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"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. "

Article by Patsy Pierce et. al.

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"AbleNet University Recorded Webinars"

short training modules with handouts, videos and directions for facilitators

"The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) is a project led by five centers and 24 states, building an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The shared goal of the NCSC partners is to ensure that students with the most significant cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for post-secondary options. The wiki and the materials hosted here help educators accomplish the NCSC goals by supporting instruction aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The materials on the wiki can also be used in states that are not using the CCSS. Much of the content that is covered on the wiki will also appear in other Mathematics and English Language Arts state standards."

Nice visual of UD in architecture/design/etc.

"The Center for Universal Design in Education (CUDE) develops and collects resources to help educators apply universal design to all aspects of the educational experience: instruction student services information technology, and physical spaces."

UDI class checklist

wiki with resources on UDL, diff instruction, etc.

"A Learning Secret: Don't Take Notes with a Laptop"

"The World's Smallest Wireless Scanner Scan notes, photos, documents, even art! With a hand scanner barely larger than a business card. Dacuda PocketScan *  High-quality scan as PDF, text or image *  Powerful text recognition, ideal for Word & Excel *  Bluetooth interface, compatible with Windows, Mac, iOS, Android"

"Accessibility Options in Google There are many different accessibility tools you can use with your favorite Google tools. From screen readers to voice comments, this list will highlight the different tools you and your students can use to facilitate access and use of Google services."

"Shared reading is a collaborative learning activity that emulates and builds on the bedtime book experiences that many children and parents have together. The focus during shared reading is on the interaction. Shared reading is appropriate for any emergent reader, no matter their age and can be done individually or in small groups."

"Universal Design Considerations for Technology-Based, Large-Scale, Next-Generation Assessments"