2009-09-24T15:52:32-04:00 2005-01-12T02:00:00-05:00 919 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2008-12-30T02:00:00-05:00 Parents Helping Parents 312 This website provides information on parenting children with disabilities. It also lobbies for membership and donations. There is a great amount of information concerning early intervention, identification, appropriate education, and support for parenting. The material is appropriate and beneficial for both parents and professionals. 2005-01-12T02:00:00-05:00 100 2009-09-24T15:52:32-04:00 http://www.php.com 2009-09-24T15:52:29-04:00 2005-01-12T02:00:00-05:00 946 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-03-04T02:00:00-05:00 National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities 312 NICHCY has recently updated and enhanced its website. It continues to be an extremely well organized source of information on:<br> <br>* disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth <br>* Individuals with Education Act (IDEA) special education <br>* No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities) <br>* research-based information on effective educational practices. <br> <br>The NICHCY website is organized for discrete audiences, including families and community members, early intervention providers, educators, and state agencies. It provides access to a monthly newsletter, blog, Facebook presence, Twitter access, and much more. It provides a great deal of disability-specific information and links to hundreds of other organizations. 2005-01-12T02:00:00-05:00 100 2009-09-24T15:52:29-04:00 http://www.nichcy.org/Pages/Home.aspx Indiana State Department No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:27-04:00 2005-06-02T02:00:00-04:00 320 4293 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-03-04T02:00:00-05:00 Vicki Hershman 312 The Patins Project is a program designed in the state of Indiana to develop organizational and professional capabilities within school systems in order to effectively deliver assistive technology services and implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. &quot;PATINS&quot; stands for Promoting Achievement through Technology and Instruction for All Students. <br> <br>The program has developed five regional sites which offer computer refurbishing, a lending library, state-wide software purchases, and training, to assist school systems in effectively implementing a Universal Design approach to teaching and learning. The website provides examples of lesson plans that are comprehensive and include the scope and sequence from Indiana‘s state standards. These lesson plans are good templates for creating similar plans aligned with other state standards. Many school systems have already developed action plans for implementing UDL in their curricula and for evaluating progress. <br> 2005-05-31T02:00:00-04:00 315 100 2010-01-11T13:12:28-05:00 http://www.patinsproject.com No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:33-04:00 2005-10-25T02:00:00-04:00 320 4348 Website is available only in electronic format but articles are available in large print 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-01-07T02:00:00-05:00 312 Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, state departments of education are required to implement mediation guidelines. The National Center on Dispute Resolution (CADRE) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The CADRE website offers many resources and links to assist parents, LEA‘s, administrators, coordinators, and any person or professional who is looking for another step before due process. There is a searchable database that contains important information on many issues related to special education services. There are resources for each state, allowing users to identify local mediation resources. Step-by-step instructions are given for accessing a particular state‘s mediation process, not only for school-age children but for birth to 3 as well. This is a comprehensive site containing support details, links, and other pertinent resources and may be the best place to begin to navigate conflict resolution in special education. 2005-10-24T02:00:00-04:00 315 100 2010-01-11T13:12:45-05:00 http://www.directionservice.org/cadre/index.cfm National Geographic Society No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:26-04:00 2008-01-07T02:00:00-05:00 320 4682 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-03-04T02:00:00-05:00 National Geographic Society 312 This is an incredible site from the National Geographic Society, created for anyone who has computer access. There are so many things to do at this website that users could spend days looking through the games, puzzles, coloring books and other activities that are available here. A lot of creativity has gone into creating the activities; the games and other projects make you think. This reviewer was excited by the wide variety of selections-the pictures are incredible and the activities are extremely interactive. There is also a section for parents. For a free website this is really good-make sure to check it out! 2008-01-07T02:00:00-05:00 322 100 2010-01-11T13:12:24-05:00 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ National Council of Teachers of Mathematics No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:29-04:00 