Accessibility for Print & Web Materials
Audiotape Print Materials
How to audiotape print materials from the AXIS Center for Public Awareness of People with Disabilities Effective Color Contrast
PDF files – Making Them Accessible
Planning Accessible Conferences
Ability Awareness
I'm Tyler
11 min video, developed by a high school student who has CP, promotes the idea of abilities. What a kid can do is much more important that what he can't.
Acronyms in Special Education
AD/HD
ADHD Learning Collaborative
NICHQ report on Improving Care for Children with ADHD
ADHD – Questions & Answers
National Institute of Mental Health site on ADHD.
NICHCY Briefing Paper on children and youth with AD/HD
American Sign Language Association
Free videos and literature available for free from public libraries
Asperger Syndrome
OASIS (Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
Assistive Technology
Access Ingenuity
Effective access solutions & products to help people with disabilities maintain their independence.
AccessIT
National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education, featuring the AccessIT Knowledge Base, a searchable database about accessible E&IT.
Assistive Listening Systems
Assistive Technology Expo
Assistive Technology Information
AT Tech Connection
National forum for assistive technology users to rate the products they use.
Browsealoud
Browsealoud service makes websites accessible to those with reading difficulties.
CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology)
Learning tools usable by a wide range of learners. Features Universal Design for Learning (teaching, learning, curriculum development that draws on brain research & media technologies to respond to individual learner differences).
EASI(Equal Access to Software and Information)
Online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities.
Freeware and Shareware Tools on the Internet
Topics include: cursors; drawing, coloring & creating; educational games & programs; E-Text; graphics; graphic organizers; links; keyboarding; modification checklists; mouse skills; on-screen keyboards; operating system changes; Sign Language; Text-To-Speech; and tools.
Microsoft Accessibility
Accessibility features of Microsoft products for individuals with disabilities.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Free booklet about Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities.
Trace Center
UW research center to increase accessibility of information technologies by people with disabilities. Site includes FAQ, Quick Sheets and resource lists.
Autism
Autism awareness ribbon & other autism related graphics
Autism Resources from NICHCY
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Autism "suite" 5 topic pages
Autism Video
A short video composed by a woman with autism. Be sure to watch the whole video, as its meaning becomes clearer as the video progresses.
Camp Awesum
Summer residential camp for kids on the autism spectrum from 8-12 years of age in northwoods at St. Germain, WI.
Genetic Link Found
Link to gene on Chromosome 15 discovered.
Medicaid Waivers – Maryland
NICHCY
links to scientific studies of autism
Stickers
Important tool that can help protect child with autism.
Web Course on Autism – Doug Flutie Foundation
Curriculum on autism - no cost to parents of children with autism; professional fee
Beach Center on Families and Disability
Behavioral Problems
Center for Effective Collaboration & Practice
Research-based intervention practices & programs for children with behavioral problems.
Blind/Visual Impairment
Making Documents Accessible
Guide for accessible formats for blind & visually impaired individuals.
National Library for the Blind
Teen Scene: Portrait of Success
Video starring 4 teen-agers with low vision - about being successful, self-advocating, dating, playing sports, or achieving in school or on the job.
Bridges for Kids!
Circle of support for ALL children from birth to adult life with a special focus on those who have disabilities, special needs, or who are at-risk. Information for parents & professionals about parenting concerns, child development, children with special needs, disabilities, and those who are at-risk.
Center for Accessible Society
Communications clearinghouse providing journalists credible information & quotable sources on national disability policy and independent living issues.
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy Magazine
Charter Schools
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
CSHCN WI Regional Centers
CSHCN Regional Map
CSHCN Regional Centers Update
Circles of Life Conference
Cognitive Disabilities
Modifying materials
Resources, tips, examples of modifications for individuals with cognitive disabilities.
Communication
Do2Learn
Communication aids: picture cards, organization tools, games, books, computer games, basic skills, product guide.
Facilitated communication
Yahoo email group for users of facilitated communication and facilitators.
Curriculum & Instruction Adaptation & Modification
Accommodations & Tips for Teachers
Accommodations for Students with Communication & Learning Disorders
Adapting and Modifying Curriculum & Instruction
Adapting Curriculum and Instruction with Assistive Technology in Inclusive Classrooms.
