Mallory Burton's List: Accessible and Accessibility Sites

Excellent engaging and educationally sound instructional videos. This science site for grades 1-6 also has great accessibility options including visual, auditory and keyboard shortcuts. I learned about this from Paul Hamilton's October 20, 2008 post. According to Paul, Many of the activities include captioned video where the "captions" can be read aloud. Other activities use diagrams and interactive images to present material. All text can be read aloud, and can be repeated upon request.

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science excellent video AT on 2009-01-12 and saved by 71 people

This is a collection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. (1000 and growing) Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces (i.e. switches, alternative keyboards, touch screens, and dedicated AAC devices). The books may be downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint, Impress, or Flash format. (Maybe in the type compatible with the SB!) You may write your own books using pictures from the huge collection at Flickr or pictures you upload. Some of the books may be inappropriate, so have students select from your favourites.

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reading language arts etext writing AT accessible on 2009-06-19 and saved by 174 people

There's a suite of open source software that's been complied and packaged by the Regional Support Centre - Scotland and Northeast. The idea is that all apps are stored on a pendrive and take from computer to computer by a student needing adaptations. You can download this package of 41 apps from this site in Scotland. Paul Hamilton reviewed this package in November 2008. It took him 2 hours to download the entire 2GB package, and the apps then worked perfectly.

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AT UDL on 2009-01-12 and saved by 16 people

This is a wiki for UDL Toolkits in many curriculum areas.

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udl AT on 2009-01-12 and saved by 2 people

In Karen Janowski's excellent collection you will find links to free text readers, curriculum organizers, online collaboration tools, reading tools, math tools, study skills tools and more. \n

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AT tools udl on 2009-01-12 and saved by 118 people

SET-BC consultant Paul Hamilton's blog on AT resources. Paul finds the latest Web 2.0 apps, tries them out, and reviews them. He provides a screen shot and enough info that you can usually tell which apps are worth further investigating. I've invited Paul to join this group. He's definitely your goto guy if you're looking for a particular app.

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AT tools blogs on 2009-03-12 and saved by 92 people

SET-BC is a Provincial Resource Program designed to assist school districts in British Columbia in meeting the assistive technology needs of students with physical disabilities and visual impairments. There are lots of free downloadable tutorials and curriculum materials associated with AT programs such as Kurzweil, Clicker5, Boardmaker, and others at this site.

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AT on 2008-10-04

Students with learning differences require alternative teaching techniques and learning strategies to create the proper curriculum. Free newsletter lots of tips for parents.

www.hellofriend.org/...good_classroom.html - Preview

UDL LD AT on 2008-10-21 and saved by 5 people

Free larger format Downloadable calculator.

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math AT on 2009-01-12 and saved by 2 people

Input the skill you need help with (reading, writing, etc.) and the type of support and the site generates a matrix listing products and features that may help. You can also browse by product and by feature.

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AT tools on 2008-09-12 and saved by 88 people

WebAnywhere is a free web-based screen reader that requires no software installation and so is available to blind users on any computer that has a sound card. I have not trialed it yet.

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VI AT on 2008-08-25

This Firefox add-on adds many features to make the browser more accessible.

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AT on 2008-07-21 and saved by 19 people

Ira Socol talks about building student independence by helping them understand which AT tools will help them learn and function better. It's similar to Joy Zabala's SETT framework, but Socol uses the TEST approach (Task, environment, skills, tool)

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AT udl tools on 2009-03-09 and saved by 15 people

The Access Center improves students' access to the general education curriculum. The Access Center assists students with disabilities as well as students with other needs. There are links to videos about UDL and many great resources on this site.

www.k8accesscenter.org/...UniversalDesignPage.asp - Preview

udl AT on 2008-07-20 and saved by 4 people

Accessible video games and instructions for adapting on this site.

www.robertflorio.com/games.html - Preview

games accessible on 2009-02-20 and saved by 2 people

Adaptive equipment to provide access for gaming.

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games AT on 2009-06-20

Here, you will find information and resources on how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can make a major impact on the education of children and people with special educational and communication needs.

www.callscotland.org.uk - Preview

AT on 2009-02-26

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games AT on 2009-03-06

AT software site recommended by Suzanne Harwood.

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AT tools on 2009-03-09 and saved by 50 people