UDL RESOURCES

1.            For great Freebies, try: http://www.kidsfreeware.com/   http://www.dictionary.com/ http://www.encyclopedia.com/   http://www.pbskids.com/   http://www.smarte-store.com/   http://www.free-cdsoftware.com/

No Technology Solutions:

2.            http://ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/mod_checklists.html > Making Modifications in the Classroom: A Collection of Checklists from Arlington County Public Schools,, Arlington, Virginia and also see: http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/resource-guide.html

3.            http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/  Click on "publications," then click on "Assistive Technology," then scroll down to Instruction and click on: "A Focus on Accommodations for Learning"

Low Technology Solutions:

4.            http://www.msu.edu/~artlang/SCATIR.html SCATIR cause n effect switch

5.            http://www.intac.com/~judylynn Judy Lynn Single Switch Software

6.            http://www.onionmountaintech.com/ Home of the LoTTIE Kit!

7.            http://www.microsoft.com/enable/> built-in accessibility features in Microsoft products that you can adjust to meet needs and preferences. FREE NEWSLETTER!

8.            http://www.apple.com/disability/> Discover the accessibility features built into the Macintosh operating system

9.            http://www.rjcooper.com/index.html - one of the premier makers of low tech products

High Technology Solutions:

10.        http://ALPHASMART.COM/downloads/index.html Alphasmart - see TREAT guide for portable solutions on TRE Website

11.        http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/catalog.htm> Touchscreen

12.        http://intellikeys.com/ Intellitools suite: Intellitalk II, pix, mathpad and tutorials are available at this site for most of their products

13.        http://www.donjohnston.com/catalog/catalog.htm Write out Loud; Co-writer - Mac and Win overlays for any word processing program for word prediction with voice output.  A great tool for motivation and skill development.

14.        http://www.clickit.pair.com/ Click it Software

15.        http://trecenter.org/vig.html for info on visual impairments and low vision.

16.        http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us./sped/autism/assist/asst10.htm Assistive Technology for Children with Autism

17.        http://palm.com/education/  for success stories in education and a wealth of education-related software applications to customize learning and teaching experiences.

Word Prediction Software:

18.        www.southernct.edu/departments/ATL/wordpred.html   or http://www.southernct.edu/departments/ATL/information.html for A Comparative Overview of Word Prediction for Win 95

19.        http://www2.edc.org/NCIP/library/wp/Profile.htm Writing with Word Prediction Software

20.        http://snow.utoronto.ca/technology/products/word-prediction.html Word Prediction Product Resources:  Questions to consider when shoppong for Word Prediction software

21.        http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/ATBasics/Curriculum/Writing/wordprediction.php  Writing Software:  Word Prediction

Text to Speech Solutions:

22.        http://www.texthelp.com/front.asp for info on Text help screen reader and Read And Write

23.        http://www.cast.org/ for information on E – reader, a text to speech reading program

24.        http://www.freedomscientific.com/ WYNN – a software solution that transforms printed text into the spoken word

25.        http://www-cod.csun.edu/conf2002/proceedings/291.htm Talking Word Processors:  2002 Conference Proceedings

26.        Microsoft Reader www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/tts.asp

Academic Software

27.        http://www.slatersoftware.com/ Picture Power Pack with pixwriter

28.        http://www.riverdeep.net/edmark/ Zap by edmark

29.        http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/index.cfm Kidspiration

30.        Clicker 4: http://www.cricksoft.com/clicker_products/clicker4/index.htm

31.        http://laureatelearning.com/ Laureate Demo

32.        http://www.hyperstudio.com/ Hyperstudio demo

33.        http://www.scholastic.com/ Scholastic Technology Demo

34.        Resources for People with Learning Disabilities http://www.ldresources.com/

35.        Vocabulary University               http://www.vocabulary.com/

36.        Miss Maggie                              http://www.missmaggie.org/

37.        Math Forum                              http://mathforum.org/

Resources For Speech Language Pathologists:

38.        http://www.cini.org/ Communication Independence for the Neurologically Impaired

39.        http://www.herring.org/speech.html - This page provides a collection of excellent pointers to where you can find information in the field of Speech Language Pathology as opposed to providing the information itself.

40.        http://library.hcs.ucl.ac.uk/Links/SLT.htm - This page lists a selection of websites which are relevant to speech and language therapy (SLT), arranged thematically.

41.        http://drspeech.com/ Dr Speech

42.        http://www.enkidu.net/

43.        http://www.mayer-johnson.com/software/Speakdyn.html Speaking Dynamically Pro

44.        http://www.prentrom.com/ Prentke Romich Look Who's Really Talking

45.        http://www.words-plus.com/ One of the premier distributers of AAC products and resources

46.        http://www.aac-rerc.com/ Home of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Communication Enhancement

47.        Voice Recognition: http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt/

Great Web Sites for Assisting Students with Learning Differences

Reading Readiness Tool    http://www.readingrockets.org/

Novel Databases is an electronic database access project that enables libraries across New York State to give their communities online access to the full text of hundreds of journals, newspapers and other references.   The Project provided a foundation for the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL), providing access to high quality, reliable digital information.   Contact your local librarian for login information.  Also, visit www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/ .