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This is also available in PDF format at TRECENTER.ORG. http://trecenter.org/news/061106.htm 061106 This week features: AT and UDL in a new format for the year http://trecenter.org/news/061003.htm 061003 This week features: AT and UDL in a new format for the year http://trecenter.org/news/060904.htm 060904 This week features: AT and UDL in a new format for the year http://trecenter.org/treats/treats-news.htm 6-5-06 This week features: AT and UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 4-17-06 This week features: AT and UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 4-10-06 This week features: AT and UDL with Blind, Bilingual etc solutions http://atlasts.com/pdf/seeitright06.pdf http://atlasts.com/pdf/seeitright06.pdf Discounted See It Right Training from the Vendor via the ATLASTS Grant http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-27-06 This week features: Summer Programs, New Easy Grant for Teachers , Free Software resource , preschool report , Conferences and Professional Development http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-23-06 This week features: Math Access Special Issue http://trecenter.org/jobdesc.htm 3-job-06 TRE Center has Job Opening - Apply Now Coordinator of Assistive Technology 2 to 2.5 Days per week http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-8-06 This week features: Lots of UDL stuff http://atlasts.com/training3-10-06.htm 3-10-06 At the TRE Center - Free Training March 10th http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 2-21-06 This week features: - Conference Announcements! - the success of Shelby Nurse, 14 years old, who travels the country addressing legislatures on the need for universal access to assistive technology. - Glossary of Screen Magnification tools. - a summary of "all" the new or updated products shown at ATIA in Orlando, January 18-21. - A very cool and impressive new site called http://www.squidoo.com "Find hand-built, recommended, relevant information fast" is the tag line. Check it out. - An online, generic curriculum: FACES: Functional Academic Curriculum for students who are academic but more than three or four grades behind their age . . . and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 2-6-06 This week features: - Conference Announcements - Podcasting for all - Two new grants for funding your current classroom dreams - Websites for Deaf Education, Health and Disability - New Math and Games sites for students with disabilties . . . and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 1-23-06 This week features: - a nifty little item that can be easily and inexpensively made for anyone in need of organizational support. - Michigan Developmental Wheel called R.E.A.D.Y. - What Every Principal Needs to Know About Special Education - Free WiFi - Learn to refine speaking with acting methods. - How to Keep up with your topic - HP TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING GRANT - Paralysed man sends e-mail by thought - Space age virtual keyboard for mobile devices. . . . and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 1-2-06 This week features: - A VERY SPECIAL TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT: - First Aid Pods - shareware - freeware resources available on the Trace website - success stories from at users - News about a new device that cures stuttering! - New Requirements for Special Education Programs and Services: - The OATS project is the world's first site dedicated to Open Source Assistive Technology Software. - My Product Advisor - an unbiased list of product recommendations - Research on The effect of computers on student writing - a really cool use of technology for Phys. Ed. Class called the Movie Quote GeoCache. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 12-19-05 This week features: - Sites for free downloads for the on-screen keyboard included with Windows XP; free online clock, and an inspiring video of Jim Abbott, one-handed baseball player - Three different resource sites for autism, including the Honda Asimo robot on traffic safety you can get for free. - Online Resources For ESL Students - Productivity aids for trainers - Grant funds for Social Studies - The new pentop computer! - Teaching solutions for telling time, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa . . . and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 11-28-05 This week features: -- a comprehensive list of text to speech programs. -- new info to help educators take advantage of the New Yorks "Virtual Learning System." -- consulting solutions and tips on spicing up your powerpoints -- all about podcasting! http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 10-19-05 This week features: -- a great list of sites for teaching students with autism two new grant sources -- a handful of new math resources and of course Research and Resources on UDL and More http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 10-03-05 This week features: -- Adminitration, bilingual resources, ALS, Windows Accessibility... -- Funding sources, Math Ideas and Parent Solutions . . . and of course UDL and more http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 9-12-05 This week features: -- LOTS OF FREE MATERIALS IN ALMOST EVERY CATEGORY. -- New funding opportunities -- Blog and RSS Solutions for Teachers of the Blind . . . and of course UDL and more http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 9-5-05 This week features: -- a whole raft of new funding opportunities -- new developments in the area of voice recognition -- word recognition software links and a comparision chart -- teaching ideas -- suggestions for Administrators to better manage their technology programs . . . and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 8-15-05 This week features: -- a comprehensive list of facilitation resources -- new preschool technology resource for parents and educators -- new funding opportunities -- and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 8-1-05 This week features: -- two new funding opportunities -- all about "bullfighting" software! -- new consultant tools -- better search engines -- UDL and More http://atlasts.com http://atlasts.com A.T. Loaning requests can now be made online at our ATLASTS Website, ATLASTS.COM The requests are sent automatically when you fill out a short form online after finding the items you want via our online searchable databases of A.T. Software and Hardware. