Organizations Related to Assistive Technology
http://assist-tech.ednet.ns.ca/
Site of the Assistive Technology Centre at Nova Scotia Community College. Excellent links, especially for teachers with one computer classrooms.http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm
Site of the New York Institute for Special Education. Excellent resources for individuals with blindness/visual impairments.http://www.resna.org/
Site of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America. Contains guidance on purchasing decisions and assessment.http://cat.buffalo.edu/
Center for Assistive Technology of the State University of New York - Buffalo.http://www.nichcy.org/
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY). Includes information on disabilities in children, IDEA, NCLB, and effective education practices.http://www.ataccess.org
The Alliance for Technology Access is devoted to connecting children and adults to the assistive technology they need.
Information Related to Assistive Technology
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/at-iep.html
LD online site containing facts on Assistive Technology and the Individualized Education Program (IEP).http://www.pluk.org/
The site of "Parents, Let's Unite for Kids." Links to an excellent page which contains a Family Guide to Assistive Technology.http://www.baddesigns.com/index.shtml
Bad human factors design scrapbook: illustrated examples of items that are hard to use due to their poor design.http://www.scipilot.com/
Contains AT experiences of individuals with quadriplegia.http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/outprint/nd13txt.htm
NICHCY publication on assistive technology.http://www.abledata.com
Sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, this site offers a wealth of information on assistive technology.http://www.abilityhub.com
Frequently Asked Questions and information on computer access for people with disabilities.http://www.pluk.org/AT1.html
A site for parents of students in need of assistive technology.http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/technology.html
LD Online site with a wide variety of reviews, articles, guides, and resources on assistive technology.http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics.php
The basics of AT in curriculum and assessment, as well as legal issues surrounding technology.http://www.assistivetech.net/
A searchable database that provides information and links to vendors.Companies Selling Assistive Technology
http://www.neilsquire.ca
Site of the Neil Squire Foundation. A foundation specializing in research and development of AT for individuals with physical disabilities. Designer of the first puff switch activated sailboat (http://www.martin16.com/sloop/).http://www.rehabtool.com
Product searches, news, events and resources for those looking to buy assistive technology.http://www.talkingtapes.org/
A company that sells textbooks, novels and other reading materials in cassette format for students with difficulty reading due to physical, cognitive, and visual impairments.http://www.assistivetech.com/
A company that sells a wide variety of assistive technology products.http://www.freedomofspeech.com/
This company specializes in assistive technology for learning disabilities, blindness/low vision, Braille, accessible door openers and environmental control systems.http://www.accessingenuity.com/
Access Ingenuity offers assistive technology solutions organized categorically for a variety of environments.
Lesson Plans
ReplyDeleteThere is also a wealth of information on lesson plans available on the Internet. Below are just a few of the many sites that offer plans and planning advice across a range of ages and content areas. Please keep in mind that these lessons can and should be altered to suit your students' abilities, needs, and goals.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com
Features over 2,000 free lessons and a searchable database of lessons for K–12 in all content areas.
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
Lesson planning by the Discovery Channel organized by content area and grade (K–12)
http://www.edhelper.com/
Organized by theme units and content area. This site also includes a puzzle builder at the bottom of the page.
http://teachers.net/lessons/
A lesson bank organized by grade (K–12) and content area. You can also submit a lesson to be posted or request a specific lesson for your class.
http://www.thegateway.org/
A searchable database of lesson plans and units, along with other teacher resources.
http://www.eduref.org/
A more far-reaching resource with information on lesson plans as well as counseling, classroom management, assessment, families, and a variety of other issues.
Great list of assistive technology resources! I'd like to make an addition to your list of assistive technology devices for blind. It's a breakthrough artificial vision device that reads text from any surface. These glasses for visual disability identify people's faces, objects, and money notes to help people who are visually impaired achieve increased independence.
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