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Compiled by Linda J. Burkhart Updated: October 2002
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AAC Intervention
http://aacintervention.com/
This site is full of great tips and strategies for using Augmentative Communication with children. Make sure to check out the Tips, Tricks, and Cheat Sheets as well as the Tip of the Month. Software setups and other products from Caroline Musselwhite and Julie Maro are available from this site. Explanation of Color Coding for picture communication symbols is at http://aacintervention.com/talk.htm
AACRERC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement
http://www.aac-rerc.com/index.asp
Information on Medicare Funding of AAC Technology
AAC Service Delivery with Children: Twenty Frequently-Asked
Questions
http://www.orclish.org/1_assistive_tech/Twenty.html
This is a good overview about augmentative communication, giving answers
to frequently asked questions with references. Copyright 1997, Cynthia J.
Cress, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
AbilityHub: Assistive Technology Solutions
http://www.abilityhub.com/index.htm
This is a general site with information and resources for a range of assistive
technology.
ABLEDATA
http://www.abledata.com/
This is a searchable databases that contains data from the ABLEDATA Sponsored
by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, There
are over 17,000 assistive technology products listed including everything
from wheelchairs to reachers to computer keyboards. Some of the product
records contain pictures.
Accessible Web Page Design
http://www.eskimo.com/~jlubin/disabled/web-desi.htm
This is a list of articles discussing how to make a web page accessible
to individuals with disabilities. There are links to sites where you can
test your web page for accessibility.
ACOLUG: Augmentative Communication On-LineUsers
Group
http://www.temple.edu/inst_disabilities/ACOLUG/tacolug.html
This is a mailing listserv for AAC users, parents of non verbal children
and young adults, friends and professionals working in this field. They
now also have a web page with a searchable archive as well as the listserv.
Apple Computer's Disability Connection
http://www.apple.com/education/k12/disability/
This site provides information on adaptations for Macintosh computers.
They also have an extensive shareware library for downloading software.
AskERIC Virtual Library
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/
AskERIC is the Internet-based education information service of the ERIC
System, headquartered at the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology
at Syracuse University. This site will perform information searches on topics
related to education.
Assistive Technology Training Online, Center for
Assistive Technology, University at Buffalo http://at-training.com/registered/default.asp
Simple, free online training for Assistive Technology and some tutorials
on software.
Augmentative Communication News and Alternatively
Speaking
http://www.augcominc.com/articles.html
Each issue focuses on one augmentative communication topic with current
best practices, research and equipment. Some excellent past articles are
archived online at this site.
Autism Web Links (Selected)
http://www.lburkhart.com/links_autism.htm
Selected Links on Autism Spectrum including articles and sites with practical
strategies. (compiled by Linda J. Burkhart)
Barkley Augmentative and Alternative Communication:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
http://aac.unl.edu/
University of Nebraska-Lincoln site with information related to Augmentative
and Alternative Communication. The site includes AAC Device programming
tutorials, definitions of AAC terms, frequently used vocabulary lists for
different age groups and other resources and other information related to
augmentative communication.
Center for the Study of Autism
http://www.autism.org/contents.html
Collection of articles on many aspects of Autism
Chatboard for teachers of students with special
needs
http://www.teachers.net/mentors/special_education/
This is a web based bulletin board with posting of general topics for special
educators.
Clicker 4 Community
http://www.cricksoft.com/us/clicker_community/index.htm
A collection of Clicker Grids for learning - free to download. The activites
work with Clicker 4. Begin by registering for free.
Closing the Gap
http://www.closingthegap.com
They have an online, searchable version of their Resource Directory for
computer-related products for people with special needs, including software
and hardware. They also have an online archive of articles from Closing
the Gap Newsletter.
CTE
http://cte.jhu.edu/
The Center for Technology in Education hosts an interactive discussion board
for members of the Maryland Assistive Technology Network (MATN). There
is an online version of the Status Report as well as an archive of some
back issues.
Danny’s homepage
http://members.aol.com/pluto111/danny.html
Resources for parents and families who are dealing with issues related to
infants with disabilities. Danny’s mother shares the story of her
adorable son Danny along with Internet resources that she has found helpful.
do2learn.com
http://www.dotolearn.com/
This is a great site with information and resources as well as free printable
picture symbols and charts to use for visual schedules and steps within
tasks. This site was originally designed for children on the Autism spectrum
and children with learning disabilities, but has wide application to any
children who might benefit from the use of visual supports for learning.