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 7-11-05 This week features: -- a comprehensive list of language arts supports -- for trainers, how to "discuss the un-discussable" -- Planning Solutions for Administrators AT and UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 6-20-05 This week features: -- a comprehensive list of digital text publishers -- an easy to read version of the new IDEA (see how many references to "Universal Design" you can find) -- new grantwriting sources AT and UDL . . . Check it out. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 6-6-05 This week features: -- instructions on how to create your own blog -- new grant opportunities -- lots of tools and resources for Administrators -- Consulting and phone savings tips for all of us AT and UDL . . . Check it out. http://trecenter.org/survey.htm 6-5-05 Please take a couple minutes to fill out our online survey so we can continue to improve our services and maintain funding for them. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 5-23-05 This week features: -- information on language translators -- new research on AAC -- access solutions -- resources for the gifted learning disabled AT and UDL . . . Check it out. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 5-9-05 This week features: AT and UDL . . . Check it out. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 4-18-05 This week features: -- Bill Gates' Interview, "Schools Are Obsolete" -- a new search engine that "clusters" information -- why video games are excellent teaching tools, -- how to preserve your computer's battery life, . . . and of course UDL and Much, Much More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 4-4-05 This week features: -- new systems change resources -- New Developments in Teaching and Learning -- Resources for Consultants/ Trainers . . . and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-28-05 This week features: - - a comprehensive list of digital text publishers - - new research on severely brain damaged individuals ability to communicate - - iPod Solutions for Teachers and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-21-05 This week features: - - consulting resources - - access resources - - New Developments . . . and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-14-05 This week features _ online picture based English to Spanish Dictionary _ consulting self assessment test _ new funding n learning opportunity and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 3-7-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features _ a comprehensive list of digital text publishers _new research on severely brain damaged individuals ability to communicate _ iPod Solutions for Teachers and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 2-28-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features access solutions systems change for administrators especially if you want to plan better with your Instructional Technology People and of course UDL. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 2-21-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features access solutions, new developments, and of course UDL. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 2-14-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features lots of UDL solutions, reading and testing solutions, administrative solutions and more. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 2-7-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features Palm solutions, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Twice Exceptional, and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 1-31-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features access solutions, new developments, just for fun, and of course UDL http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 1-24-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features access solutions, math solutions, funding stuff, and of course UDL and More http://trecenter.org/atlasts.htm demo1 FREE Demonstration and Training Workshop February 17, 2005 Type of Workshop: Demonstration and hands-on training in the use of HEARITs 3-Step Phonologic Amplification Tools. Time: This workshop will run in two sessions. The early afternoon session, 1:00 to 2:30, is open to anyone interested in learning about the benefits and operation of HEARIT products. The second session will take place from 3:15 to 4:45 in the context of the Capital Region BOCES Speech-Language Pathologist meeting. Additional Questions: Contact Fred Festine, (518) 464-6365, M-W-F or by email http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 1-17-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features lots of Department of Education and Funding Solutions, and of course UDL and More http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 1-10-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features access solutions, autism and communications solutions, and of course UDL and More http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 1-3-05 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features bilingual solutions, new developments, and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 12-27-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. This week features access solutions, consulting and entrepreneur solutions, new developments, and of course UDL and More. