Industry Links

• Assistive Technology Associations

  Able Data, AT informational site sponsored by NIDRR

  Access Technology Higher Education Network (ATHEN)

  ADA National Network

  Alliance for Technology Access (ATA)

  Assistive Technology Industry Association

  Association of Assistive Technology Acts Program (ATAP), The

  Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)

  Augmentative and Alternative Communication Institute

  Center for Accessible Technology, The

  Center for Implementing Technology in Education

  Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI)

  Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources Inc

  High Tech Center Training Unit

  Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP)

  Infinitec

  National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI)

  National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)

  National Center on Universal Design for Learning

  Pass It On Center (PIOC), The

  PATINS Project

  Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), The

  RESNA Catalyst Project

  State Leaders in Assistive Technology in Education (SLATE)

  Technology and Media Division (TAM), The

• Blind and Vision Impaired

  American Council of the Blind

  American Foundation for the Blind

  American Printing House for the Blind

  Canadian Charity for People with Vision Loss (CNIB)

  Chicago Lighthouse, The

  DAISY Consortium

  Illinois Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (IAER)

  Iowa Braille School (IBS)

  Mid America Conference of Rehabilitation Teachers (MACRT), The

  National Braille Press

  National Federation of the Blind

  Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) of England

  Spectrios Institute for Low Vision

• Book Recommendataions

  Overcoming Dyslexia
  Shaywitz, Dr. Sally (2005) New York: Random House, Inc.
  Neuroscientist Shaywitz demystifies the roots of dyslexia (a neurologically based reading difficulty affecting one in five children)
  In this book, you will find a variety of resources to help better understand how Kurzweil Educational Systems can improve students' ability to read and excel in the classroom. You can assess research that measure the impact of assistive learning technology in various educational settings. And, you will also find important tips and information that can help assist you in securing the funding necessary to implement Kurzweil Educational Systems products.

• Educational Foundations

  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  Children's Guild Foundation, The

  eduTopia

  eHow: Charities or Foundations That Help Kids With Special Needs

  Foundations for Education Excellence

  National School Foundation Association

  NEA Foundation, The

  Schwab Foundation

• General Ed Teacher Resources

  Education Oasis: Teacher Community site

  EdWeb.net: Educators Social Networking site

  GreatSchools

  Massachusetts Computer Using Educators, a Teacher 's Professional Organization

  National Center on Response to Intervention

  National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP)

  National Education Association (NEA)

  National Middle School Association

  New York State Association for Computer and Technologies in Education

  Technology in Special Education

  WeAreTeachers.com: Community site

• Learning Disabilities Associations

  American Occupational Therapy Association

  American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

  Arc of Massachusetts

  Association on Higher Education & Disability

  Attention Deficit Disorder Resources

  Austrialian National University Disability Services Centre

  Bright Solutions for Dyslexia, Inc

  Cerebral Palsy Family Network

  Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Inc., d/b/a, Oak Hill, now working with all Disabilities

  Davis Dyslexia Association International

  Disability.gov, by US Dept of Labor ODEP

  Federation for Children with Special Needs

  International Dyslexia Association, The

  LD Online (Service of Public TV WETA)

  Learning Disabilities Association of America

  Learning Disabilities Association of Canada

  Learning Disabilities Worldwide

  National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilies (AACLD)

  National Center for Learning Disabilities

  National Organization on Disability

  Rocky Mountain Branch of The International Dyslexia Association (IDA-RMB)

  Veterans Resource Center

• Smartxt Program at Laney College
  College students learn to strategically read and analyze textbook content. Instructors learn how to select and use specific tools and features of the Kurzweil 3000 software program to meet reading objectives.
  
  Smartxt! modules are electronic textbook chapters complete with specific embedded strategies that demonstrate how students should approach subsequent chapters.
  
  Smartxt! was successful launched in 2005 in the California Community Colleges. Program creator Stacey Kayden and the Smartxt! team are currently working with instructors at six colleges across California and the country.
  
  Students using Smartxt! modules self-identify as using higher level thinking skills relative to their peers. In a small scale study at Mercer County Community College in New Jersey, students in a sociology class using Smartxt! scored 12 % higher on course tests than students not using Smartxt! modules. Focus groups using Smartxt! modules report improved focus and retention.
  
  Hear what others are saying
  Visit Smartxt Website
  

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