DRM Guide to Disability Resources on the Internet
http://www.disabilityresources.org/
This site has compiled an extensive list of online information related to
disabilities, including a regional resource directory that may be searched
by state. Disability Resources, inc. is a nonprofit organization established
to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information
for independent living.
The Dynavox Page Exchange
http://members.aol.com/dds4kids/dynavox.html
This is a great page to find and share pages for the Dynavox and Dynamite.
Send your pages in and download sets of pages created by others.
EASI Equal Access to Software and Information
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/
This web site offers a variety of information related to adaptive technologies
and access to software and information - including online courses (for a
fee), curriculum strategies for science and math, legal information, and
articles on assistive technology.
Equipment Exchange - Sites collected by the Maryland
Assistive Technology Coop
http://matcoop.org/equipex.html
Online Web site that sell used assistive technology equipment
Family Village: Waisman Center, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/
This site contains extensive resources. For example, check out assistive
technology under school and visit the library which contains information
about disability-related topics and specific disabilities or conditions.
This is a global community that integrates information, resources, and communication
opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other
disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and supports.
Finding Pictures Online
http://www.lburkhart.com/pics.htm
This is a collection of web sites for finding pictures for communication
displays and educational materials. Please note the copyright web links.
Funding for Assistive Technology - The Family
Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/at/funding-at.html
This is an excellent list of Web Links for funding assistive technology.
Glossary of Adaptive Technologies, Adaptive Technology
Resource Centre at the University of Toronto
http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/reference/tech/techgloss.html
This is a glossary of Assistive Technology Terms and description of products.
The site is maintained by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre at the
University of Toronto.
Illinois Assistive Technology Project (IATP)
http://www.iltech.org/
Check out TECHNOTES: IATP online articles on topics related to assistive
technology.
Inclusive Education Web Site Renaissance Group
The Whats and How Tos of Inclusive Education
http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/index.html
Here you will find extensive online text on the topic of Inclusion of special
needs students in the typical classroom. This site is produced by the Renaissance
Group, a consortium of universities noted for their teacher education programs
and working to reform teacher education. Books, organizations and
web sites related to the inclusion are also included.
IntelliTools Activity Exchange
http://www.intellitools.com/shareyouractivities.html
The Activity Exchange is the place for IntelliTools users to share activities
they've made with IntelliTalk, Overlay Maker, ClickIt!, or IntelliPics.
Browse, preview, and then download the activities you're interested in.
Kid's Domain Downloads
http://www.kidsdomain.com/down/index.html
Shareware and Freeware for kids for the Mac and PC. They have Sound toy,
KeyWack, Babytime, etc.
LD Resources
http://www.ldresources.com
This is an excellent site that contains extensive resources and links for
the learning disabilities community and the use of technology.
Let's Play Project
http://cosmos.ot.buffalo.edu/letsplay/AT/at.html
This is a great site that gives simple, clear information about young children
and play including adapted play strategies and resources. Photos of
children using adapted play materials are included.
Mac Access Passport
http://www.apple.com/education/k12/disability/map.html
The Mac Access Passport database lists those hard-to-find products that
help people with disability use a Macintosh computer. It includes information
on more than 100 software and hardware tools.
Mayer-Johnson Co. Setups to Share
http://www.mayer-johnson.com/sharing/index.html
Boardmaker Boards Speaking Dynamically Boards to download. See also
http://www.mayer-johnson.com/downloads/index.html
to download additional symbol sets and pre-made grids for many AAC devices.
Missouri Technology Center for Special Education
http://techctr.educ.umkc.edu/welcomepage
This site contains a library of freeware and shareware.
N2 Mail
http://www.n2.com
Free web based e-mail accounts affiliated with the American Schools Directory.
NCIP Home
http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP/
The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) is a wonderful site with
online workshops and a guided tour of an early childhood classroom set up
with assistive technology - complete with video clips. The site also includes
facilitated discussion forums on students with disabilities, a collection
of resources about technology and special education and an extensive list
of links to other sites on the Internet.
News to You
http://news-2-you.com/
This is a really cool weekly newspaper for augmentative communication users
as well as emergent readers. Communication symbols are used along with the
text to allow symbol users an opportunity to read the news. Stories are
simplified and easy for children to understand. You pay a yearly subscription
fee, and then you will be able to download the issues from the Web site.