2008-03-31T02:00:00-04:00 320 4710 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-03-10T02:00:00-04:00 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 312 This site is a standards-based resource collection from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Teachers using Illuminations can find 102 online math activities for all grades. If students are unable to use traditional pencil/paper, they have access to these activities through the computer. <br> <br>In addition, this site includes 515 lesson plans (in Numbers and Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, and Data Probability and Analysis) and 275 linked resources for teaching math. <br> <br>Based on NCTM‘s Principles and Standards for School Mathematics, the Illuminations site also offers an explanation of the standards as they apply to each grade level and outlines the expectations associated with each type of mathematical process. <br>Illuminations uses Adobe Acrobat Reader, Quick Time, Flash Player and Java Runtime for many lessons, movies, and activities. <br> <br>For parents, the Illuminations site is offering a free pdf download of &quot;A Family‘s Guide: Fostering Your Child‘s Success in School Mathematics,&quot; available at http://illuminations.nctm.org/FamilyGuide/FamilyGuide_FullText.pdf, and a supplemental guide &quot;Families Ask&quot; (middle-school focused) available at http://illuminations.nctm.org/FamilyGuide/FamilyGuide_FamiliesAsk.pdf 2008-03-24T02:00:00-04:00 321 100 2010-01-11T13:12:35-05:00 http://illuminations.nctm.org/ Readthewords.com No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:33-04:00 2008-09-27T02:00:00-04:00 320 4766 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-05-13T02:00:00-04:00 Readthewords.com 312 Read the Words is a free text-to-speech online service that, while not as slick and shiny as its commercial software competitors, has support for multiple document formats (minus PowerPoint) and allows users to download their MP3 recordings to portable players, CD‘s, iTunes or Windows Media. <br>Users have a choice of 15 voices to create their recordings and a toolbar is available (for both Internet Explorer and Firefox) to help users access their accounts without having to visit the website. <br>Like other online TSS services, Read the Words supports podcasts, blogging, and embedded recordings for web pages (note: users are not allowed to sell or distribute the recordings created in their accounts). 2008-07-25T02:00:00-04:00 321 100 2010-01-11T13:12:47-05:00 http://www.readthewords.com/ Google No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:33-04:00 2008-09-27T02:00:00-04:00 320 4777 Free at http://labs.google.com/accessible/ <br> 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2008-12-30T02:00:00-05:00 Google 312 The deluge of information available through the internet is amazing and increasing on a daily basis. However, for those with visual impairments or those who need to use a screen reader to read the information, it can be very time consuming scrolling through hundreds of websites until they find one that is accessible with their screen reader. Google has designed a web filter in which it prioritizes keyword search results according to a web site‘s accessibility. Otherwise, in appearance and function, it is identical to a typical Google search. This is a great idea that seems to work well.<br> 2008-08-28T02:00:00-04:00 315 100 2010-01-11T13:12:45-05:00 http://labs.google.com/accessible/ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:26-04:00 2008-11-05T02:00:00-05:00 320 4813 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-01-05T02:00:00-05:00 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 312 At this site there are over 30 PDF files that can be downloaded and used as graphic organizers. There are flow charts, word webs, time line and planning charts that can be used for all sorts of classroom activities. There are also helpful instructions about how to download PDF files. Make sure to look at the Education place where the graphic organizers reside because there are other great resources there too.<br> <br> 2008-10-28T02:00:00-04:00 322 100 2010-01-11T13:12:25-05:00 http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ Lori Langer de Ramirez No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:29-04:00 2009-01-04T02:00:00-05:00 320 4826 www.miscositas.com 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-01-05T02:00:00-05:00 MisCositas.com 312 MisCositas.com is a free web resource that is available to students and teachers who teach different languages. MisCositas offers a variety of quality resources including videos, downloadable thematic units, picture books, and other language links. The books are richly illustrated and filled with folklore and other stories from many different nationalities. They can be used completely on line which means that a child can independently read through the books. The teacher units are in keeping with best practices and provide a great resource. 