Assistive+Technology


 * Assistive Technology **


 * Making AT Happen Final Project Presentation**


 * Final Project WIKI**


 * Assistive technologies provide creative solutions that enable students with disabilities to be more independent and productive.**


 * NIMAS - The National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) is a technical standard that curriculum publishers began using in 2006. NIMAS is designed to make it easier and faster to obtain accessible instructional materials. Publishers will send NIMAS files to the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC), when requested to do so through a purchasing contract with a school district. The NIMAS files can then be used to produce alternate formats, including braille, large print, digital text, and audiobooks, for students with disabilities.**

**About UDL**

 * What is Universal Design for Learning?**
 * Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a practical framework for responding to individual learning differences found in today’s schools. It is based on neuroscience research about differences between learners and the effective use of digital media and flexible curricula to help all students learn more effectively. The central premise of UDL is that curricula should be flexible and include alternatives to make it accessible and appropriate for students with different backgrounds, learning styles, and disabilities, in all learning situations.**
 * The principles of UDL strive for flexibility by:**
 * **presenting information in multiple formats and media**
 * **providing multiple ways of expression and apprenticeship**
 * **providing multiple ways to engage students’ interest and motivation**
 * Utilizing these three principles can help school personnel set appropriate goals for every student, choose methods and materials that give every student optimum instructional support, and ensure fair and accurate assessment of every student’s progress.**
 * (Information from __Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning__ by David Rose & Anne Meyer, 2002.**
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 * App Store Volume Purchase Program**

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 * Moodleis the Commonwealth's set of web-based tools for communication, collaboration, and curriculum planning, which are designed to support K-12 standards-based teaching and learning.**


 * //Dropbox// is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again! **

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=Preview: Apps for autism=
 * October 20, 2011 1:22 PM**
 * Autistic people whose condition prevents them from speaking are making breakthroughs with the help of tablet computers and special applications that allow them to communicate, some for the first time.**

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 * [|Apps for autism video] **