Resources
Downloadable Resources
Online Resources
- Technology Training
- App Review Sites
- Organizations
- Multiple Disability Groups
- Diagnosis and Disability
- Independent Living
- Professional Resources
- Special Reports & Articles
Alliance for Technology Access (ATA): www.ataccess.org
Assistive Technology Training On Line: http://atto.buffalo.edu
CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology): www.cast.org
Center for Disabilities (CSUN): www.csun.edu/cod/conf/index.htm
Closing the Gap: www.closingthegap.com
ConnSENSE Bulletin: http://connsensebulletin.com
The Early Childhood Technology Integrated Educational System (EC-TIIS): www.wiu.edu
Education World: www.education-world.com
Georgia Project for Assistive Technology: www.gpat.org
Internet4Classrooms: www.internet4classrooms.com
TASC (Technology Assistance for Special Consumers): http://tasc.ataccess.org
Linda Burkhart: www.lburkhart.com
National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI): http://natri.uky.edu
National Assistive Technology in Education Network (NATE): http://natenetwork.buffalo.edu
Quality Indicators of Assistive Technology (QIAT) Consortium: www.qiat.org
State AT Programs: www.resna.org/taproject/at/statecontacts.html
The TAM (Technology and Media) Division of the Council for Exceptional Children: www.tamcec.org
techLearning: www.techlearning.com
Technology: LD in Depth: www.LDOnLine.org
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA): www.resna.org
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative: www.wati.org
Aphasia Software Finder: https://www.aphasiasoftwarefinder.org/
Apps for Children with Special Needs: https://a4cwsn.tumblr.com/
Bridging Apps: http://bridgingapps.org/
Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/reviews
OT’s with Apps & Technology: https://otswithapps.com/
Teachers with Apps: https://www.teacherswithapps.com/
ALS Association: http://www.alsa.org
Alzheimer’s Association: https://www.alz.org/
American Cleft Palate – Craniofacial Association (ACPA): http://www.cleftline.org/
American Epilepsy Society: https://www.aesnet.org
American Foundation for the Blind: https://www.afb.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) – Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all: https://www.asha.org/
Apraxia – Kids CASANA The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America: https://www.apraxia-kids.org/
Assistive Technology Industry Association: https://www.atia.org
Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org/
Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org
Brain Aneurysm Foundation: https://www.bafound.org/
Brain Injury Association of America: http://www.biausa.org/
Brainline – All about brain injury and PTSD: https://www.brainline.org/
Center for Parent Information & Resources: http://www.parentcenterhub.org/
Cerebral Palsy Guide: https://www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/
CHADD The National Resource on ADHD: http://www.chadd.org/
Closing The Gap: https://www.closingthegap.com/
Council for Exceptional Children: http://www.cec.sped.org/
Epilepsy Foundation: https://www.epilepsy.com/
Family Online Safety Institute: https://www.fosi.org/
Hearing Loss Association of America: http://www.hearingloss.org/
International Dyslexia Association: https://dyslexiaida.org/
LD Online – The educator’s guide to learning disabilities and ADHD: http://www.ldonline.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of America: https://ldaamerica.org/
National Aphasia Association: https://www.aphasia.org/
National Brain Tumor Society: http://braintumor.org/
National Center for Learning Disabilities: https://www.ncld.org/
National Down Syndrome Society: http://www.ndss.org/
National Institute on Aging: https://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Multiple Sclerosis Society: https://www.nationalmssociety.org/
National Stroke Association: http://www.stroke.org/
National Stuttering Association: http://www.nsastutter.org/
Parkinson’s Foundation: http://parkinson.org/
PrAACticalAAC: http://praacticalaac.org
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America: http://www.resna.org/
The Arc – For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: http://www.thearc.org/
The Stuttering Foundation: https://www.stutteringhelp.org/
Understood for Learning & Attention Issues: https://www.understood.org/en
United Cerebral Palsy: http://ucp.org/
American Disability Association: www.ada.gov
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC): www.cec.sped.org
International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet: http://icdri.org
Medline Plus: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
Medscape: www.medscape.com
HealingWell.com: www.healingwell.com
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA): www.geron.org/online.html
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD): www.nidcd.nih.gov
- Accent Reduction
- American Accent Training: www.americanaccent.com
- Dave’s ESL Café Web Guide: www.eslcafe.com
- The Speech Accent Archive: http://accent.gmu.edu
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
- National Institute on Aging Caregiver Guide: www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/caregiverguide.htm
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
- The ALS Association: www.alsa.org
- Communication Independence for the Neurologically Impaired: www.cini.org
