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=Adaptive Technology=

// Adaptive or Assistive Technology is “any mechanical, electronic or computer-based equipment, non-mechanical or non-electric aid, or specialized instructional materials that persons with disabilities can use to assist them in learning, in making their environment more accessible, in competing in the work environment, in enhancing their independence, or in otherwise improving their quality of life. ( // from http://fpweb.iglou.com/katsnet/fundingbook.html // ) //

General Information AT Assessment Resources in South Carolina / USC Funding AT

Also see AT Devices & Vendors, Computer Accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Additional informatin can be found under Technology for Individuals... in the following lists: Visual Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorder

GENERAL INFORMATION
[|Accessible Technology Coalition] atcoalition.org/

US Department of Education: Assistive Technology http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/assistivetech.html

Assistive Technology Training Online (ATTO) http://atto.buffalo.edu/ ” The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms.”

[|Tools for Life] [Georgia's Assistive Technology Act Program] www.gatfl.org/

Video Library http://www.edutopia.org/ Go to Video library. Click on the drop down menu to "Technology Integration" then scroll down and you will find a video entitled: Assistive Technology Enabling Dreams. Be sure to watch it until the end where there is a great adaptation of a horn!

NATRI, the National Assistive Technology Research Institute http://natri.uky.edu/resmenu.html

Assistive Technology Viewer http://natri.uky.edu/resources/viewer/index.html These are (mostly) video examples of people using assistive devices.

Assistive Technology Resources http://college.hmco.com/education/resources/res_prof/students/spec_ed/tech_resources/index.html This is from the Houghton Mifflin web site’s Student Resource Center.

Tools for Living: Taking the Mystery Out of Assistive Technology http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/tfl_mystery.html This in an article from “Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology: An Emerging Way to Touch the Future.”

Alliance for Technology Access http://www.ataccess.org/

AbilityHub http://www.abilityhub.com/ “Assistive Technology [is] for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers”

WebABLE http://www.webable.com/ “WebABLE is the authoritative Web site for disability-related internet resources. The WebABLE site goal is to stimulate education, research, and development of technologies that will ensure accessibility for people with disabilities to advanced information systems and emerging technologies.”

WebAIM http://www.webaim.org/

SearchAbility: A Database of Links http://www.webaim.org/searchability/

Identify the Right Assistive Technology [] One of the options on this page is to download the “Assistive Technology Decision Tree by UnumProvident [which] leads you through questions based on the type of impairment to identify assistive technology products that you might consider.”

Assistive Technology: Enhanced Learning for All by Lisa Wahl http://www.edutopia.org/assistive-technology-enhances-learning-all “New educational tools help students with a range of learning disabilities excel.”

CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology http://www.cast.org/ CAST is a not-for-profit education research and development organization that uses technology to make education more flexible and accessible for all students, especially those with disabilities.

Information Technology and Disabilities http://people.rit.edu/easi/itd/itdv11.htm

Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) http://www.ataccess.org/default.html “The Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) is a network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.”

IT Accessibility and Workforce (ITAW) [US General Services Administration] http://www.gsa.gov/cita

DO-IT [Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology] [|www.washington.edu/doit]

Assistive Tech case studies http://www.techconnections.org/training/CaseStudies.cfm

Taking the Mystery Out of Assistive Technology http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/tfl_mystery.html This article is from the LD OnLine web site.

Assistive Technology for Kansas [|http://www.atk.lsi.ukans.edu] This link includes documents, publications, and transcripts on topics of assistive technology. There is also information on political action and legal issues related to assistive technology.

Technology and Inclusion http://www.taicenter.com/ See how technology can assist your inclusion efforts at the Technology and Inclusion site.

Adaptive Technology Resource Centre http://atrc.utoronto.ca/

For the Blind, Technology Does What a Guide Dog Can’t []

AT ASSESSMENT
Center for Computer Assistance to the Disabled [|http://www.c-cad.org] This site “provides evaluation, information, referrals, and training concerning adaptive technology for computer access and other disability related products.”

QIAT - Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services in School Settings [|http://www.qiat.org] “This site offers indicators for schools to follow in providing, choosing, integrating, and determining compliance related to assistive technology services. These indicators are helpful for both educators and parents during the IEP process.”

AT Consideration [|http://www.tamcec.org] This tool, a wheel, is produced by Technology and Media Division (TAM) of the Council for Exceptional Children. The idea is to use this at an IEP meeting to discuss possible AT ideas that might work for the student.

WATI - Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative [|http://www.wati.org]

Assistive Technology Planner http://natri.uky.edu/atPlannermenu.html There is a link to the Implementation Plan Form (PDF) on this page that can be used by anyone – even without purchasing the booklets. A presentation about using the AT Planner and form by Margaret Bausch can be found at CITEd http://www.cited.org/indes.aspx?page_id=126

Encyclopedia of Assistive Technology []

RESOURCES IN SOUTH CAROLINA / USC
South Carolina Assistive Technology Project (SCATP) http://www.sc.edu/scatp 803-935-5263

SCATP workshops Register on line for this workshop at [|http://www.sc.edu/scatp/regform.htm], email Sally Young at youngs@cdd.sc.edu, or call 803-935-5263.

[|Accessibility.SC.Gov]

The South Carolina Assistive Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC)

http://accessibility.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx

(USC) Student Disability Services [|http://www.sa.sc.edu/dss/] Find information about test proctoring, classroom accommodations, assistive technologies, etc on this site. A suggested statement for your syllabi can also be found in the Faculty Information area.

(USC) Center for Adaptive Technology http://www.sc.edu/library/catlab.html This center is located in the back of the computer lab on level 5 of the Thomas Cooper Library. The center “accommodates the information technology needs of students with disabilities by providing specialized software and hardware.”

//Wording on my syllabi// “Any candidate enrolled in this course with a documented disability should contact the Office of Student Disability Services at 803-777-6742 (TDD) or 803-777-6744 to make arrangements for alternative forms of course materials and other classroom accommodations prior to the first class meeting. For more information about the services offered by Student Disabilities Services, please see their web site at http://www.sa.sc.edu/dss/ ”

FUNDING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Financing Assistive Technology: Handbook for Funding [|www.trace.wisc.edu/archive/fintech/fintech.html] This is very thorough, including general information about AT.

Families and Advocates Partnership for Education web site: [|www.fape.org]

ATA Centers [|www.ATAccess.org]

Community Technology Centers [|www.CTCNet.org]

Elks Club [|www.elks.org/lodges/default.cfm]

Easter Seals [|www.easterseals.com]

Lions Club [|www.lionsclubs.org]

PLUK Family Guide to Assistive Technology [|www.pluk.org/AT1.html]

Med-Sell (used medical equipment and some AT devices) [|www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/classifi.html]

Iowa Program for Assistive Technology http://www.uiowa.edu/infotech

National Cristina Foundation [|www.cristina.org]

Disabled Children’s Relief Fund [|www.dcrf.com]

GiveTech.org: [|www.givetech.org/assistance]

Jim Mullen Foundation [|www.jimmullen.com].

Quality Mall http://www.qualitymall.org/funding/index.asp This is an ’online resource for products and services that support folks with developmental disabilities” which includes a section called Funding Information.