Adaptive Art Tools | Advocacy Center | Best Practices | Books Without Barriers | Three C's" | CARTS | CAST | CNN |
Creating Great Public Schools | Disability Access Symbols |
Disability.gov | Disability Matters | Disaster Guide | Do Good | Exploring Arts | EyeWriter |
Family Support Center | FYI | Glossary of Terms | Kaleidoscope |
Kennedy Center-Accessibility | Kennedy Center-Wheelchair | Lowest Levels of Intervention | Mennello Museum | Museum Docent Handbook |
National Arts & Disability Center |
PIRC | Reading Comprehension | Resource form DOE |
Suggested Books | Think Beyond the Label | Tips for Inclusion | VOCA | Websites
Resources
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Adaptive Art Tools Resource List -
A list of tools that you can purchase and what they are used for.
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Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc -
Our new site has online intake capability for those seeking our services. Individuals are now able to enter their basic information and service needs into a secure form, which will permit our intake specialists to respond more efficiently to requests for services. This system will allow us to reach more people.
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Best Practices When Working with Students with Disabilities -
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Books Without Barriers
“Books without Barriers provides Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities Bookshare® is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities. Student memberships are currently funded by an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Bookshare dramatically increases the accessibility of books. Bookshare believes that people with disabilities deserve the same ease of access to books and periodicals that people without disabilities enjoy. A searchable online library, Bookshare offers more than 70,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals and assistive technology tools.
For more information and to browse the library, visit: http://www.bookshare.org/”
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The Three "C"s of Successful Inclusion
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Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers and Students (CARTS) -
Our CARTS Web site is a virtual extension of City Lore's
educational programs and its National Network for Folk Arts
in Education. As you explore the people, places, and
traditions that turn communities into classrooms, stock your
cart high with the many useful resources available inside.
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CAST
CAST is establishing the National Center on Universal Design for Learning (NCUDL) to provide leadership to the growing field of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and to build the capacity of organizations to implement UDL through information dissemination, communities of practice, and technical assistance. In addition to the research references, you will find teacher-friendly resources and examples that illustrate the UDL Guideline checkpoints (http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines/examples). Those new to UDL will find a “UDL Basics” section with downloadable fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, and video explorations of UDL. Teachers and those interested in what UDL looks like in the classroom will find examples of UDL in practice under the “Implementation” tab. http://www.udlcenter.org
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CNN Web Access Article
A great article about web accessibility by CNN.
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Creating Great Public Schools for All Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Inclusive Practices
In September 2009, over 230 educators and policymakers participated in this interactive symposium. You can hear from the same experts, view their video and slide presentations, download resources and consider the intriguing discussion questions by going to the NEA Academy On Demand site at http://ondemand.neaacademy.org/.
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Disability Access Symbols -
The symbols in the link above advertise to employees, customers, audiences, and anyone else who needs access.
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Disability Matters
“Disability Matters with Joyce Bender is one of the first international talk radio shows with real-time captioning focused on the employment and empowerment of people with disabilities. Hear prominent disability leaders such as Congressman Tony Coelho, Governor Dick Thornburgh, Andy Imparato and senior executives from the private sector. Disability Matters is on the VoiceAmerica Channel (www.voice.voiceamerica.com)every Tuesday from 2:00pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Time. The toll free caller/listener number is 1-866-472-5788.”
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Disability.gov
The U.S. Department of Labor this week launched Disability.gov, a redesigned federal Web site that connects the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to thousands of trusted resources on disability-related issues, programs and services. Formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov, the site has been completely redesigned and updated with new social media tools, such as a blog and a Twitter feed, to encourage feedback and interaction among visitors. Disability.gov is not just for Americans with disabilities, but also for parents of children with disabilities, employers, workforce and human resource professionals, veterans, educators, caregivers and many others.
Disability.gov features comprehensive information from 22 federal agencies, as well as educational institutions, non-profit organizations and state and local governments. Topics covered on the site include: benefits; civil rights; community life; education; emergency preparedness; employment; health; housing; technology; and transportation.
We ask that you please let your constituents know about Disability.gov. You can do this by sending an e-mail to your networks; placing a news item about the site on your Web site, blog or Twitter feed; or by including an article in the next issue of your newsletter. We would be happy to supply you with any additional communications materials you may need. Please let us know if you would like us to send you a press release, fact sheet, talking points, sample Twitter posts or news
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Disaster Guide -
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Do Good Ft. Myers -
Do Good Ft Myers is a free service that nonprofits can use to reach more people and to get more people involved in their cause. Nonprofits can quickly and easily enter – can someone in your organization type? – information on events, volunteering opportunities and more. Readers of will be able to find great local nonprofits.
