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"At Matia Robotics, we created the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device not as a wheelchair alternative, but as a brand new mobility platform that completely reimagines the way individuals with paraplegia and other walking disabilities are able to move in the world. The ability to independently and safely sit, stand, and navigate environments that were once inaccessible, is now possible, safe, and available soon by reservation."

"As an Instructional Technology Coach, I try my best to provide staff, students, and parents with the best tools and resources to assist with teaching and learning in the digital age. Below is a compilation of some of my favorite AT tools and resources. "

"Book Creator is a versatile and intuitively set-up app that allows students to easily create digital content in a variety of ways. In Richmond, teachers have used their iPads and Book Creator to publish ebooks on a variety of topics and in a variety of genres. Below are some ideas for using Book Creator in your classroom."

"The purpose of this report is to describe a process for the identification of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and also to delineate practices that have sufficient support to be evidence-based." - ficient empirical support to be termed "evidence-based.""

"EduApps consists of eight useful software collections that are free for you to download and use. The EduApps Family covers a range of user requirements to support teaching and learning, so just choose the one that's right for you."

Resources from Heidi Hayes Jacobs Curriculum 21

Free Visual Dictionary & Thesaurus | Online Dictionary | Associated Words | Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com

" Feature matching is an effective tool to assess the usefulness of a particular app based on characteristics of the user. By matching features available in an app with the user, their environment and abilities prior to purchasing that app you maximize the probability of a good fit. This allows you conserve your time and money and increases the effectiveness of your iPad as a learning tool. Download the The Quick Feature Matching Checklist"

Works only with Google Chrome

GW Micro announces free Window-Eyes initiative for users of Microsoft Office

"Portable Scan and Read Station"

"To assist local public education agencies, parents, and other government entities in building their capacity to consider and implement assistive technology for students with disabilities in order to improve access to the general education curriculum."

Live binder of UDL resources

"Writer is the coolest, fastest, distraction-free writing tool around. No fonts, no bold, no italics-just you and your words. - Fast and distraction-free - Saves your writing automatically - Choose any foreground/background color - Custom fonts and line spacing"

"Correct and enhance your text with a single click by using the contextual spell checker and grammar checker. Rephrase your sentences and benefit from new text variations, synonyms for individual words and fragmented sentence completion at your fingertips."

"The latest version of Dictanote features QuickType, a faster than ever speech recognition engine using which you can actually write faster than normal typing. DictaNote's built-in speech recogniser using which you can dictate sentences , edit the output and add them together to form paragraphs."

"Text input via speech. Typing without a keyboard now very easy! You say - he writes! A new approach to the input texts on the computer. All you need is a microphone and the correct pronunciation. Voicenote - increasingly popular application for Google Chrome™. It allows typing on a computer, by dictating text to the microphone."

"Type with your voice. Dictation turns your Google Chrome into a speech recognition app. You can use your Google Chrome as a voice recognition app and type long documents, emails and essays without touching the keyboard. The app is integrated with Dropbox and Google Drive so you can easily export you transcribed text to your cloud accounts. Or your can send the text to your email address."

"Chrome Virtual Keyboard will popup automatically when the user clicks on an input field such as textboxes and textareas. Futhermore, the keyboard will disappear automatically when no longer needed. This extension is ideal for touch screen devices. This keyboard works like an iOS/Android/Windows 8 touch virtual keyboard."