Disability Specific Resources

Disability-Specific Resources

Learning Disabilities
http://www.gatfl.org/ldguide/default.htm
The best site ever! Be sure to explore the information and links to AT resources- Fantastic!

Learning Disabilities and Math
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/math_skills/mathld_mercer.html

Learning Disabilities and Writing
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/word_prediction.html

Autism
http://www.cksd.edgate.org/d.pl?url=http://www.autism.org/contents.html#issues

Beyond Autism
http://trainland.tripod.com/

Inside view of Autism
http://www.cksd.edgate.org/d.pl?url=http://www.autism.org/contents.html#issues

Physical Disabilities
http://cio.doe.gov/assistive/physical.html

Adaptive technology Resource Center
http://www.utoronto.ca/atrc/reference/tech/techgloss.html
You gotta Love those Canadians!

Advocacy
Everything we do should lead to advocating the best for individuals with disabilities! Often time educating those around us is the first step to advocacy. Here are a few wonderful websites!

Misunderstood Minds
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/attention.html
Great Simulation of having a learning disability

http://www.normemma.com/indxarti.htm
For articles that address the personal side of disability

Famous People with Disabilities
http://www.oneaddplace.com/famous.htm

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/cedir/kidsweb/fpwdinfo.html

Understanding Kids who are different
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson115.shtml

Educating Parents
http://www.epeconline.com/InformativeArticles.html