Accommodations and Modifications for Students with Disabilities – YouTube http://ow.ly/XGOoU
For students with disabilities, the right accommodations and modifications can be as important to school success as appropriate IEP goals. These educational supports are similar, but they are not the same. Learn more about these supports and be prepared to discuss your child’s needs at the next IEP meeting.
January 19, 2016
Today we spent sometime going through our archive looking for special needs apps we have shared here in the past and ended up with the chart below. These are apps we would recommend for teachers and parents of kids with learning disabilities. We have arranged the apps into four main categories: apps for dyslexic learners, apps for autistic learners, apps for the visually impaired and apps for learners with writing difficulties. For those of you using Android a similar list will soon be posted. Stay tuned.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/01/a-handy-chart-featuring-over-30-ipad.html
Accessibility in eLearning may be something that’s just isn’t on your radar—yet. Your eLearning materials really should be accessible to everyone, including those with challenges like low vision and blindness, hearing loss and deafness, learning disabilities, and mobility problems. Here is a quick rundown on things you should be addressing in your design standards, and some help getting started.
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A mom wrote a letter to the NYC Ballet about her daughter’s disability. They responded gracefully.
By Adam MordecaiA mom writes a letter and gets a very happy and surprising response.
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Flipped learning and one-to-one are a powerful combo for some populations
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Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy http://ow.ly/ItU0G #law #special_ed #advocate #sped #ADA #accessibility #resources
Parents, educators, advocates, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, reliable information about special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities. – See more at: http://wrightslaw.com/?__scoop_post=f9b24b70-abfb-11e4-dace-90b11c3998fc&__scoop_topic=3007162#__scoop_post=f9b24b70-abfb-11e4-dace-90b11c3998fc&__scoop_topic=30071
8 special education communication apps | eSchool News | eSchool News http://ow.ly/EwZ9U #spec_ed #communication #apps #ipad #education
8 special education communication apps
These apps are intended to help special-needs students build communication skills
Technology facilitates faster and easier communication for everyone, and it plays a unique role in helping students with special needs develop important verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Dear Parent: About THAT kid… « Miss Night’s Marbles http://ow.ly/EajHp #teacher #special_ed #support #education #classroom #student
Dear Parent: About THAT kid…
ON 10 NOVEMBER, 2014
Dear Parent:
I know. You’re worried. Every day, your child comes home with a story about THAT kid. The one who is always hitting shoving pinching scratching maybe even biting other children. The one who always has to hold my hand in the hallway. The one who has a special spot at the carpet, and sometimes sits on a chair rather than the floor. The one who had to leave the block centre because blocks are not for throwing……
How can students with learning disabilities make a successful transition to post-secondary education? | LDAO http://ow.ly/DvTgS
How can students with learning disabilities make a successful transition to post-secondary education? It’s as easy as A-R-C.
How can students with learning disabilities make a successful transition to post-secondary education? It’s as easy as A-R-C.
by Dr. Allyson G. Harrison and Dr. Alana Holmes
of: Assessment Resource Centres of Ontario (A.R.C.)One of the biggest identified barriers to the success of students with learning disabilities at the post-secondary level is inadequate or incomplete documentation of their disability (Bell, 2002; LOTF, 2002). This creates a problem as more and more students identified as having such disabilities are now enrolling in college and university. Indeed, there are presently more than 13,000 students in Ontario’s colleges and universities who have diagnosed learning disabilities (LD). These students are capable of being successful…if they have the supports and services they require to level the playing field and demonstrate what they know. In order to access these existing supports, however, they require an updated and comprehensive* Psychoeducational assessment……
Let Your Finger Do The Reading With This Great Device From MIT Media Lab | Big Think | Design for Good http://ow.ly/CVHfT #braille #read
Let Your Finger Do The Reading With This Great Device From MIT Media Lab
Trace a page with your finger and Finger Reader will read it out loud for you. The device, currently in development by the MIT Media Lab, fits on your index finger like a ring. It can be used to assist children, the elderly, visually-impaired people, and second-language learners with reading labels, business cards, menus in a restaurant, prescriptions, or any other type of printed text….
Go to http://bigthink.com/design-for-good/let-your-finger-do-the-reading-with-this-great-device-from-mit-media-la for more info!!!
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