Hello Heather,

Thank you for sending us your question concerning assistive technology for special needs students.

In response to your request, I have included related Internet resources below.

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Carolyn
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INTERNET SITES:

* National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education Through Technology, Media and Materials
Funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP). The NCIP office is located at
the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Newton, MA. The NCIP web site includes links to: NCIPnet, TEC Author
Online, NCIP Guided Tours: Early Childhood, Video Profiles of students using assistive and instructional technologies, and
more.
http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP/

* Adaptive Technology Resource Center
A variety of resources on assistive technology, including website accessibility.
http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/

* SNOW (Special Needs Opportunity Windows)
Is a project aimed at supporting educators of students with special needs. SNOW's web site serves as a clearinghouse of
practical resources and curriculum materials, as a place for educators to meet and share ideas, and as a place for educators to
develop their professional skills.
http://snow.utoronto.ca/

* Speaking to Write: Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition for Secondary Students with Disabilities
This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. It
explores the use of speech recognition software by secondary students with disabilities.
http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt

* EASI: Equal Access to Software and Information
EASI's mission is to make information technology accessible to persons with disabilities with the use of adaptive computer
technology. An affiliate of AAHE (The American Association for Higher Education)
http://www.rit.edu:80/~easi/

* ABLEDATA
Includes links to disability related Internet resources and search engines for further searching. The ABLEDATA Database is a
national database of information about assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment that is available from domestic and
international sources. ABLEDATA is a project of The National Institute on disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), an
agency of the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.abledata.com/index.htm

* Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
Includes links to: General Disabilities Information; Disability Products and Commercial Sites; Associations & National
Organizations; Legal & Law Resources; Parents & Educator's Resources; Special Education Discussion Groups; Physical and
Health Disorders; Behavior Disorders; Learning Disabilities; Vision Impairment; Attention Deficit Disorder; Autism; Hearing
Impairment; Speech Impairment; Gifted and Talented; Special Needs and Technology; Psychology; Inclusion Resources; and
Transition Resources.
http://www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htm

* Special Education Resources from the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia
Includes links to: Special Education Information (Information about special education history, events, interventions, etc.);
Resources on the Internet (Internet resources about special education and disability); Categorical Information (Links to
information and resources arranged by categories of disability); Professionals in Special Education (Pictures and email addresses
for some professionals in special education); and Parents (Information for parents of students who need special education).
http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/specialed/

* Special Needs Education Network
The SNE (es-en-ee) provides Internet services specific to parents, teachers, schools, and other professionals, individuals,
groups, and organizations involved in the education of students with special needs.
http://www.schoolnet.ca/sne/

* SpEd Online
The University of Kansas Department of Special Education hosts this Web site, which is a central clearinghouse for online
resources, mostly mailing lists and gopher sites, related to special education.
http://www.sped.ukans.edu/
 

ELECTRONIC JOURNAL:

* Information Technology and Disabilities (ITD)
Excerpt - "Information Technology and Disabilities (ITD) is a refereed journal devoted to the practical and theoretical issues
surrounding the development and effective use of new and emerging technologies by computer users with disabilities. Founded
by EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information), ITD will feature articles on issues affecting educators (K through
college), librarians, adaptive technology trainers, rehabilitation counselors, human resources professionals, and developers of
adaptive computer hardware and software products. In addition to refereed, in-depth feature articles on issues of concern to our
target audience, ITD will feature a number of regular departments, each edited by an expert in the field. Information Technology
and Disabilities is intended for educators, librarians, academic computing staff, job accommodations/human relations
professionals, and others interested in new technology and its effective use by people with disabilities."
ISSN 1073-5727
http://www.rit.edu/~easi/itd.html
 

ERIC CLEARINGHOUSE:

* ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
The Council for Exceptional Children
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1589
Tel: 703/264-9475
Toll Free: 800/328-0272
TTY: 703/264-9449
Fax: 703/620-2521
E-mail: ericec@cec.sped.org
URL: http://ericec.org/
 

ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION GROUPS:

* ABLETECH-L
For parents, teachers, and others concerned with disabilities and assistive technology.
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To: listserv@listserv.okstate.edu
subscribe ABLETECH-L YourFirstName YourLastName

* SPECED-L
Special education issues discussion.
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To:  listserv@uga.cc.uga.edu
subscribe SPECED-L YourFirstName YourLastName

* ALTLEARN
Alternative Approaches to Learning Discussion List.
To subscribe, address an e-mail message in the following manner:
To : listserv@maelstrom.stjohns.edu
sub ALTLEARN YourFirstName YourLastName
 

Carolyn A. Sprague, AskERIC Network Information Specialist
ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology
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