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Assistive Technology information

ATTO: Assistive Technology Training Online
Provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms.
www.atto.buffalo.edu

Closing the Gap
Computer technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
www.closingthegap.com

California State University Northridge Center on Disabilities
www.csun.edu/cod/

CITED: The Center for Implementing Technology in Education
A technical assistance center funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
www.cited.org

Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America
Our purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology.
www.resna.org

Georgia Tools for Life
Increasing Access to Assistive Technology
www.gatfl.org

Special Education Technology Practice
www.setp.net

Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
A statewide project to make assistive technology devices and services more available to children with disabilities
www.wati.org

 

Learning Disabled

Georgia Tools for Life
Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technologies
www.gatfl.org/ldguide/

LD Resources
Resources for the learning disabilities community
www.ldresources.com

LDOnline
The leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teacher, and other professionals
www.ldonline.org

 

Down Syndrome

Comprehensive Speech and Language Treatment for Infants, Toddlers and Children with Down Syndrome by Libby Kumin
www.ds-health.com/speech.htm

 

Apraxia

Apraxia-Kids
www.apraxia-kids.org
Online source for reliable and comprehensive information about Childhood Apraxia of Speech* for families, professionals and all those who care about a child with apraxia. Includes these articles by Gary D. Cumley, Ph.D., CCC-SLP:

  • Children with Apraxia of Speech and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Introduction
  • Children with Apraxia of Speech and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Developmental Apraxia of Speech
  • Children with Apraxia of Speech and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Traditional Therapy
  • Children with Apraxia of Speech and the Use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Rationale for AAC Use.

 

Autism

Autism: Interventions and Strategies for Success
By Susan Stokes
www.specialed.us/autism/index1.htm

Autism Spectrum Disorders or "Ooops…Wrong Planet! Syndrome"
www.isn.net/~jypsy/

TinSnips
A special education resource that contains tools for teachers of individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, related developmental disabilities, and children with special needs.
www.tinsnips.org

Beyond Autism
Beyond Autism is a site by a parent that has "been there, done that, and still doing it".
http://trainland.tripod.com/

 


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