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"Symbly is a new way to create, share, and go with visual supports, communication boards, visual schedules, social stories, and more. The primary design goals of Symbly are to provide a new tool for special education that: Makes it easy for beginners to create visual supports through the support of templates and examples created by experts Provides the tools that power users need to quickly create, manage, and share an entire library of visual supports Promotes a healthy community of parents and professionals focused on creating visual supports utilizing best practices Features an easy-to-use editor with great image search, drag-and-drop editing, and more Runs completely in the web browser without the need for any special plugins (no Flash, Silverlight, etc.) and is accessible from anywhere in the world Connects parents and therapists together more than ever before through ease of use, sharing capabilities, and real-time collaborative editing Provides the best mobile experience possible, to allow you to view and edit your supports on the go."

"iAnnotate is a PDF reading and annotation tool for the iPad. A completely new interface has been designed for the iPad, based on the only PDF annotation app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Features include: * Full-featured PDF reader: continuous-scrolling page display with all standard scroll/zoom gestures supported. Tap to show and hide the interface for fullscreen reading. * Tabbed PDF Reading: quickly switch between multiple documents. Tab setup and page locations are always remembered, whether switching tabs or quitting and returning to the app. * A complete annotation system: Text Notes, Highlight, Underline, Free-Form Drawing, Bookmarks, and more. Our easy-to-use interface allows you to view and edit your annotations without leaving the document reading view. Full-spectrum color selection allows you to set up your personal color system for annotations. * Fully Customizable Toolbars: reposition and resize, drag-and-drop to configure toolbar commands. Toolbars can be positioned on or outside the PDF view, and are optionally translucent. * Comprehensive document and full-library search: search your entire PDF library instantly -- results update as you type your search term. Forward and backward search result navigation. * Full PDF support: Copy-and-paste text, view existing PDF annotations, support for internal and URL links, and PDF outline/bookmarks support. * Desktop Sync: Easy synchronization with PDF documents on your computer. * Aji Support: integrated application help and tips, and top-notch email and forum support. "

"The Technology & Learning Connections (TLC) Team is a part of Florida's Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) through the Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Project at the University of South Florida. Our services support the local development of highly effective classrooms for all students based on the Florida Standards in a multi-tiered system of supports.   The TLC Team provides guidelines and resources to support the implementation of:   The Florida Standards Assistive & Instructional Technology Accessible Instructional Materials Universal Design for Learning"

"Create, Share, and Go with Visual Supports and More Symbly is a new tool to create and share visual supports, communication boards, social narratives, and more. It features a powerful editor, an amazing community, expert examples, and an iPad app for supports on the go"

"Join Michael Roush, Technology Coordinator for the Region 14 State Support Team, and Tom Kitchen, Curriculum Consultant at the Ross-Pike ESD, to learn about research-based practices to improve literacy in grades 6-12. Michael and Tom will introduce each of the five Practice Guide recommendations for improving adolescent literacy from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), an arm of the U.S. Department of Education. For each recommendation, they will suggest free tools that support it."

"The National Center for Supported eText (NCSeT) at the University of Oregon is a federally funded research center investigating the impact of "supported electronic text" (or supported etext) on students' comprehension of content area material."

"MathSquared is a prototype series of grid-based puzzles using basic math operations that help learners develop logical thinking and reasoning strategies. Puzzles have different levels of challenge and include embedded supports for solving, such as a Scratch Pad for recording information that supports problem solving and the option for immediate feedback on your progress. These puzzles were developed as part of the iSolveIt project at CAST (http://www.cast.org), an educational research & development organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals through Universal Design for Learning (UDL). iSolveIt is a mobile digital learning environment that supports the development of logical thinking and reasoning skills, essential competencies for algebra and mathematics in general."

UDL Implementation: A Tale of Four Districts is the story of four school districts taking the journey into the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) implementation process. Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Indiana, Cecil County Public Schools in Maryland and Chelmsford Public Schools in Massachusetts participated in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded project to explore and pilot processes and tools developed to support UDL Implementation within their own unique districts. The story is told primarily through the voices of the dedicated educator leaders from these districts and the UDL facilitators who supported them. During the one-year grant, the districts worked with CAST, Inc. to develop and implement an effective and sustainable district plan to support the integration of Universal Design for Learning.

