Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f58JXVf03669; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 15:33:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 15:33:31 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <260318E1A3A57F4B86CAD9A500F59F1A8FA130@cluster1a.ade.az.gov> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Hoyt, Charles" <choyt@mail1.ade.state.az.us> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3510] Useful Links X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Status: O Content-Length: 21191 Lines: 692 Below are some links that we have organized. We hope you find them useful. RESOURCES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY CHALLENGED Blindness Resource Center http://www.nyise.org/blind.htm The best central site for visually challenged and blind individuals. Set a bookmark! Macintosh Disability Shareware and Freeware http://www.ecnet.net/users/gnorris/place.shtml A wonderful set of links to adaptive technology developed by a person who is visually challenged. Microsoft Accessibility: Technology for Everyone http://www.microsoft.com/enable/default.htm Accessible computers and software programs can make it possible for everyone, including people with varying degrees of disabilities, to use these technologies successfully in work, education, and recreation. American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org/ American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.eyenet.org/ National Federation of the Blind http://www.nfb.org/ Evaluators of students with visual impairments http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/vhassessors Simulates eye-muscle problems: eyes follow the cursorhttp://cim.ucdavis.edu/eyes/eyesim.htm RESOURCES FOR THE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING HandSpeak http://www.handspeak.com/ HandSpeaktm is the largest, fast-growing popular visual language dictionary online A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms http://www.masterstech-home.com/ASLDict.html Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs, but does not hear. New word definitions are being added, and this will soon bring the total number of ASL terms to more than 1270! Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers 1-10. ASL software http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm Virtual tour of the ear - lots of information http://ctl.augie.edu/perry/ear/heardis.htm Deaf America Web http://dww.deafworldweb.org/int/us/ ASL dictionary on line http://dww.deafworldweb.org/asl/ Parents' guide to deaf education http://home.inreach.com/torsi/frame.html Alexander Graham Bell Association http://www.agbell.org/ Beginnings for Parents http://www.beginningssvcs.com/ American Society for Deaf Children http://www.deafchildren.org/ Council on Education of the Deaf http://www.educ.kent.edu/deafed/ National Information Center on Deafness http://www.gallaudet.edu/~nicd/ Spragins's Assessment Instruments for D/HH http://www.gallaudet.edu/~catraxle/reviews.html National Technical Institute for the Deaf papers & publications http://www.isc.rit.edu/~490www/pubs.html National Association of the Deaf http://www.nad.org/ Interest group for deaf & hard of hearing http://www.naspweb.org/services/members/deaf.htm Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People http://www.shhh.org/ Links for Individuals who are Deaf-Blind http://www.tr.wosc.osshe.edu/dblink/index.htm RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES Pediatric Neurosurgery page Neil Feldstein http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nsg/PNS/ The Tourette Syndrome Association http://tsa.mgh.harvard.edu/ Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome http://www.charcot-marie-tooth.org/ Beth Warren's home page http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3377/cfids.html List of Genetic Dysmorphic Syndromes http://www.hgmp.mrc.ac.uk/DHMHD/view_human.html Mobility International education exchange, travel information http://www.miusa.org/ NORD listing of rare diseases home page http://www.rarediseases.org/ Spinal cord injuries http://www.spinewire.com/cgi-bin/templates/index.html United Cerebral Palsy http://www.ucpa.org/html/ Sotos Syndrome http://www.well.com/user/sssa/sssainfo.htm SPECIAL EDUCATION SITES/LEARNING DISABILITIES US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/ The Family Village Library http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/library.htm Your source for information about disabilities. Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI) http://www.hood.edu/seri/serihome.htmThis is one of the best central sites on the Internet for special education resources. It contains a comprehensive and well-organized set of links to locations important for special education issues. Family Village http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlxThis is an excellent central site about mental retardation and other disabilities. Set a bookmark! Internet Resources for Special Children http://www.irsc.org/This is another central site, very useful, with extensive resources on special education. The Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org/A major professional organization in special education. Inclusion Resources http://www.hood.edu/seri/inclu.htm A nice collection of links related to inclusive education. The information at this location can provide useful background information to teachers new to inclusion. Inclusion http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/ An outstanding collection of resources designed for the teacher who practices, or will soon practice, an inclusion model in the classroom. Links to teaching strategies, strategies to prepare for inclusion, and many supportive Internet resources. Learning Disabilities Association of America http://www.ldanatl.org The home page for this organization with over 60,000 members. This location provides links and resources for individuals interested in learning more about learning disabilities. Learning Disabilities http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/learningdis.html This website contains a booklet from the National Institutes of Mental Health. It explains learning disabilities to parents. The Family Village Inclusion Resources http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/education/inclusion.html Another nice location to provide resources for teachers interested in inclusive education. Contains links to locations to communicate with others, research, on-line newsletters, and web sites related to inclusion. Learning Disabilities and ESOL http://www.cal.org/ncle/ResLD.htm Learning Disabilities and Adult Learners http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/adult/index.html Learning Accommodations for Individuals with Special Needs http://www.vanderbilt.edu/kennedy/programs/lai_main.html Individual differences in learning style and efficiency, whether unusually slow or exceedingly rapid, call for accommodations of the educational, work, or living environment to match individual needs. To make such accommodations more effective, it is necessary to understand basic cognitive and brain processes underlying differences in cognitive ability. The goal is to enhance outcomes for school-age youngsters and adults who have been identified as having disabilities or who are vulnerable to learning difficulties. Premier Programming Solutions http://www.premier-programming.com/ Premier Programming Solutions has over 15 years of experience in software development. The president and founder of "PPS" was a senior architect for Sybase Inc., and has successfully deployed over a dozen major business system in both the public and private sector. Gander Educational Publishing http://www.lindamoodbell.com/gander/ Gander's goal is to provide educational products and materials that are unique to the field of educational publishing. Our products are designed to develop sensory-cognitive processing as the foundation for language, literacy, and math skills. Central Auditory Processing Disorder http://familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_capd.html Children & Adults with ADD http://www.chadd.org/ LD Diagnosis Flow Chart http://alpha.fdu.edu/~dumont/FLOW_CHART.htm A flow chart to aid multidisciplinary teams with the determination of a child's eligibility for Special Education due to a Specific Learning Disability. Earobics http://www.cogcon.com/ Nonverbal LD http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/7262/ Student self-advocacy http://www.ldonline.org/kidzone/speak_up/iep_guide.html Neuropsychology http://www.neuropsychologycentral.com/ Nonverbal learning disorder http://www.nldontheweb.org/ Lise "Bats" Hogan's LD site http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/special_education ASSOCIATIONS / FOUNDATIONS / SOCITIES American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/ International Dyslexia Association http://interdys.org/ The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is an international, non-profit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to the study and treatment of dyslexia. This location provides access to its many resources related to this important learning disability. Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org/ The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice. Urban Sp. Ed. Leadership Collaborative http://www.edc.org/collaborative The Collaborative is pleased to announce a new professional development series for urban school leadership. During 2001 there will be three urban school leadership institutes held in strategic areas of the country. These institutes will be open to leadership at both the district and building level. The Urban School Leadership Institutes will focus on building unified systems and will address both systems issues around school reform and best practices at both the school and classroom levels. Institutes will be thought provoking, research driven, and focus on improving outcomes of all learners. Society for Advancement of Travel for the Handicapped http://www.sath.org/ The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps http://www.TASH.org/ The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada http://www.ldac-taac.ca/ Learning Disabilities Assoc. of America http://www.ldanatl.org/ Schwab Foundation for Learning: info. for parents http://www.schwablearning.org/index.html International Reading Association http://www.reading.org/contact/ American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.eyenet.org/public/faqs/learn_dis American Speech and Hearing Association home page http://www.asha.org/slp/index.htm American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/ The American Occupational Therapy Association is a national professional society that represents the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners, and improves the quality of occupational therapy services. American Speech-Language-Pathology Association http://www.asha.org/ ASHA is the professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 96,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. International Reading Association (IRA) http://www.reading.org/ The International Reading Association seeks to promote high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction through studying the reading processes and teaching techniques; serving as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of reading research through conferences, journals, and other publications; and actively encouraging the lifetime reading habit. LISTSERVS/MAILING LISTS /NEWSLETTERS DEAFKIDS - listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu A discussion group for children who are deafCHATBACK - listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu A discussion group on special educationINCLUSIVE-EDUCATION - mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk An Inclusive education discussion listSPECED-L - speced-l@uga.cc.uga.edu A special education discussion list LD web site and newsletter http://www.ldresources.com/ldreader.html Book offers, parent chat line, newsletter, etc. http://www.disabilityresource.com/ To subscribe to the Special Ed Advocate newsletter. http://www.wrightslaw.com/subscribe.htm Institute for Applied Psychometrics http://home.att.net/~gfgc/index.htm The Institute for Applied Psychometrics, llc (IAP) is devoted to the application of psychological, educational, measurement and statistical concepts and procedures to issues and problems in education and psychology. The goal of the IAP is to serve as a bridge between psychological, psychometric, measurement and statistical theory and methods and applied practice in psychology and education. The IAP has a special focus on the use of the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities (aka., Cattell-Horn Gf-Gc theory and/or the Carroll tri-stratum theory) in intelligence test development and interpretation Special Education List SPECED-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Special Education List LISTSERV@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subscription to IDEA News http://www.ideapractices.org/forms/maillist.htm Special-topic discussion groups run by American Guidance Service http://www.agsnet.com/ Discussion group on the Behavior Assessment for Children http://www.bascforum.com/ Discussion group on speech and language assessment and treatment http://www.slpforum.com/ Special Ed. News http://www.specialednews.com ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SITES Special Needs and Technology Resources http://www.hood.edu/seri/tech.htm Here is an extensive collection of links to a wide variety of technology resources. Adaptive Technology http://www.ala.org/editions/openstacks/insidethecovers/mates/mates_appen1.ht ml Visual Assistive Technology Center http://www.at-center.com/ Assistive Technology Incorporated http://www.assistivetech.com/ World-Class Assistive Technology http://www.rehabtool.com/ Ability Hub http://www.abilityhub.com/read/index.htm Options by Info-grip http://www.infogrip.com/category_view.asp?option=keyboard Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic http://www.rfbd.org/ Assistive & Adaptive Technology in Special Ed. http://at-advocacy.phillynews.com/index.html Links for disabilities and technology http://discovertechnology.com/ Learning tech for post-secondary students w/ disabilities http://olt-bta.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/publicat/Dawson79160exe.html Gigantic list of assistive technology links http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/alphabet.htm Calculator for evaluators http://www.agsnet.com/calc/ AlphaSmart word processors http://www.alphasmart.com/ Speech recognition software forum http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt Global Schoolhouse: information for teachers http://www.gsh.org/wce/ Metroplex: voice-activated, on-screen math computing http://www.mathtalk.com/ Rehab Engineering & Assistive Technology http://www.resna.org/ Speaking to Write Project http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt Screen readers, etc. http://www.texthelp.com/ Scans, reads aloud, edits, writes, looks up, etc. http://www.wynn.arkenstone.org/ Speaking to Write Project - voice-activated computers spk2wrt@edc.org The Center for Communication and Cognitive Disorders http://www.edu.uwo.ca/cccd/index.html Researches computer technology and special education resources for students with disabilities. Descriptive Video Service http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/access/dvs National service that makes visual media accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired. National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP) http://www.edc.org/FSC/NCIP Promotes the effective use of technology to enhance outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical, and social/emotional disabilities National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators (NCITE) http://idea.uoregon.edu/~ncite Advances the quality and effectiveness of technology, media, and materials for individuals with disabilities. Technology and Media Division (TAM) http://www.tamcec.org The Technology and Media Division (TAM) is the official division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) that works to promote the availability and effective use of technology and media for individuals with disabilities and/or who are gifted. Premier Programming Solutions http://www.premier-programming.com/ Premier Programming