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Hearing impaired Sue Thomas ended up working for the FBI and becoming a TV star.

New software product coming soon--not free--works on both Macs and PCs Since skill in recognizing facial expression of emotions is important to functioning in a social environment, there is value in helping children develop this skill. But, what if it doesn't develop normally? FACELAND uses an Amusement Park theme to engage and motivate. 6 "Schools" introduce concepts as "clues" and 11 game-like activities offer practice that is fun!

very exciting new product coming out soon but not sure what the cost will be--you can sign up to be notified when it is released.

"Whether you have an entire class of students with special needs, or you've welcomed a student with a disability into your traditional classroom, this massive list of resources will help you research different disorders and conditions, review special lesson plans, and find the support you need to work with your students and help them succeed."

Some great links and resources for many types of special needs

This is the work of # S. Hendy of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia An Elearning Educator, Art and Multimedia Teacher

Visual-Spatial Resource serves parents, teachers and anyone who lives with or works with, visual-spatial learners, as well as offering self-help to visual-spatial adults.

Best apps to work for the Vision Impaired user with VoiceOver

People with developmental disabilities as subjects and performers remain marginalized in the media. The Sprout Film Festival www.sproutfilmfestival.org aims to raise their profile by showcasing works of all genres featuring this population. Bring the best of the Sprout Film Festival to your area!

Assessing Student Needs for Assistive Technology manual, (4th edition pdf link here). They are working on a 5 th edition that will be aimed at RTI and curriculum content areas more specifically in organization.

Begin with ME! is a project that provides a rich environment full of resources and support that allows teachers and teacher consultants to work together, share ideas, and learn new ways to help all students, including those with special needs, become better writers. 1. When appropriate technology tools and strategies are integrated into instruction, all students, including those with special needs and those at risk for academic failure will become better writers.\n\n2. Given adequate training and support, teachers can comfortably integrate technology into their writing curriculum.\n\n3. Supporting struggling students in the general education classroom can be effective and easily replicated.

Outstanding wiki by Michelle Dodd, AU, repository of useful online links tips and tools for educators working with diversity. Vocational, Life skills and Transition Programs For students seeking career exploration, community involvement and whole of life learning. Useful links and tools for Students, Trainers & Educators Challenger TAFT (Technical and Further Education)

There are some fantastic resources shared on this wiki created by Michelle Dodd forstudents, trainers and educators in vocational, life skills and transition programs.

via Paul Hamilton...Free Resources from the Net for (Special) Education ».... Loose Stitch is a user-friendly outlining tool that can be used in many ways to support learning. An individual can use it to record and organize researched information. Or, it can be used to help keep track of scheduled events or assigned tasks on a project. As well, Loose Stitch offers convenient ways of sharing recorded information. It has been designed to be used collaboratively by a group of people working together on the same project. I especially appreciate the ease with which Loose Stitch outlines can be embedded in wikis or blogs.

fantastic tool for working with emotions with students

"Check out the eBooks my students created using iBooks Author and published in Apple's iBookstore. We are so excited about these eBooks. All books are only available on the iPad for now. We truly believe that students will learn more when they realize that people from the global community value their work. As of today, we have had a combined total of 7500 books downloaded in 40+ different countries! Please support our efforts by downloading today and by spreading the news to your friends! We are trying to reach 10,000 downloads total!"

"This blog is presented by Colleen Tomko about promoting inclusive communities. "The Parent Side"(tm) is an on-line campaign for inclusion and against exclusion. Anyone and everyone can help promote a positive image of people with disabilities, or call attention to the barriers. T-shirts, posters, buttons, totes, mugs, cards, bumper stickers and more! Theparentside.com Inclusion in schools, work, recreation and community."

Lisa Parisi is an amazing educator with a Master's in Special Education who has been an inclusion teacher for many years. She has done some fantastic things with Voicethread in the MathCast project. Spend some time exploring her blog and you'll get some great ideas for integrating web 2.0 into working with special needs children.

Lisa Parisi's blog post on "The Successful Inclusion Program". Lisa is an outstanding 5th grade teacher who regularly blogs, twitters and hosts ustream.tv sessions to share her tools, tips and strategies. She includes some excellent advice about inclusion programs in this post.

Another great suggestion for instructional modifications using technology to work with special needs students.

Excellent suggestion for using video iPods with special education students. They can listen to content or tests being read and follow along with both the visual on the iPod and the hard copy.

Profile for Mechelle DeCraene-doing some fantastic work related to technology and special needs children.

Profile for Mechelle De Craene-special education teacher in Florida with lots of experience teaching children with special needs.