Web Resources
ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
Equal Access to Software and information (EASI): Owned and operated by Dr. Norm Coombs, EASI offers online courses and discussions on topics such as web access and distance learning. http://easi.cc/workshop.htm
Syllabus Magazine a monthly publication dedicated exclusively to covering IT in higher education. Syllabus covers critical IT trends and technologies within a variety of platforms. http://lists.101com.com/NLS/pages/main.asp?NL=Syllabus
ACCESS TO CAREER SERVICES, INTERNSHIPS, AND FIELD PLACEMENTS
Job Accommodations Network: A service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor www.jan.wvu.edu
Workforce Diversity and Careers & the Disabled – two magazine devoted to issues regarding employment of individuals with disabilities. www.eop.com
DISABILITY GENERAL
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) webpage: www.ada.gov or www.usdoj.gov
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG): www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) webpage: www.ada.gov or www.usdoj.gov
Disability Information.gov: Federal website with links to other federal websites related to disability http://disabilityinfo.gov
HEATH: National clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities www.heath.gwu.edu
Office for Civil Rights (OCR): Unit of the US Department of Education charged with oversight of compliance with the ADA on college campuses. www.ed/gov/ocr
DSSHE-L: International ‘listserv’ that allows disability service providers in postsecondary education to network with colleagues when they need assistance. To subscribe: http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/archives/dsshe-l.html
DISABILITY SPECIFIC
ADDitude: a print magazine dedicated to improving academic, vocational, and social outcomes for people with Attention Deficit Disorder. www.additudemag.com.
American Printing House for the Blind: Resources for the blind including four track tape recorders and some large print books http://www.aph.org
Northeast Technical Assistance Center on Deafness (NETAC): Located on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology, NETAC provides assistance and information to campuses and individuals to improve the learning environment for deaf and hard of hearing students on college campuses. Website has a great collection of teacher tipsheets that can be downloaded and copied. www.netac.rit.edu
PEPNET: Transition materials for deaf and hearing impaired students and teachers www.pepnet.org
Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic: Textbooks on electronic format www.rfbd.org
Talking Books and Braille Library: NYS version of the National Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Lends books, tapes, publications to eligible participants in alternate format. Also provides users with free tape players etc. for use with the material. tbbl@mail.nysed.gov
TRANSITION RESOURCES
Collegiate Consortium of Disability Advocates (CCDA) full text of Effective College Planning 7th Ed. and information about events and materials. www.ccdanet.org
Post-Secondary Disability Consortium of Central New York: Website developed by this consortium to assist students, parents, educators, and consulting professionals in developing a better understanding of the issues involved in the transition to college for students with disabilities. www.pdccny.org
STUDENT TOOLS
Northeast Technical Assistance Center on Deafness (NETAC): Located on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology, NETAC provides assistance and information to campuses and individuals to improve the learning environment for deaf and hard of hearing students on college campuses. An on-line notetaker training course is available at: http://www.netac.rit.edu/onlinenotetakertraining.html
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES
Speech-to-Text Freeware: There are a number of free software programs (very basic) for speech-to-text. http://www.dyslexia.com./helpread.htm has links to five: Browsealoud, Help Read, ReadPlease, WeMedia and Read-E.
TASC Tutoring Centers On-Line Workshops – included are workshops in Time Management, Notetaking Techniques, Learning Styles Exploration, Textbook Reading Strategies, Increasing Reading Rate, and Test-taking Strategies. http://www.trcc.commnet.edu/ed_resources/tasc/skills_workshops.htm
University of Minnesota Assignment Calculator – this tool is great for students to plan out writing papers. http://www.lib.umn.edu/help/calculator/
University of St. Thomas Study Guides and Strategies – Topics include: Preparing to Learn, Classroom Participation, Project Management, Preparing for Tests, Writing Basics, Math and Science, Studying, Learning with others, Taking Tests, Reading Skills, Web truth. http://www.studygs.net/index.htm
COLLEGE SEARCH
www.luminet.net/~jackp/survive.html
College Board Home Page www.collegeboard.com
College Quest www.collegequest.com/
The Student Guide www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/StudentGuide/
CAREERS
National Clearinghouse on Careers and Professions Related to Early Intervention and Education for Children with Disabilities; The Council for Exceptional Children www.special-ed-careers.org
FINANCIAL AID/SCHOLARSHIPS
Don’t Miss Out: The Ambitious Student’s Guide to Financial Aid www.octameron.com
Financial Aid for students with Disabilities and Their Families www.rspfunding.com.
Funding Your Education www.ed.gov/prog_info/SFA/FYE
CASHE- College Aid Sources for Higher Education www.salliemae.com
The National Association of Student Financial Aid www.nasfaa.org
The Parents Guide to Paying for College www.collegeboard.org
Proyecto Visión has an extensive list of scholarships for students with disabilities that provides information about dozens of scholarships for people with all types of disabilities. The information includes award amounts, application deadlines, and links to the application forms and is located at: http://www.proyectovision.net/english/opportunities/scholarships.html
Other Sites:
Disability Specific Scholarships
National Amputation Foundation Scholarship www.nationalamputation.org
National Association of the Deaf www.NAD.org
Hemophilia Health Services Memorial Scholarship Program www.hemophiliahealth.com
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Free and Inexpensive Adaptive Technology Database
One concern that has been repeated throughout all of our studies has been the issue of the high cost of adaptive software and hardware. In response to this, we have undertaken the compilation of a list of free and/or inexpensive hardware and software alternatives that might be useful. Some of these are long-running demos, while others are fully functional.
We in no way are suggesting that these replace the higher end hardware and software currently on the market. However, as a short-term solution, or for the purposes of trying out different adaptive technologies, we think they are a good place to start.
How can you help? If you use or know of software that is either free or inexpensive ($200 or less) hat you feel would be beneficial to students with disabilities, we want to hear about it. Please send the name of the software and, if you have it, the name of the company which makes it and a web site to catherine.fichten@mcgill.ca.
Read more about Adaptech’s search for free and inexpensive software. View our Free and Inexpensive Computer technologies video.
View an alphabetical listing of all programs in our database
Writing: Software that improves writing quality (e.g. grammar/spell check, outlining, word prediction)
Magnification: Software that enlarges what is on the screen (magnification, alternate cursors, zoom)
Screen Reading: Software that reads what is on the screen (screen reader, text-to-speech, listen to text instead of reading it, math reader)
Dictation: Dictation software (software writes what you say, speech recognition, speech-to-text, issue voice commands for “Save,” “Open,” etc.)
Adapted Keyboards: Adapted keyboard (e.g., large keys, on-screen keyboard, macros, keyboard customization)
Alternative Mice: Alternative mouse (e.g., track ball, touch pad, mouse keys, joystick mouse, mouse features)
Scanning and OCR: Scanning and optical character recognition (OCR) (scans and reads paper documents, form filler software, scan and zoom software)
Other: Other Software
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