Solutions offers many adaptive software applications (some for free) among them Scan to Read, Text Cloner and DocRead. INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES TRI Online! http://www.taconicresources.net/pa-ed.htm#stw Self-Advocacy Bibliography http://thearc.org/misc/sabib.html TEACHING STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES LD Online Newsletter http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/strategies.html#gener al University of California (Berkeley) Good Teaching http://www.uga.berkeley.edu/sled/bgd/teaching.html Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (University of Michigan) http://www.crlt.umich.edu/teachings.html Teaching and Learning Resources (State University of Buffalo) http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/tlr/teachstrat.html Teaching methods, materials and texts - Brody Reading http://www.LARCpublishing.com LEARNING STYLES AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES Using Learning Styles (University of Michigan) http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tsls.html Telecommunications for Remote Work and Learning http://www.cyg.net/~jblackmo/diglib/styl-a.html Multiple Intelligences Websites http://pzweb.harvard.edu/ami Gardner's multiple intelligences 1 http://edweb.gsn.org/edref.mi.intro.html Gardner's multiple intelligences 2 http://www.harding.edu/~cbr/midemo/mifirst.html Gardner's multiple intelligences 3 http://www.rspublishing.com/Multiple%20Intelligences.html PROVIDING ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS IN POSTSECONDARY (Samples of Guides) A Policy Guide for Students at San Diego State University http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/dss/dssguide.html Reading Methods for Language-Based Learning Differences http://www.epsbooks.com/html/training.asp RESEARCH ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS Shaywitz article on LD http://www.sciam.com/1196issue/1196shaywitz.html LD Research and Resources; Cog. Process. Inventory http://www.hopkins.k12.mn.us/Pages/North/LD_Research/ National Reading Panel reports http://www.nationalreadingpanel.org/Documents/default.htm LEADERS IN THE FIELD Mel Levine on LD http://www.allkindsofminds.org/ RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS IEP Checklist http://www.isn.net/~jypsy/72iep.htm A Student's Guide to the IEP http://www.ldonline.org/kidzone/speak_up/iep_guide.html The Behavioral IEP http://www.childpsychology.com/fba_bip/index.htm Checklist for Effective IEP's http://www.peatc.org/checklis.htm Fast Facts on IEP's http://www.icsi.net/~stlevine/FastFactsOnIEPs.html Getting Copies of the Assessments before the IEP Meeting http://www.crosswinds.net/~iep/iep.html The IEP Process http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/iep_process.html Writing and IEP http://m1.aol.com/sheeanaa/writiep.html IEP Conflict Resolution Chart http://at-advocacy.phillynews.com/data/iepchart.html State Statutes for IEP's http://lisa_kalp.tripod.com/IEPGuideindex.html IEP and Assistive Technology http://at-advocacy.phillynews.com/data/atiepakm.html Transition Services and the IEP http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/iep/ieppub.html Two Powerful Documents to take to the IEP Meeting http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/add/judy/twin_documents.htm Writing IEP's for Success http://www.ldanatl.org/articles/seab/bateman1.shtml TRANSITION Association for Career and Technical Education http://www.acteonline.org/ The Association for Career and Technical Education is a professional organization of 38,000 teachers, counselors, school administrators, teacher educators and business/industry partners. National Transition Alliance for Youth with Disabilities http://www.dssc.org/nta/ Promotes the transition of youth with disabilities toward desired postschool experiences. National Transition Network http://ici2.coled.umn.edu/ntn/ The National Transition Network provides technical assistance and evaluation services to states with grants for Transition Systems Change and School-to-Work Transition Coalition http://www.transitioncoalition.org/ The Transition Coalition web site offers information, support, and linkages to professionals, family members, individuals with disabilities and others interested and involved in the transition from school to adult life. Transition Link http://www.transitionlink.com/ Transition link is an interactive web resource that contains practical information, up-to-date references, useful strategies, and links to a multitude of transition resources. Transition Research Institute http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/SPED/tri/institute.html Identifies effective practices and provides technical assistance activities on the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to adult life. Transition in the IEP http://www.ldanatl.org/articles/seab/bateman3.shtml ADVOCACY Advocate's Center http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/tips/Judy_IEP_Attachment.html Parental Advocacy http://www.coping.org/copingbook/advocacy.htm Power Advocates http://www.poweradvocates.org/ The Advocacy Primer http://specialed.about.com/education/specialed/library/weekly/bladvocacyprim erla.htm Charles B. Hoyt, Education Program Specialist Arizona Department of Education/Division of Adult Education, Bin #26 1535 W. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: 602-542-5259 Fax 602-542-1161 E-mail: choyt@ade.az.gov
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