"Many people who have disabilities require a diverse set of strategic supports and resources in order to realize their full potential. It is through such supports and resources that these individuals can realize goals such as full, integrated competitive employment. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), such as communication boards and devices, give a "voice" to people who experience challenges communicating in more traditional ways. This website provides on-line multimedia resources to support your journey in successfully achieving vocational goals through more independent communication. "

"Key Word Sign This is an external link continues to be a most valuable tool in our tool kit when supporting people with communication difficulties. Just because we have a shiny new iPad, it does NOT mean you stop moving those hands! Keep signing people! And your iPad can actually help! This blog post has some apps and ideas to help you use the iPad to support your use of Key Word Sign."

"These resources are intended as a starting point to learn more about visual supports and to offer templates and suggestions to begin creating your own visual support material"

"AccessApps is an initiative supported by the JISC Regional Support Centres (RSC) and JISC TechDis. It consists of over 60 open source and freeware Windows applications, running from a USB stick. AccessApps provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties."

"The goal of this wiki is to provide educators in Maryland (and beyond!) with resources to support the education of all students in a Universally Designed for Learning Classroom and to support students with disabilities with the use of Assistive Technology. This wiki is a resource for sharing information about Assisitive Technology in Education. It is a place for you to find resources and to share resources as well. Click on the edit tab on any page to add information. For more information about wikis in general, check out this page on using Wikis to Support Student Achievement."

"EduApps is an initiative developed by the JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East and consists of four different collections of incredibly useful software: * AccessApps provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning, as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. * TeachApps is a collection of software specifically designed for teachers or lecturers. * LearnApps, as its name implies, is specifically designed for learners. All learners or students can benefit from LearnApps. * MyStudyBar is our new kid on the block, providing a suite of apps to support literacy. Currently we host over 90 open source and freeware software applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows computer. "

So who wants to test this out and see how it all works? Sounds promising!

Patti, BIll Nellis has develolped PD using these apps. He shows the participants how to create their own Thumb Drive with a collection of AT apps that run entirely from the Thumb Drive. It is a WONDERFUL idea and has tons of application for therapists or AT professionals who travel from school to school.

"Welcome to the "Universal Design for Learning" excerpt of the National Educational Technology Panel Report. The excerpt uses pages 14 through 18 of the report to demonstrate some UDL supports. The UDL icons provide descriptions of UDL features and how they support learning. These are just a few examples of ways that technology can be used to support learning in a UDL environment. For more information about UDL and the UDL Guidelines, go to The National Center on UDL."

"The availability and range of Apps for the iPad and iPod Touch / iPhone that support the literacy needs of people who struggle with reading and writing is growing. The following list provides an introduction to the kind of apps that are currently available to Australian and New Zealand users. I have limited this list to apps that support reading text and writing / note taking, and to Apps I have tested on my iPad / iPhone"

The overall purpose of Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) is: * To provide information services * Support materials * Technical assistance * Training to local and intermediate school districts in Michigan

The overall purpose of Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) is: * To provide information services * Support materials * Technical assistance * Training to local and intermediate school districts in Michigan

"Boundless Assistive Technology proudly offers the world's best Assistive Technology products, service, and support. With over 30 years of combined industry experience our goal is to provide you with the best Assistive Technology buying experience." We function not only as a point of supply for Assistive Technology but as a full system integrator as well. Many of our clients order complete systems and other bundled solutions which are fully configured, tested, and shipped ready to go. As with anything ordered from us online, over the phone, or here at our offices, the purchase comes with lifetime product support. You can contact us as long as you own the product with questions, configuration advice, technical support, or any other feedback or request you have.

This is an AT on-line store I was not aware of. offering bundles, like an iPad2 with Proloquo2Go already installed.

Providing feedback via synthetic speech and Braille, NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications. Major highlights include: Support for popular applications including web browsers, email clients, internet chat programs and office suites Built in speech synthesizer supporting over 20 languages announcement of textual formatting where available such as font name and size, style and spelling errors Automatic announcement of text under the mouse and optional audible indication of the mouse position Support for many refreshable braille displays Ability to run entirely from a USB stick or other portable media without the need for installation Easy to use talking installer

"the All-in-One-Visual-Support Tool evolved.   With consideration for some of the most frequently recommended visual supports in mind, this small 5 ½ x 8" binder includes a First/Then board, a Personal Picture Schedule, and a Task Analysis Checklist, with a Finished Pocket on the front cover.  Each of these is easily available by flipping or opening the folded board which is adhered to the Finished Pocket.  A Token Reward board is on the back cover. The picture symbols and tokens for all these tools are housed inside the binder on plastic tabbed dividers covered in adhesive carpet tiles."