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 12-20-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. It includes several links to access solutions, teaching solutions, and more! http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#TREATS 12-06-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. It includes several links on the newly reauthorized IDEA, access solutions, teaching solutions, and more! http://trecenter.org/treats.htm#treats 11-22-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. It includes a talking search engine, udl toolkit, Free MS CDROM on AT, IDEA Updates, Speech Input for AT group, and more! http://trecenter.org/idea111704.htm http://trecenter.org/idea111704.htm Congress seals special education deal Bill to ensure children with disabilities get same opportunities The Associated Press November 17, 2004 House and Senate negotiators agreed to major changes in federal special education law Wednesday, pressing schools to ensure that children with disabilities get the same opportunities as others. The deal is expected to be widely supported by the House and Senate on Friday and approved by President Bush allowing Congress to squeeze a significant, bipartisan education bill into the final days of its session. The bill aims to boost discipline in class, better identify children who have disabilities, get help to students earlier and reduce lawsuits by parents. It also reaffirms the federal government's intent to pay its share of expenses but does not lock in any yearly commitments. We are judged by how we treat our children, and ... especially by how we treat those children with special needs," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass. That is why I believe so strongly in the right of every child to a free and appropriate education. I believe this bill advances that cause. The House and Senate members lauded each other for reaching a bipartisan agreement in a Congress where such cooperation has been rare. The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, getting its first update since 1997, governs the daily school life of 6.7 million students. After a two-year debate and weeks of negotiations by their staffs, the House and Senate negotiators had only one disagreement Wednesday: whether to give special education teachers an extra year to get "highly qualified. Stricter teacher requirements By the end of the 2005-06 school year, federal law will require new teachers to show competence in every subject they teach by passing tests or getting college degrees. That's considered a huge order for many special education teachers who teach multiple subjects. It's going to be a matter of frustration for so many teachers," said Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. They're going to be more than frustrated. They're going to be angry. Sessions wanted to push the deadline back to 2006-07, but House members Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., said states gambled and lost if they figured Congress would ease the teacher requirements. Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, who led the House-Senate conference, said lawmakers have taken such steps back before and, andquot;We are not going to fail again.andquot; The new law would give new teachers more time to get highly qualified in extra subjects if they met the standard in at least one subject on time. It would also give them more ways to show they know their topics. But that won't ease the pressure in states that have failed to help train teachers or set clear standards, said Kim Anderson, a lobbyist for the National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers union. andquot;Instead of allowing our members the time they're going to need to comply because states were sitting on their hands, they've eliminated flexibility,andquot; she said. "They've slapped the wrong party. The vote was unanimous among House negotiators; one senator, Jim Jeffords, an independent from Vermont, voted against the deal. Overall, the bill strives to improve the early identification of children with special needs, reducing the number of students who are improperly labeled as disabled. The bill also aims to reduce paperwork for teachers; encourage mediation in disputes between parents and schools; and give the education secretary more power to hold states accountable. In another key area, the bill would give schools more flexibility to discipline students with disabilities just like other students, once it is clear that a child's bad behavior is not caused by a disability. Under the deal, Congress will recommit to covering up to 40 percent of the additional costs of educating children with special needs by 2011. Education Secretary Rod Paige called the agreement a giant step toward raising the standards and expectations for all. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm 11-15-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm 11-1-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm 8-30-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. http://trecenter.org/treats.htm 8-23-04 TRE Center has just released its latest news on AT and UDL in New York State. Check it out at the link. http://trecenter.org BLOG Begins TRE Center has just begun a new BLOG as a way to keep users up to date on what is going at The TRE Center, and what is the latest goings on in Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning. http://trecenter.org/newphones.htm Phones 518-464-6346 http://trecenter.org/atlasts.htm New Grant TRE Center has won a $100G grant from DDPC to loan equipment and software(installed on laptops) http://trecenter.org blog starts TRE Center has just added new discussion areas.