriculum is finding materials that link directly to the grade level content, but are written at a level that is accessible. As part of the DLM™ project we have been building a library of companion texts that go with the exemplar texts called out in the Appendix of the Common Core State Standards. These books are accessible, open-source texts that you and your students can read online, on a reader that uses epub files, or offline as Powerpoint files or printed versions of the books. "

"Zing is a dynamic new eBook platform featuring thousands of fiction and nonfiction eBooks. Huge Selection: Thousands of trade book titles that students will want to read, including award winning titles, books and series from well-known authors, Spanish leveled books, and short texts, poems, and articles Accessibility: Accessible anywhere on desktops, laptops, tablets, and interactive whiteboards"

Read2Go is simple, fast, easy… access all of your favorite Bookshare books and more on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch!

Read2Go is the most accessible e-book reader app for readers with print disabilities. Directly from within the Read2Go app, Bookshare members can find, download, and read books all on a single Apple device. No need to download books to computers, transfer files, or decompress files! Just download and READ!

"Audio story books are a great means of improving learners reading and listening skills. There are several website resources now offer free audio materials but not all of them are free. To look for quality audio books that are free can take you a lot of time and energy. In this regard and in an attempt to make it easy for educators visiting Educational Technology and Mobile Learning to get a free access to the materials I have been reviewing here about the best websites you can browse for free audio books, I have compiled a list of links in a presentation that you can download and share with your students. I have reviewed all the links included and if you want to read the review just click on any title and you will be directed to the post."

"his page is an index to all the online books, although they are also accessible from the main post for each activity set. In addition, below the index you'll find a general description of book structure, and helpful tips about what's required to use these books successfully with whichever browser you are using. "

The Accessible Book Collection is a non-profit corporation. Our primary mission is to provide high interest/low reading level digital text to qualified persons with disabilities. Government and non-profit schools and others can subscribe to the very affordable Accessible Book Collection and have a large selection of e-books for all their eligible student.

"Crack The Books™ is the first standards based, core curriculum aligned digital textbook that includes both interactive enhancements and universal design accessibility features. Designed for all students, from children with special needs to students who are academically gifted, our Crack The Books™ interactive textbooks give educators a powerful new teaching tool to help students of all academic skill levels meet state standards for reading comprehension. Our Crack The Books™ textbooks are the first interactive Textbooks that can be adjusted for reading level."

A collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. The books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Members can create, upload and share their own books.

"ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books. built-in database of over 10,000 free images and materials. authors can choose to make items "clickable," allowing readers to learn more about individual characters within a story. Each character can have its own "chat bubble" that pops up when that character is clicked. In addition, authors can also record their own voices using the ZooBurst audio recorder to have their characters really "speak" when clicked! Readers who have a webcam installed on their computer can also experience any ZooBurst book in Augmented Reality. Augmented Reality mode also allows readers the ability to interact with a book using simple gestures. For example, simply waving your hand in front of a book will allow you to turn its pages back and forth.

"All students-including those with special needs-can benefit from having options in how they access curricular information. The good news is that help is readily available on your tablets and Apple devices! With this unique and engaging all-in-one resource, you will gain a practical toolkit to empower all your students. Learn how to get the most from your iPad by using its built-in accessibility features in conjunction with Universal Design for Learning guidelines"

Our name, Connective Technology Solutions, reflects what we do best - seeing the connections between hardware, software, and solutions on how they can be utilized together. Most important is how they can address the needs of individuals from teachers and support professionals to students. We provide professional development, training, support and educational materials connecting current technology and the solutions enabling everyone to succeed. Dan Herlihy is a national conference presenter on topics ranging from Creating Access on the Fly, Working with High and Low Incidence Disabilities, Creating Access to the Arts and Using Digital Images in the Classroom as a Teaching and Learning Tool. He is also an IntelliTools Training Specialist, and has written books and articles on technology integration, as well as producing CDs of educational activities for students. His expertise is in taking diverse technologies, and connecting them together to provide solutions for access.

"he students are using the iPad to access content, create content, and to demonstrate their knowledge.  For some of the students, just being able to access their assignments via @Edmodo, take notes with Notability via @gingerlabs, learn Social Studies, create assignments in Drive or Pages, review math skills with iXL, study with Quizlet and access books with downloads from Bookshare is huge. "

"# Lets children (and adults) of all ages create cool, educational picture books called RealeBooks ("Really Books"). # Gives children of all ages access to thousands of free RealeBooks created by children, parents, and educators. # Lets you print RealeBooks, share them with friends and family via email, and share them with the world through RealeLibraries ("Really Libraries"). # Anchors your community's literacy cycle, enabling parents, teachers, and students to create and publish culturally relevant books that help other students develop reading skills. "

"When you create books in iBooks Author, use these guidelines to make your books accessible to the visually-impaired."

This booklet is a guide for schools on 'how to' produce accessible resources. It provides a brief overview of the issues involved with accessibility, duties and legislation and the context within which they are set. The curriculum includes all of the experiences which are planned for children and young people through their education. It is not specific to subject areas but applies to activities that take place across the school.

"iPads: Educational Access for All focuses on some of the areas of the IOS system, apps in different educational categories and suggestions for basic apps list. Written by a Curriculum Specialist in technology and support by Specialist in Assistive Technology, you will find a lot of links and suggested apps that you might not be aware of. "