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Resources: www.alslinks.com
- Aneurysm
- The Brain Aneurysm Foundation: www.bafound.org
- Aphasia
- National Aphasia Association: www.aphasia.org
- Aphasia Software Finder: http://www.aphasiasoftwarefinder.org
- Aphasia Now: www.aphasianow.org
- York-Durham Aphasia Centre: www.ydac.on.ca
- Talkback Association for Aphasia: http://www.aphasia.asn.au/aphasiafriendly/index.htm
- Positive Power Publishing (free newsletter): http://www.strokesurvivor.com
- Apraxia
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association: www.apraxia-kids.org
- Cherab Foundation: www.cherab.org
- Dyspraxia Association: www.dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Online Asperger’s Syndrome Information and Support: www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Children and Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD): www.chadd.org
- Attention Deficit Disorder Resources: www.addresources.org
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Autism and PDD Support Network: www.autism-pdd.net
- Autism Society of America: www.autism-society.org
- Autism Speaks: www.autismspeaks.org
- Center for the Study of Autism: www.autism.org
- The Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities: www.codycenter.org
- Cure Autism Now: www.cureautismnow.org
- Brain Injury
- Brain Injury Association of America: www.biausa.org
- Brain Injury Resource Center: www.headinjury.com
- Brain Injury Society: www.bisociety.org
- Brainline.org: www.brainline.org
- Traumatic Brain Injury Resources Guide: www.neuroskills.com
- Brain Tumor
- National Brain Tumor Foundation: www.braintumor.org
- Central Auditory Processing Deficits
- LDOnline.org: http://www.ldonline.org
- Learning Disabilities Association of America: www.ldaamerica.org
- Cerebral Palsy
- United Cerebral Palsy: www.ucp.org
- Cerebral Palsy Guidance: www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- AboutFace: www.aboutfaceusa.org
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA): www.acpa-cpf.org
- RSF-EARTHSPEAK: www.rsf-earthspeak.org
- The Cleft Palate Foundation: www.cleftline.org
- Developmental Disabilities and Delays
- The Arc of the United States: www.thearc.org
- The Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential: www.iahp.org
- Down Syndrome
- National Down Syndrome Society: www.ndss.org
- Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Foundation: www.epilepsyfoundation.org
- American Epilepsy Society: www.aesnet.org
- English Language Learners (ELL)
- Center for Adult English Language Acquisition (CAELA): www.cal.org/caela/
- National Association for Bilingual Education: www.nabe.org
- National Council for Teachers of English: www.ncte.org
- Office of English Language Enhancement: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oela/index.html
- Teaching Diverse Learners (TDL): www.alliance.brown.edu/tdl/
- Hearing Impairment
- Hearing Loss Association of America: www.shhh.org
- National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University: http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/InfoToGo/
- The Deaf Resource Library: http://www.deaflibrary.org
- Huntington’s Disease
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America: www.hdsa.org
- International Huntington Association: www.huntington-assoc.com
- Learning Disabilities/Learning Differences
- Council for Learning Disabilities: www.cldinternational.org
- Dyslexia Research Institute (DRI): www.dyslexia-add.org
- Learning Disabilities Association of America: www.ldanatl.org
- LD Online: www.ldonline.org
- LD Resources: www.ldresources.com
- National Center for Learning Disabilities: http://ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities
- National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities (NICHCY): www.nichcy.org
- NLD on the Web: www.nldontheweb.org
- Schwab Learning: www.schwablearning.org
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Destination Cure: www.destinationcure.com
- Multiple Sclerosis Association of America: www.msaa.com
- National MS Society: www.nationalmssociety.org
- Parkinson Disease
- Parkinson’s Disease Foundation: www.pdf.org
- Parkinson’s Disease Society: www.parkinsons.org.uk
- Stroke
- American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
- National Stroke Association: www.stroke.org
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: http://ww2.heartandstroke.ca
- Positive Power Publishing (free newsletter): http://www.strokesurvivor.com
- Stuttering
- The Stuttering Foundation of America: www.stutteringhelp.org
- National Stuttering Association: www.nsastutter.org
- Visual Impairments
- National Association for Visually Handicapped (NAVH): www.navh.org
- American Foundation for the Blind: www.afb.org
- Perkins Teaching Resources: http://www.perkins.org/resources
- International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation’s Vision Connection: www.visionconnection.org/VisionConnection/default.htm
- Lighthouse International: www.lighthouse.org
- Visions Matters: www.visionmatters.net
- Voice
- VoiceDisorders.com: www.voiceproblem.org
- The Voice Foundation: www.voicefoundation.org
Abledata: www.abledata.com
Alimed: www.alimed.com
EnableMart: www.enablemart.com
Freedom Living Devices: www.freedomlivingdevices.com
Gold Violin: www.goldviolin.com
Independent Living Aids: www.independentliving.com
Interactive Therapeutics: www.interactivetherapy.com