2008-12-23T02:00:00-05:00 315 100 2010-01-11T13:12:34-05:00 http://www.miscositas.com Nintendo $19.99 (not including shipping) 2009-09-24T15:52:31-04:00 2009-01-04T02:00:00-05:00 320 4829 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-01-05T02:00:00-05:00 Nintendo 312 This software is part of the Personal Trainer series designed for the Nintendo DS game console. It includes interactive voice controls and offers users a database of recipes plus a timer, a calculator, and a grocery list in addition to the tutorials. <br>Personal Trainer: Cooking is currently only available for Nintendo DS, and the DS can be used with an internet capable Wii console to download more recipes. Keep in mind that the Nintendo DS console is small (just slightly larger than a check register) and may not be suitable for users with limited mobility. <br>The Personal Trainer: Cooking software sells for $19.99 from Amazon. The Nintendo DS console sells for $129.99 (also from Amazon). 2008-12-28T02:00:00-05:00 321 100 2010-01-11T13:12:39-05:00 http://www.personaltrainercooking.com/#switcher-close Efofex Software See ordering information 2009-09-24T15:52:31-04:00 2009-03-31T02:00:00-04:00 320 4865 Efofex Software <br>P.O. Box 1559 <br>Margaret River WA 6285 <br>Australia <br>info@efofex.com <br>Free 30 day trial <br>$72 annual subscription <br>$300 perpetual subscription 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-06-22T02:00:00-04:00 Efofex Software 312 FX MathPack is a software package that enables secondary math teachers and students to create/complete assignments using only the computer. There are 4 components to the software: FX Draw, FX Equation, FX Graph, and FX Statistics. The software is available by download, free for 30 days, and then either by fees for Perpetual License (@$300) or Annual Subscription (@$72). Free email tutorials are offered. Students with disabilities can request free subscription codes. The software works just as the website says it will. Users can enter equations, create color-coded graphs, and solve math problems. Students who cannot use a mouse can type data in but there is no information to indicate whether voice input will work with the programs. By trying the program free for 30 days users can determine if the software meets their needs and is worth the investment. 2009-03-05T02:00:00-05:00 317 100 2010-01-11T13:12:41-05:00 http://www.efofex.com/mathpack.php Ideal Group; CLC No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:28-04:00 2009-03-31T02:00:00-04:00 320 4875 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-04-03T02:00:00-04:00 Ideal Group 312 AccessibilityPortal.org is a website that lists links and test cases for a variety of experimental, advanced technology for users with disabilities.<br> <br>Accessibility Portal is a great example of the Ideal Group‘s mission to foster the design and development of accessible information and communications technology, paired with CLC Corporation‘s unassuming &quot;techie geeks&quot; approach to open-source development. It is a good place for AT professionals and developers who want a go-to list of emerging technology. <br> <br>In addition to a &quot;featured&quot; link with information on SMS text by email, Skype‘s SMS text and &quot;Voice Carry-Over&quot;, NextTalk.net, and Ideal‘s Speaking Pad application, the Accessibility Portal list includes:<br> - CLC‘s flagship Fire Vox (open-source screen reader browser extension for Mozilla Firefox)<br>- CLiCkSpeak (mouse-driven text-to-speech for sighted users)<br>- a link to SpokenText (online text to speech service previously reviewed by FCTD)<br>- Read The Words (another FCTD-reviewed online text to speech service)<br>- Werdz (phonetic spell-check)<br>- Ghotit (spell-check/text-to-speech/word meanings application designed for users with learning disabilities/dyslexia)<br>- several examples of accessible AJAX and MathML test files. 2009-03-16T02:00:00-04:00 321 100 2010-01-11T13:12:30-05:00 http://www.accessibilityportal.org/ Storyline Online No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:30-04:00 2009-03-31T02:00:00-04:00 320 4876 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-04-20T02:00:00-04:00 Screen Actors Guild Foundation 312 Storyline Online is a streaming video project from the Screen Actor‘s Guild Foundation. The website streams captioned video of kids‘ books read by notable actors. Storyline Online also offers related learning activities for each story. Users can register for a free email newsletter. <br> <br>Storyline Online is free and is funded by donations. 2009-03-24T02:00:00-04:00 321 100 2010-01-11T13:12:35-05:00 http://www.storylineonline.net/ Kelly Tenkely No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:33-04:00 2009-04-01T02:00:00-04:00 320 4887 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-08-04T02:00:00-04:00 iLearn Technology 312 This is a mainstream blog offering practical tips to teachers for integrating technology into the classroom. Happily, many of author Kelly Tenkely‘s selections can be used to create a more inclusive classroom, such as her review of Shahi, a visual dictionary. Any teacher would be excited to find a way to reach ALL of the students in a classroom. <br> <br>Teachers and AT specialists will find interesting and functional tips on this blog. 2009-04-01T02:00:00-04:00 320 100 2010-01-11T13:12:44-05:00 http://ilearntechnology.com/ Brian Friedlander No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:31-04:00 2009-04-02T02:00:00-04:00 320 4888 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-04-06T02:00:00-04:00 AssistiveTek 312 This excellent blog covers assistive technology, eLearning, mind mapping, visual learning, collaborative tools and educational technology with real life examples and narratives. Many postings contain embedded video.