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Exploring Arts Careers -
This website has been designed as a resource to help middle school students, their families, teachers and administrators learn about careers in the arts. Discover hundreds of exciting careers. From the website you can: take a tour; find out about resources; hear from real people in arts careers.
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The EyeWriter, Helping People With ALS To Create Art Using Only Their Eyes
“The EyeWriter is an amazing collaborative project that is helping empower people suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), by allowing them to create art using only their eyes. It was orginally developed for Los Angeles graffiti artist Tony Quan aka Temp One, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2003 and who can now makes digital art using The EyeWriter which has been projected on the side of buildings.”
Read the full article here: http://laughingsquid.com/the-eyewriter-helping-people-with-als-to-create-art-using-only-their-eyes/
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The Family Support Center on Disabilities -
This is a new clearinghouse established by the Department of Health and Human Services to provide family centered information and promote the work of the many organizations and agencies working in every state and territory to improve the lives of individuals with developmental and other disabilities and their families. The new Family Support Center on Disabilities is establishing a centralized resource, to provide specialized information and assistance that meets families' needs.
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FYI Transitions -
A new Web site for individuals to learn about topics related to employment and transition for individuals with disabilities in Florida. The Web site is a collaborative effort between the University of South Florida and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council. Visitors to the Web site are able to access information, in a variety of formats, on transition planning, career and post-secondary education planning, job development and support, career exploration, funding, work incentives, and more. The Web site also supports discussion boards for students, families, and professionals, as well as social networking for families.
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Glossary of Terms -
A glossary of terms used
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How-to of Accessible Art Exhibitions -
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Kaleidoscope -
It’s hard to believe that Kaleidoscope: Exploring the Experience of Disability through Literature and the Fine Arts is celebrating 30 years. Many individuals and arts organizations have made this incredible journey with us which is why I’m writing to you today. We are asking if you have a resource page on your website to please consider providing a link (http://www.udsakron.org/services/kaleidoscope) to information about our publication for which we would be more than happy to provide a reciprocal link in return. It is through this type of collaboration that we are able to find the many talented writers and artists with disabilities we feature in our publication. If you already link to us, thank you so much for your support.
For those of you who may not be familiar with our magazine, Kaleidoscope is recognized as a leader in the field of disability studies for its exploration of the experience of disability through literature and the fine arts. It presents works that challenge stereotypical perceptions by offering balanced, realistic portrayals of people with disabilities. For many of our contributors to the magazine, Kaleidoscope may be a first introduction to publishing or, for some, the opportunity to have a voice that has largely been unheard.
The staff of Kaleidoscope works in collaboration with a variety of art and literary organizations, like yours, to bring to readers innovative and thought-provoking material based solely on merit—not disability. We invite you to take a minute to visit our website to view excerpts of material featured in the magazine as well as guidelines for submissions and information on upcoming themes. While on our site be sure to sign up for our e-news for periodic updates that you may also want to consider including on your website or in your publications.
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Kennedy Center - Accessibility TipSheet -
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Kennedy Center -Wheelchair Accessibility
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Lowest Levels of Intervention -
The following is a guide for assisting children and adults with disabilities to work as independently as possible in arts and educational settings
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The Mennello of American Art Museum
Museum Docent Handbook
The goal of this handbook is to make patrons with disabilities, and you, comfortable in creating a warm, welcoming, friendly experience.
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National Arts and Disabilty Center -
Welcome to the National Arts and Disability Center (NADC). Our mission is to promote the full inclusion of audiences and artists with disabilities into all facets of the arts community. The NADC is a leading consultant in the arts and disability community, and the only center of its kind. Our information is aimed at artists with disabilities, arts organizations, museums, arts administrators, disability organizations and agencies, performing arts organizations, art centers, universities, arts educators, and students. The NADC is a project of the University of California, at Los Angeles, Tarjan Center.
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PIRC - Parental Information & Resource Center -
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Reading Comprehension Strategies -
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Resource form DOE
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Suggested Books -
A list of books that will help you or your child with their disability.
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Think Beyond the Label -
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Tips for Including All Children -
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VOCA (Voice Output Communication Aid) -
Many people who can't talk use a voice output communication aid, (VOCA) These devices use synthetic speech, computer sounds that are organized in such a way that it sounds like natural speech. Snoopi Botten takes these sounds and assigns these to pitches and time values, giving people who use these devices the ability to sing.
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Websites -
A list of websites that may be of interest to you.
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