MAXI Aids: www.maxiaids.com
Positive Power Publishing (free newsletter): http://www.strokesurvivor.com
- Administrators/Directors
- American Health Care Association: http://ahca.org
- CITED Learn Center (Center for Implementing Technology in Education): www.cited.org
- National Association for the Education of Young Children: www.naeyc.org
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc. (NASDSE): www.nasdse.org
- National Council on Disability: www.ncd.gov
- National Council on Rehabilitation Education: www.rehabeducators.org
- National Rehabilitation Information Center: www.naric.com
- US Department of Education: www.ed.gov
- Audiologists
- Academy of Rehabilitative Audiology: www.audrehab.org
- American Academy of Audiology: www.audiology.org
- American Speech- Language and Hearing Association: www.asha.org
- Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: www.caslpa.ca
- Case Managers
- American Case Management Association: www.acmaweb.org
- Case Management Resource Guide: www.cmrg.com
- National Association for Professional Geriatric Case Managers: www.caremanager.org
- Gerontologists
- The Gerontological Society of America: www.geron.org
- Graduate Students
- Gradschools.com: www.gradschools.com
- Graduate Guide: www.graduateguide.com
- Learning Disability Specialists
- Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD): www.cldinternational.org
- International Dyslexia Association: www.interdys.org
- Internet Special Education Resources (ISER): www.iser.com
- Learning Disabilities Association of America: www.ldaamerica.org
- National Association of Special Education Teachers: www.naset.org
- Professionals in Learning Disabilities: www.pldonline.org
- SchwabLearning.org: www.schwablearning.org
- Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI): www.seriweb.com
- Neurologists
- American Medical Association: www.ama-assn.org
- Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation: www.cnsfederation.org
- Neuropsychologists
- American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology: www.theaacn.org
- American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology: www.theabcn.org
- American Psychological Association- Clinical Neuropsychology: www.div40.org
- International Neuropsychological Society: www.the-ins.org
- Neuropsychology Central: www.neuropsychologycentral.com
- Occupational Therapists
- American Occupational Therapy Association: www.aota.org
- Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists: www.caot.ca
- World Federation of Occupational Therapists: www.wfot.org.au
- Pediatricians
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): www.aap.org
- Physiatrists
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: www.aapmr.org
- Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: www.capmr.ca
- Recreational Therapists
- American Therapeutic Recreation Association: www.atra-tr.org
- National Coalition of Creative Art Therapies: www.nccata.com
- Society for Arts in HealthCare: http://thesah.org
- Social workers/Counselors
- American Mental Health Counselors Association: www.amhca.org
- Human Service Information Technology Applications: www.husita.org
- International Federation of Social Workers: www.ifsw.org
- National Network for Social Work Managers: www.socialworkmanager.org
- National Association of Social Workers: www.socialworkers.org
- Social Work Access Network (SWAN): http://cosw.sc.edu/swan
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- American Association of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology (AAPPSPA): www.aappspa.org
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: www.asha.org
- Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CAPCSD): www.capcsd.org
- Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: www.caslpa.ca
- Net Connections for Communication Disorders and Sciences: www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/welcome.html
- University Programs in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology by Scott Bradley: http://facstaff.uww.edu/bradleys/cdprograms.html
- Teachers
- American Federation of Teachers: www.aft.org
- CITED Action Center (Center for Implementing Technology in Education): www.cited.org
- Computer Using Educators: www.cue.org
- Internet 4 Classrooms: www.internet4classrooms.com
- National Council of the Teachers of English: www.ncte.org
- National Education Association: www.nea.org
- School World: www.schoolworld.com
- The Access Center: www.k8accesscenter.org
- Technology Coordinator/Media Specialist
- CITED Learn Center (Center for Implementing Technology in Education): www.cited.org
- Technology Coordinators Handbook: www.schools.pinellas.k12.fl.us/tchandbk/default.htm
- Tutors
- National Tutoring Association: www.ntatutor.org
- University Professors
- American Association of University Professors: www.aaup.org
- Vendors/Software Developers
- The Alliance for Technology Access: www.ataccess.org
- Assistive Technology Industry Association: www.atia.org
- Vocational Counselors
- DisabilityInfo.gov: www.disability.gov
- International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP): www.rehabpro.org
- The Vocational Evaluation and Career Assessment Professionals (VECAP): www.vecap.org
- Vocational Rehabilitation Association, (VRA), (England): www.vocationalrehabilitationassociation.org.uk
- Voceval.com: www.voceval.com
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