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Assistive Technology Links
General Simplified Technology - Linda Burkhart’s website on technology integration for various ages and needs.
Abledata - Web site with a searchable database of 19,000 assistive technology products. Family Place in Cyberspace - An initiative funded by the Stulsaft Foundation to address the assistive technology needs of families of children with disabilities. Technical Assistance Alliance for Parent Centers - Funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, this project supports a technical assistance system for the purpose of developing, assisting and coordinating Parent Training and Information Projects and Community Parent Resource Centers under the Individuals with Disabilities Edcuation Act. The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) - Provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms. The site includes information on AT basics, tutorials of applications, decision-making, and other resources. Family Guide to Assistive Technology - Prepared by Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK), in cooperation with The Federation for Children with Special Needs 1997 (a few years old but it has good descriptive information on AT with a glossary of AT terms). Assistive Technology Laws Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) - US Department of Education Office dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
Council for Exceptional Children - Links with updated information on IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Learning Disabilities LD Online - A leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals.
Schwab Learning - A parent's guide to helping children with learning difficulties, available in English or Spanish. Autism Websites Autism Resource - Information and links regarding the developmental disabilities autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Autism Society of America - A nationwide online directory of ASA Chapters, professionals, government resources, diagnostic centers, and service providers serving families affected by autism. AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) United States Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (USSAAC) - The national chapter of ISAAC , the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. This page of links gives information on AAC, disabilities, advocacy, and the companies that produce AAC devices.
Communication Aids Manufacturers Association – Gives information about devices, companies, conferences, funding and training. Preschool Early Connections - Provides resources and information on the appropriate and eeffective use of technology in early childhood education.Low-cost/No Cost Assistive Technology: The Alliance for Technology Access - This guide was written to provide technology resources that increase access to computers for people with disabilities. The focus is on low-cost and no-cost on-line resources, organized by category.
Onion Mountain Technology - Source for low-tech materials and information about low-tech assistive technology. Text Translation Applied Language - Free text and website translation
Foreign Word - Free text translation and online dictionary Google Language Tools - Translates an entire website to any of the following languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean.
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