Conferences
Family Support
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ezMedic.com
ezMedic is committed to ez Medical Emergency Disaster Impact Consulting. We have practical solutions for your medical crisis management - software, consulting, and workshops for individuals, families, disability organizations, and businesses.
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SPARC - Skagit Preschool and Resource Center
Tech Tips' Links
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AAC - Augmentative Alternative Communication Intervention
Caroline Musselwhite web site with tips, presentation handouts, activity ideas, and AAC resources.
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Able Net Inc.
Bookworm - Making any book a "talking book".
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Adapted Books
On this website you will find books that have been adapted using the Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) and the Mayer-Johnson program BoardMaker (c).
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Boston Public Schools
Adapted Books & Motor Activities - Support lists: Tools and strategies to support access to standards-based learning for diverse learners.
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Bridges Canada
Products for building literacy.
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CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology
This website has information and toolkits on Teaching Every Student (TES). Their research includes “…literacy, online learning, assessment, textbook design, accessibility, classroom practice, and education policy.”
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Disability Solutions
Web site of Creating Solutions, Publisher of Disability Solutions and home to the Down Syndrome-Autism Internet Information Center (DSAIIC)
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Discovery Toys
Many creative toys, products, and toy positioning aids.
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Dragon Naturally Speaking
Voice recognition and voice activated software.
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Eau Claire Area School District
Ready made activities, Boardmaker and similar pictures for communication.
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Framework for Braille Literacy
Article by Donna McNear re: Evaluating Assistive Technology tools for the literacy curriculum.
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Health Routine – Boardmaker page from SET BC
Dental visit vocabulary pictures from SET-BC using Boardmaker.
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Irlen Society
How light affects what and how a person sees. Links to more information on color overlays.
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Kid Access
Kid Access has stickers to help children get ready for a visit to the doctor and dentist office: Doctor's Office Dentist's Office
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Let's Play! Projects
Overall great resource re: Assistive Technology and play for children! Info re: highlighting materials and toy positioning devices found here.
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National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Article re: Universal Design for Learning and Assistive Technology
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Perfectly Safe
Perfectly Safe offers parents the ultimate in child safety products to help create a safe, comfortable environment for families.
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Right Start
Toy Positioning Aids
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Sassy Baby Toys
Toy Positioning Aids
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See It Right
How light affects what and how a person sees. Links to more information on color overlays.
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SET-BC (Special Education Technology)
Great website for video and PowerPoint presentations for staff and families about adapting curriculum, instruction and environments for children.
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Social Stories
Picture books for purchase for dentist and doctors' office visits.
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Sounds Abound
Article from Assistive Technology Network E-News regarding "Embedding a Sound Clip into MS Word".
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T.A.L.K. Take Along Language Kits
Ready made kits of most of the activities are available at the Riverbend AT Center. Great language, motor and cognitive kits and activities to send home.
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Tyler's Display Products
Toy Positioning Aids - great selection of hook & loop fabric & fasteners
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University of Washington - DO-IT
Article re: Universal Design of Instruction by Sheryl Burgstahler, Ph.D. (Adapted from the publication: Universal Design of Instruction: Definition, Principles, and Examples)
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Valdosta University and Georgia Project for AT (GPAT)
This is a video link from Valdosta State University, their Dept. of Special Education & Communication Disorders, regarding adapting books using Boardmaker.
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