Assistive Technology Links

Building an Inclusive Classroom Links

Links for Parents & Teachers

Special Education Resources in the Internet (SERI) –

http://seriweb.com

An outstanding resource of information relating to special education issues

Family Village -

http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/

Serves as a fantastic resource of links and guides

Inclusion Index -

http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/index.html

A great resource for teachers and educators to be used in order to understand the philosophy behind inclusion and great strategies.

Rush Services Inclusive Classroom Links -

http://rushservices.com/Inclusion/classroom_teachers.htm

Contains great ideas for how to make inclusion work.

The Council for Exceptional Children –

http://www.cec.sped.org

The foremost professional organization dealing with special education

Microsoft Accessibility HomePage –

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

Contains links to free downloads to accessibility technologies for Windows users.

Links for Student Use

Seeing DisABILITIES from a Different Perspective

http://library.thinkquest.org/5832/homepg.htm

An excellent tool to help students become more sensitive and understanding about each other’s different abilities

Brain Connection

http://www.brainconnection.com/

A great collection of games, interactive lessons, and activities to guide you towards understanding the brain impacts the senses, reading, writing, and learning.

English as a Second Language Links

Links for Parents & Teachers

Look Way Up – Multilingual Dictionary –

http://lookwayup.com/free/

Serves as an online translator for six different languages.  

ESL Partyland  –

http://www.eslpartyland.com/dtcomp.htm/

This is a online forum and discussion board for teachers to share tips, strategies, and ideas with one another.

Links for Student Use

Look Way Up – Multilingual Dictionary –

http://lookwayup.com/free/

Serves as an online translator for six different languages.  

Tower of English: Real World English Activity Directory –

http://towerofenglish.com/.

Students can find over 300 fun and engaging links to practice real life applications of the English language.  

Visual Impairments

Links for Parents & Teachers

Blindness Resource Center –

http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm

Contains a broad amount of information about visual impairment and resources to guide parents and teachers.

Perky Duck Free Braille Emulator –

http://www.brl.org/perkyduck.html

Contains a free downloadable program that allows teachers and students to create files written in Braille as well as a vast collection of Braille resource tools

Links for Student Use

Perky Duck Free Braille Emulator –

http://www.brl.org/perkyduck.html

Contains a free downloadable program that allows teachers and students to create files written in Braille as well as a vast collection of Braille resource tools

Auditory Impairments

Links for Parents & Teachers

Deaf Child International –

http://www.deafchild.org/

Allows parents and teachers to interact with others online to discuss issues related to the hearing impaired.

Links for Student Use

ASL Fingerspelling Quiz –

http://www.SignWriting .org/

Provides a fingerspelling converter and dictionary

Think Quest Junior Information About Sign Language – http://library.thinkquest.org/j002931/dev.thinkquest.org/sign_language.htm?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0503

Designed by two fifth grade girls who wanted to know more about learning disabilities

World Around You: A Magazine for Deaf Teens –

http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/worldaroundyou/index.html

Free magazine published by Gallaudet University for deaf and hard of hearing students.

Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome

Links for Parents & Teachers

Autism Society of America - Homepage

http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

This site contains great resources especially for parents of children with autism including a comprehensive search and database to find professional help in a wide variety of areas.

Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction

http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/autism/index1.htm

This is a site titled ”Autism: Interventions and Strategies for Success,” it is run by the State of Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

Links for Student Use

Do 2 Learn.com

http://www.do2learn.com/games/learningames.htm

This site focuses on making educational games focused on the development of social skills for students with special needs.

Struggling Readers and Writers

Links for Parents & Teachers

International Dyslexia Association

http://interdys.org/

This site provides many resources relating to this disability.

Links for Student Use

Starfall.com

http://www.starfall.com

Contains helpful games for struggling readers at every level

Learning Disabilities

Links for Parents & Teachers

Learning Disabilities Association of America –

http://www.1danatl.org

Provides links and resources for learning more about learning disabilities.

National Institute of Mental Health –

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learningdis.html

Contains a booklet that details different types of learning disabilities and strategies.

Links for Student Use

Zigawhat –

http://www.nichcy.org/kids/index.htm

An interactive website for learning, connecting, and having fun for young people with learning disabilities

Sparktop.org –

http://www.sparktop.org/intro.html

Online interactive learning environment for students who learn differently.

Behavioral Issues

Links for Parents & Teachers

Parents and Teachers of Explosive Kids – http://www.explosivekids.org/

Great collection of collaborative problem solving strategies from experts.

You Can Handle Them All – http://disciplinehelp.com/behindex/default.htm

Helpful list of solutions to the most common misbehaviors.

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This page was last updated on: 03/18/2010

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