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PlaneMath
PlaneMath is an outstanding site that teaches mathematics through a set of highly interactive lessons on aeronautics. The site is designed to encourage students with physical disabilities to consider careers in aeronautics but is useful to all classrooms for its outstanding lessons.

Equal Access to Software and information
The EASI Web site is an excellent resource to learn more about using adaptive technology to empower disabled students in mainstream, special classroom, and workplace environments. EASI includes live Webcast interviews, articles, and other resources.

Assistive Technology On-Line
Assistive Technology On-Line is a comprehensive, searchable primer on the subject of assistive technology. The site provides information on a number of assistive technology subject headings and suggests a set of links for further research.Professionals

Speaking to Write
Users can learn about a federally funded project which supports the use of voice recognition technology for students with disabilities. The site also has links to related resources and sites.

NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education
This is the Web site of The National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP), which promotes the use of technology for improved education for students with physical, mental and social disabilities.



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AbilityHub - Assistive Technology for computers and disability. Let's Play! Project
Learn about ways to play with the learning disabled child through the assistive technology process.

Office of Special Education
This resource from the University of Virginia offers lots of links to valuable information and resources for parents, teachers, and administrators. You'll find a page here containing sites on developing accessible Web sites.

Our Kids
For parents of children with almost every type of disability or disorder, this site includes a number of valuable resources for teachers as well.

Adaptive Technology Resources
Dedicated to assisting blind and visually impaired in regaining independence and providing a better way to look at life!

Virtual Assistive Technology Center
provides downloads of freeware and shareware that can be used by people who have disabilities. Scroll past the list of sponsors to find lists of available Mac, DOS, and Windows products.

IBM Special Needs Systems
provides a list of products and software to help people who have special needs access and use technology.

Captioned Media Program
The Captioned Media Program (CMP) provides free-loan captioned videos and other media to parents, teachers and others who work with children with a hearing loss. CMP is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Education and has over 4,000 titles for loan.

Internet Resource Sites for Special Education
Alton C. Crews Middle School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, provides links to sites for exceptional children and their parents, teachers, and friends.

Special Education Resources on the Internet
You'll find lots and lots of links to on-line special-education ressources here.

Disability Links
This site, from Internet Resources for Special Children, includes links to sites providing information, help, and specialty products for people with conditions ranging from amputation to Tourette's syndrome.

HELP Read
A presentation of the Hawaiian Education Literacy Project, where you can download a free text reader to help students with disabilities learn to read. The text reader, which supports both English and Hawaiian, reads Web pages and text files, looks up definitions, and links to nearly 500 works of literature.

Tech Tots
a program designed to introduce children with disabilities to technology.

Assistive Technology for the Disabled Computer User
Dedicated to introducing administrators and staff of colleges and universities to the assistive technology that helps the physically disabled student use a computer; and to refer those who need more specific information to resources in their area.



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