Adapting the Curriculum
Adapting the Curriculum - in 10 minutes or less
Adaptive Programming & Games
Classroom Adaptations for Specific Behaviors
Experts on Accommodations - to answer your Questions
Idea Sharing Forum for Teachers
Ideas for Adapting Curriculum
Modifications for Students w/Tourette Syndrome, ADD, OCD
Modifying Curriculum and Instruction
Modifying the Curriculum
Nine Ways to Adapt Instruction
Disability Etiquette
Handbook
Article
Information to ensure that interactions with customers with disabilities are respectful.
Disability Grapevine Online Newspaper
Email newspaper for people with disabilities
Disability Information
Disability-related information & programs available across the government on numerous subjects, including civil rights, education, employment, housing, health, income support, technology, transportation, and community life.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia Newsletter
Email newsletter with information about dyslexia testing and assessment, teaching dyslexic children, advice for parents, research, and more.
Schwab Learning
Recent advancements in neuroscience and dyslexia research help clarify misconceptions, dispel controversy, and improve diagnosis and intervention
International Dyslexia Association – WI Branch
Educational Software
Ohio Distinctive Software
Interactive CDs for kids
Estate Planning
With Open Arms: Embracing a Bright Financial Future for You and Your Child
Financial planning booklet for parents, caregivers, grandparents or others involved in the care of child with a disability. Includes estate planning, wills, special-needs trusts, government benefits, savings options insurance plans & other available resources.
Family Village
Hippotherapy (Horseback riding)
S.M.I.L.E.S
Inclusion
Ideal Lives Inclusion Center
Free newsletter about inclusion resources
Inclusive High School Classrooms
ERIC News Brief
Inclusion Research Institute
International assoc. of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates & professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. Weekly e-mail report available.
New Freedom Initiative
President Bush's initiative for eliminating the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from participating fully in community life.
http://www.hhs.gov/newfreedom/
http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/Citarpt.htm
Independent Living Centers in Wisconsin
Juvenile Justice
AD/HD & the Juvenile Justice System
Children in the juvenile justice system.
Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act (P.L.107-273)
LD, ADHD and Delinquency
NCSET Juvenile Justice Issues
Overrepresentation of youth with disabilities within the juvenile justice system; prevention, education, and transition for incarcerated youth.
Office of Juvenile Justice Desktop Guide to Juvenile Probation
Chapter 11 reviews special populations, including offenders with LD.
Ray of Hope in the Juvenile Justice system.
Risk, resilience & adjustment
Individuals with learning disabilities affect which youth will be "at risk" for delinquent behaviors.
Katie Beckett Program in Wisconsin
KidsWorld Deaf Net
Network with a virtual library, resource links, discussion forum area that includes live chats. National Forum on Family Involvement document.
Law Enforcement/First Responders& People with Disabilities
Dennis Debbaudt website
Landau Kleffner Syndrome
http://www.bobjanet.demon.co.uk/lks/home.html
http://tinyurl.com/nkyx
http://www.isn.net/~jypsy/lks.htm
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/landklfs.asp
http://tinyurl.com/nkz0
http://www.disabilityresources.org/LANDAU.html
http://www.homestead.com/FOLKSPACK/files/00Cont.PDF
http://tinyurl.com/nkz3
Learning Disabilities
LD Advocates Guide
Free guide on how to work with government & media on issues affecting individuals with learning disabilities.
Organizers
Graphic organizers for individuals with learning disabilities.
Parent's Guide to Differences and Disabilities in Learning
Free booklet for parents about learning disabilities and how they can help.
Really Useful Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities
List of useful technology, such as writing software, portable devices, and reference tools
Teaching LD CEC Service
Research-based strategies for teaching LD students, conferences, newsletters.
Literacy Resources
http://www.ciera.org/
http://heads-up.org/helpkidsread.html
http://nccic.org/literacy.html
MathNerds
Need help with math? Free hints, ideas, and references from a volunteer network of mathematicians.
Medial Home National Center
American Academy of Pediatrics site includes educational, resource & advocacy materials, guidelines for care, evaluation tools & technical assistance to improve systems of care for Children with Special Health Care needs by connecting them to a medical home.
Mental Health
Mental Health World
Resources for people with mental health concerns, parents and others to encourage hope and understanding through education.
Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health
Research, publications, information about developments in the field of Children's Mental Health. Subscribe to rtcUpdates, a monthly email newsletter.
MUMS
Mothers United for Moral Support - parent to parent matching
National Organization on Disability Community Partnership Program
Statistics on disabilities
New Ways New Days Videos
Videos that focus on parenting issues, children with disabilities and community resources; featured on Wisconsin cable network.
Occupational Therapy
Pocket Full of Therapy
Great activities for kids with disabilities & catalogue for OT supplies.
Parent Involvement/Parent-Professional Collaboration
Connecting Schools to Families
Family and Professional Partnerships
New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement
Parent Educator Connection Northern WI
(CESA 12 and 9) web site and newsletter for parents & educators.
Parent and Professional Partnerships
Parent Involvement: Literature Review and Database of Promising Practices
Parent Involvement: Does it Matter to Student Achievement
Parent Involvement and Student Achievement
Parent/Professional Collaboration
Pictures
Thousands of pictures and icons sources for PECS and assistive technology
Racial Justice
Civil Rights Harvard Project
Resources/searchable database for information on racial justice.
Inequity in Special Education
RAISING Special Kids
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Reading Methods
Minority Students
Research-based reading methods.
Researchers Support Early Intervention for ALL Children
who experience difficulty learning to read
Scientific Approach to Reading Instruction
Teaching Reading is Rocket Science:
What expert teachers of reading should know and be able to do
WI Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
Research
Parents’ Guide to Research
Published by the Organization for Autism Research
Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Quality Mall - Person-Centered Principles
SearchDisabilities
Resource for anything related to disabilities.
School Finance
GAO Report on Per-Pupil Spending
Sensory Integration Resource Center
Service Animals
Service Animals – DOT Guidelines
Siblings
Arc Sibling Support
SibShops
Smile
Social Skills
LINK program
Non-disabled peers partner with children with autism thru school day(video).
Speaking of Speech
Interactive forum to exchange ideas & techniques, find out about available materials, resource links.
Special Ed News
Publications and resources about special education, includes link for families.
Special Olympics
Home Page
So Get Into It Curriculum
Stress Reliever
Summer Activities for Kids
America’s Library
Resource for parents to explore with their children.
Book Reviews
Kids can submit their own book reviews & read reviews written by other children.
Music Education for Kids
San Francisco Symphony Kids' Site for learning about & having fun with music.
Reading Rainbow
Books written and illustrated by children (go to Contest).
Summer Reading Resources for Parents and Kids
International Reading Association list.
Travel Resources
Accessible Bus Service
U.S. Department of Justice fact sheet on accessible bus service.
Easter Seals Project ACTION fact sheet.
Accessible U.S. Transit Services
Easter Seals Project ACTION works with transit, disability and consumer organizations and federal agencies to improve transit accessibility. Site includes a database of accessible U.S. transit services & materials to train transit personnel.
Accessible Traveler's Database
http://www.projectaction.org/paweb/index.htm
http://www.fashion-able.itgo.com/PAGE3.HTML
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/1502/
Adapting Motor Vehicles for People with Disabilities
Selecting and installing assistive devices for drivers with disabilities.
Air Travel
Air Carrier Access Act
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/382SHORT.htm
http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/publications/disabled.htm
http://www.epva.org/Disability_Issues/airaccess.html
http://www.pva.org/NEWPVASITE/publications/pdf/acaa_makeitwork.pdf
http://www.icanonline.net/channels/travel/law_rights/index.cfm
Hotline for Air Travelers with Disabilities
Information for the Air Traveler with a Disability
Childproof Seatbelts
Disney's Magic Kingdom
Driving with a Disability
New York City
Outdoor Recreation
Project ACTION
Easter Seals project to increase mobility for people with disabilities, includes resources, training and technical assistance.
Rapid Transit Travel
Service Animals – DOT Guidelines
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Accessibility Page
Accessible transportation, and contacts for inquiries or complaints.
Washington, D.C. area (including MD, VA)
Social Security Information
www.ssa.gov
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/ssa/default_smart.html
Vaccine Injury Alliance
Alliance of legal professionals committed to helping families in obtaining compensation for vaccine-related injuries
Waisman Center
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative
WIRE
Washington County I &R Exchange - resources related to health and/or human service needs
