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Assistive Technology

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• Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD): Assistive Technology Fact Sheets
  • Assistive Technology 101
  • Assistive Technology and the IEP
  • Assistive Technology Glossary
  • Assistive Technology Laws
  • Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology and Transition Planning
• Michigan Integrated Technology Supports (MITS)
  • MITS Video List
• Accessibility: A Guide for Educators - Empowering students with accessible technology that enables personalized learning.
• The Access Center- Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
• Local Assistive Technology Contacts
• Washtenaw ISD Assistive Technology
• National Library Service for Blind and Physically Handicapped Locator
• Recording for The Blind & Dyslexic
• Bookshare
• CAST: Transforming Education Through Universal Design for Learning
• CAST: Teaching Every Student
• CAST: UDL Toolkits
• Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD): Assistive Technology Success Stories
• Strategies for Assistive Technology Negotiations by Dr. Dave Edyburn
• Sample Letter Requesting Assistive Technology Evaluation

• Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD)
  • Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology
  • Assistive Technology: A Self Advocacy Guide
• NIMAS (National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard) at CAST

Apps for iPad and Other Devices

• Apps for Children with Special Needs (Facebook)

• Apps for Children with Special Needs (Website - has videos of apps in use)

• iTaalk Top 30 Educational Apps

• SpedApps2: Applications of Applications for Special Populations

• iTeach Special Education- iDevices in Special Education (Facebook)

• List of iPad apps by topic (i.e. disability, learning content area, etc.) from Hilton School

• List of iPad apps for ASD

• Guide to Apps for the Classroom

• Smart Apps for Kids

• SNapps4kids or Special Needs Apps for Kids

Computer Accessibility

• Accessibility Features and Options Built Into the 5 Most Popular Web Browsers
• SpeEdChange: A Primer on Text to Speech
• WordTalk: A free text-to-speech plug in for Microsoft Word.
• Zamzar: Free file conversion tool that converts your Word/text documents into MP3 files to listen to on your MP3 player.
• Webinar on Wikis, Networks, Blogs and Listservs: On March 23, 2010, Larry Edelman and Stephen Luke of the TA&D Centers presented a webinar about wikis, networks, blogs and listservs. Visit this site to listen to the webinar and access an extensive resource packet full of more information on wikis, blogs and networks as it applies to our work with families.

Multimedia

• CAST: Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age
• Assistive Technology: Opening Doors to Independence
• Pacer Center: Universally Designed Technology in Schools - Online Training (Six Modules)
• CAST Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Online Modules

Organizations

• ATXchange
• Center for Implementing Technology in Education
• UCP Michigan: Assistive Technology
• UCP Michigan Assistive Technology Center
• UCP Metro Detroit