Each issue has 3-4 pages of current events, a craft or recipe, a joke, and
an activity page that relates to the week's lead story. News-2-You is now available in Regular, Simple and Higher Editions.
Our Kids
http://www.our-kids.org/
This is an archive from the listserv called Our-Kids. Our-Kids is a support
group for parents and others who are working with children with physical
and/or mental disabilities and delays.
Parenting Resources from PEDINFO
http://www.pedinfo.org/
This is a list of links to other sites that contain useful information for
parents of children with disabilities.
QIAT
http://www.qiat.org/ "A nationwide collegial
endeavor dedicated to the Development and Implementation of Quality Indicators
for Assistive Technology Services in School Settings." Managed by Joy Zabala.
Check this site for excellent resources on Quality Indicators for A.T. Sign
up for the Qiat listserve for quality information and discussion regarding
assistive technology.
Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSIs) Resources
http://www.tifaq.com/
This is an extensive resource site of products and information about alternative
keyboards, software, speech input devices, furniture and other ergonomic
solutions used to treat and prevent repetitive movement injuries.
RESNA Technical Assistance (TA) Project
http://www.resna.org/taproject/index.html
This project provides information and consultation to assistive technology
programs in states and territories funded under The Technology- Related
Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities Act Amendments of 1994 (P.L.
103-218). Locate the AT program in your state and read articles relating
to legislation and assistive technology.
Selected Resources
http://www.lburkhart.com/sr.htm
Selected Vendors and Manufacturers with annotations and links, Selected
Books on Augmentative Communication and Adaptive Play, Selected Organizations
and Publications. Compiled by Linda J. Burkhart.
Sign Language Web sites
http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/sssign.htm
This is a list of Web sites that have online Signs. Look up a sign
for a word or learn to fingerspell. Some sites even offer a quiz feature
so you can test your skills.
Special Child Magazine's Bulletin Board
http://www.specialchild.com/bulletin.html
Web based bulletin board with postings on a variety of topics regarding
children with special needs sponsored by Special Child Magazine, an online
publication dedicated to parents of children with special needs.
SpeciaLaw from EDLAW, Inc.
http://www.edlaw.net/
Full texts of statutes, regulations, and administrative interpretations
Tapping Technology
http://www.mdtap.org/tt/index.html
This site contains selected articles from Tapping Technology- a publication
of the Maryland Technology Assistance Program.
TeamRehab on the Web
http://www.teamrehab.com/index.html
This site is affiliated with TeamRehab Report magazine. The Web site has
information on rehabilitation technology, including services, funding, sources,
standards, case studies and outcomes. The site includes current articles
and an archive of past articles.
Trace Center: Designing More Usable Computers
and Software
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/computer_access/
Links to Shareware and Freeware for adapting all types of computers.
Trace Research & Development Center
http://trace.wisc.edu/
This site contains a Cooperative Electronic Library of selected disability
documents and resources. They also offer Designing an Accessible World with
suggested guidelines for designing a wide variety of technologies for use
by individuals with disabilities. There are also online searchable databases
of assistive technology products as well as freeware and shareware
to download.
Vendor Members of the Alliance for Technology
Access
http://www.ataccess.org/MemberDirectory/atavendors.html
A collection of developers and distributors of assistive technology devices
and software are vendor partners of the Alliance for Technology Access.
Wrightslaw - Special Education Law & Advocacy
http://www.wrightslaw.com/
This site provides up-to-date information about effective advocacy for children
with disabilities.
YAACK: Augmentative Communication Resource Guide
for Young Kids
http://aac.unl.edu/yaack/b2.html
This page is a comprehensive guide to using AAC, with a clear organization
and easy to read discussion. It was created by Ruth Ballinger as a
Master’s degree project at the University of Hawaii. She draws her
information from a variety of experts in the field.
Internet Search Engines and Directories
AltaVista Search: Main Page - http://altavista.com/Ask Jeeves! - http://www.aj.com/
Dogpile - http://www.dogpile.com
Excite Home - http://www.excite.com/
HotBot - http://www.hotbot.com/
Go Network - http://www.go.com/
LookSmart: Exploring World - Reference & Education k-12 - For Teachers - all subjects
http://www.looksmart.com/r?lm,p&e76280
Lycos - http://www.lycos.com/
CNET Search.com - http://www.search.com/
Starting Point - http://www.stpt.com/
Mamma - http://www.mamma.com/
Google - http://www.google.com/
Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com/
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