<br> <br>There is an emphasis on video learning, not only in products selected, but in the use of photos, graphs, and video to illustrate concepts and in showing examples of what can be achieved using the posted tools. A recent posting, for example, showed how to create tests using Google Docs and had suggestions for using text-to-speech software to let students hear the tests read aloud.<br> <br>This reviewer frequently checks this blog for useful ideas to share with fellow teachers and parents of students for whom products may be useful. 2009-04-02T02:00:00-04:00 320 100 2010-01-11T13:12:42-05:00 http://assistivetek.blogspot.com/ Crick Software From $1000 first year, from $500 afterward 2009-09-24T15:52:33-04:00 2009-04-03T02:00:00-04:00 320 4891 fax: 203 221 2698 <br>Crick Software Inc <br>191 Post Road West <br>Westport, CT 06880 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-05-05T02:00:00-04:00 Crick Software 312 This is a web-based writing tool from Crick Software that looks like any word processor but has auditory support, wordbanks, word prediction, writing frames and many other supports. As with most Crick software, purchase allows teachers access to learninggrids.com, Crick‘s site for sharing resources including ready-made toolbars. Teachers can also post toolbars on this site. <br> <br>The newest version is 1.3 which features phonetic word prediction, the ability to caption pictures, and a greater range of accessibility features including more speech options and better vision enhancements for all toolbars and menus. <br> <br>Because it is an online resource, there is no software to download and it works with all computer platforms including Mac, Windows and Linux.<br> <br>Pricing ranges from $1000-$1950 for an entire school subscription for the first year to $500-$950 for subsequent years. 2009-04-03T02:00:00-04:00 320 100 2010-01-11T13:12:47-05:00 http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/writeonline/ Veronica Cook and Tizbee Holm No charge 2009-09-24T15:52:31-04:00 2009-06-14T02:00:00-04:00 320 4895 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-06-22T02:00:00-04:00 Council for Exceptional Children 312 This video was presented at the 2009 CEC Convention. My Own Bookshelf is a project designed to bring literacy into the lives of children with disabilities. <br> <br>The video shows volunteers scanning books, the children adding their voices to the stories, and the children with disabilities enjoying the stories by themselves and with other children using switches and sharing their books with others through the same access technology.<br> <br>This video illustrates the possibilities of using technology to integrate learning with all populations, and to create something entirely unique with relative ease. 2009-04-27T02:00:00-04:00 317 100 2010-01-11T13:12:41-05:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chiIltqHnQ8 Miguel Helft Not priced at time of publication 2009-09-24T15:52:33-04:00 2009-06-14T02:00:00-04:00 320 4898 n/a 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-08-04T02:00:00-04:00 The New York Times 312 With the popularity of touch phones and the ability to create software applications inexpensively, the market has been flooded with ingenious ideas. An application may be created for a specific audience but sometimes it becomes useful for anyone to use. This is the case with several &quot;apps&quot; created on Google’s Android software to make the touch-screen T-Mobile G1 accessible for users with visual impairments. T.V. Ramen and Charles Chen have created &quot;apps&quot; that can be used without having to use one’s eyes and this is useful for a driver, runner, or simply when outside and the glare is too much to be able to see the screen. The creators of this &quot;shell&quot; enables a user to dial, listen to a list of contacts, and even type a note and add to one’s contact list. The text to speech makes this application useful not only for individuals with visual impairments but for anyone who doesn‘t want to look at the screen while dialing a phone or inputting information. 2009-05-05T02:00:00-04:00 315 100 2010-01-11T13:12:44-05:00 http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/02/googles-phone-apps-for-the-blind-and-everyone-else/ Eric Sailers 0 2009-09-24T15:52:34-04:00 2009-06-14T02:00:00-04:00 320 4899 2009-01-01T02:00:00-05:00 2009-12-22T16:48:05-05:00 Speech-Language Pathology Sharing 312 Technology has become so sophisticated that it can be difficult to understand an application and to know how to implement a tool unless one can see it being done. Speech-Language Pathology Sharing provides a video to demonstrate the use of Proloquo2Go on the iPhone. The video demonstrates basic features of the software as well as how it can be used with a child playing a game. This Speech-Language Pathology Sharing Blog video is a great way to share techniques, information, and new technology with other professionals. 2009-05-05T02:00:00-04:00 315 100 2009-12-22T16:48:05-05:00 http://speechlanguagepathologysharing.blogspot.com/2009/04/student-demonstrating-proloquo2go-with.html