Computer+Access+and+Websites

This is one of the leading-edge assistive technology and adaptive technology products and services sites for children and adults with disabilities. __http://www.rehabtool.com__ Melinda Allen

This site is about disABILITY information and resources. It is one of the largest collections of resources for all types of disabilities. __http:www.makoa.org__ Melinda Allen

[|www.chestercreek.com] Chester Creek designs, markets and manufactures specialty computer keyboards and mice for children, special education departments and assistive technology. They offer colorful, color-coded standard and large-key keyboards, as well as tiny mice with meet RoHS and U.S. environmental standards. Submitted by Anita Robinson

Marblesoft-Simtech [|www.marblesoft.com] Marblesoft-Simtech is a provider of great educational software for special education, pre-school and early elementary students. Programs run on Macintosh and Windows computers and feature support for the widest variety of special access devices. The Early Learning Series includes single- and dual-switch scanning. Submitted by Anita Robinson

[|http://www.zacbrowser.com]  ZAC is the first web browser developed specifically for children with autism, and autism spectrum disorders such as Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), and PDD-NOS. This browser is for the children - for their enjoyment, enrichment, and freedom. Children touch it, use it, play it, interact with it, and experience independence through ZAC. ZAC is the zone that will permit your child to interact directly with games (a LOT of games) and activities (focused on MANY interests) that cater specifically to kids who display the characteristics of autism spectrum disorders, like impairments in social interaction, impairments in communication, restricted interests and repetitive behavior. ZAC has been an effective tool for kids with low, medium and high functioning autism. The best part is it's free!

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This is YouTube for kids! It's great! Ckeck it out.

Tammy Guthery

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[]   This video promotes the idea of abilities. What a kid can do is much more important that what he can't.  This is theNational Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education, featuring the AccessIT Knowledge Base, a searchable database about accessible E&IT.

All the above links and many more can be found on the first IP addresss.



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 The ATA is a national network of community-based resource centers, product developers, vendors, service providers, and individuals. They provide information and support services to children and adults with disabilities, and work to increase their use of technology.

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On this site you can look onthe left side of this page and follow all kinds of links to things that other teachers or parents have found helpful/ I liked storynory becuae there were many audio stories that were free and all you have to do is right click, save as an mp3 file and you can upload these to your ipod or any mp3 plaer. You may just want to play them on your computer. There were many more links that I saw with mp3 files but I have not had a chance to play with them. This one should be bookmarked on you computer at home and work.

Kristy Harbison

I have used Jumpstart products a long time. I purchased these for my children and loved it so much that I used them at school. They have them on all levels Ihave preschool - fifth grade. I let some of my lower kids use the grade level that was best for them. They now have this in an online version. Check it out [|http://www.jumpstart.com] [|http://kidsdiscovery.com] is a site for teachers, students and parents. You can find links to free programs and tools, as well as classroom resources, home resource, and professional development. by Anita Givens

[] is a web site that one of my students loved.

[] and [|http://www.gamequarium.com] offer beginning mouse skills.

Find beginning keyboarding skills at [] and http://www.typingmaster.com/individuals/bubbles.asp

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Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Starfall is perfect for [|home schooling]. Be sure to visit [|The Starfall Store] for low-cost [|writing journals] and [|books] that parallel this website. [|http://www.starfall.com] ||
 * [|Teachers] around the world use Starfall.com and [|Starfall high-quality educational products] as an inexpensive way to make the classroom more fun and inspire a love of reading and writing. [|Parents] use Starfall to prepare their children for school, and to support them once they are there. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.
 * [|Teachers] around the world use Starfall.com and [|Starfall high-quality educational products] as an inexpensive way to make the classroom more fun and inspire a love of reading and writing. [|Parents] use Starfall to prepare their children for school, and to support them once they are there. Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.

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As a familiar character to all young children, Spot can be a wonderful friend in the nursery, classroom and at home. The bold outlines and colourful, simple pictures in the Spot books are easily recognizable and have great appeal. Spot is an early learner himself, whether off on a trip, going on holiday, starting school or learning to count. Children will identify with these new experiences and grow in confidence with Spot. Spot's friendly face and jolly personality will reassure children that gaining new skills is great fun. The website games offer considerable opportunities for both skill and language development. []

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[|http://kids.nationalgeographic.com] Great website for science and current events. This website provides interactive games, real life videos, and numerous lesson plans to use in any science unit. submitted by Laura Harris

[|http://www.childrensbooksonline.org] online library of illustrated books. submitted by Laura Harris

[] This website is fun for all children. There is also a preschool portion for children who are younger or on a different developmental level. Submitted By: Anna McSwain [] This is the Sesame Street website. It is very good to use with Primary-aged children. It has games, videos, and playlists. Submitted By: Anna McSwain

[] This website is dedicated to those people with vision and print impairments. Click on the link to the side to view this website. Submitted by: Joseph Cochran

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[] Learn4good provides free online action games and hours of fun for children. Matching, educational, cause and effect games are included in this site. Cathy Brown

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