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Assistive Technologies
ADA and disability information
Accessibility Options--This site explains how to utilize the Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys.
Assistive and Universally-Designed Instructional Technologies to Meet the Needs of All Learners
Assistive Technologies/Learning Disabilities/Inclusion (20 links)
Audiblox develops a variety of learning skills, including concentration, perception, memory and logical thinking; effective in addressing difficulties in reading, spelling and writing.  It is effective for dyslexia, dysgraphia and other learning difficulties.
Freedom Machines--Freedom Machines makes a compelling case for why public policy and programs must support millions of Americans with disabilities in gaining access to the technology that can provide freedom from poverty and institutionalization.
ICDRI--central source for international resources for persons with disabilities
Misunderstood Minds--The site includes strategies for addressing various learning difficulties, tools for educators and parents, background on current issues surrounding the topic, resources to learn more, and information on the five children profiled in the documentary and their families. "Misunderstood Minds" airs Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at 9pm on PBS.
Mouse Keys--are primarily intended for people which have difficulties to move a real mouse. Hence this feature is part of the Accessability set-up in the Control Panel.
One-hand typing--and other resources for the student with one hand
Paper: Accessibility Issues in Educational Computing
Paper: Instructional Technology for the Disabled: Accessibility Options of Which We All Should Be Aware
StickyKeys--is an accessibility feature designed for people who have difficulty holding down two or more keys at a time. When a shortcut requires a key combination such as CTRL+P, StickyKeys will enable you to press one key at a time instead of pressing them simultaneously. This procedure tells you how to turn on StickyKeys through Accessibility Options in Control Panel.
SoothSayer Word Prediction--is a software program that can help you type faster and more accurately. It works in conjunction with other programs such as off-the-shelf word processors, web browsers, databases, spread sheets, etc.
Technology: Everyone, Everywhere, Everyday
Yvonne Singer's World
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