Training Resources
Lesson 1: The Pros and Cons of Educational Technology for Students with Disabilities
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Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8
Web site:
www.k8accesscenter.org
The Access Center is a national technical assistance center that helps schools better meet the educational needs of students with disabilities. The site includes a database of state profiles, resources, curriculum guidelines, and more. -
National Center on Accessible IT in Education (AccessIT)
Web site:www.washington.edu/accessit
AccessIT at the University of Washington promotes access to information technology in post-secondary and K-12 educational institutions. Its Web site contains resources on accessible information technology as well as several online tutorials. -
Accessible Technologies for All Students Project
Web site:www.accessibletech4all.org
This Web site includes publications, tool kits, and other resources to help schools provide accessible technologies to all students. -
ADA and Accessible IT Technical Assistance Centers
Web site:www.dbtac.vcu.edu
This coalition of 10 regional centers provides information, training, and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities, and others with responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other civil rights laws.
Lesson 2: Universally Designed Technology in Schools
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Adaptive Environments
Web site:www.adaptiveenvironments.org
Adaptive Environments is a nonprofit organization that promotes a human-centered approach to design. Its work includes consultation on accessible design, education through Web and print publications, lectures, courses, and public policy advocacy. -
Center for Applied Special Technology
Web site:www.cast.org
The Center for Applied Special Technology is the home of an innovative, technology-based approach to inclusive instruction and learning called universal design for learning (UDL). Its Web site contains an extensive database of articles on UDL theory and practice. -
Center for Universal Design
Web site:www.design.ncsu.edu/cud
The Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University is a national resource on accessible and universal design of products and environments. The Web site contains research, articles, and other information. -
TRACE Center
Web site:http://trace.wisc.edu
The TRACE Research and Development Center conducts research to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities. The Web site provides information and resources about the research and development of accessible technologies.
Lesson 3: Accessible Web-based Learning Technology
Organizations and Web sites
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EvaluTech
Web site:www.evalutech.sreb.org
EvaluTech is an initiative of the Southern Regional Education Board’s Educational Technology Cooperative. It offers evaluation guidelines for digital learning content and other assessment tools. -
Knowbility
Web site:www.knowbility.org/curriculum
Knowbility's is a nonprofit organization that promotes the independence and inclusion of people with disabilities through the use of accessible information technology design. Their work includes barrier-free technology training and consulting as well as accessible technology awareness initiatives. -
National Center on Accessible IT in Education
Web site:www.washington.edu/accessit
AccessIT at the University of Washington strives to increase access to information technology in schools. Its Web site contains handouts on accessible information technology as well as several online tutorials. -
Section508.gov
Web site:www.section508.gov
This government site provides information and resources on the interpretation and implementation of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. The site includes an accessibility forum, frequently asked questions, legal information, and trainings on the Section 508 law and standards. -
WebAIM
Web site:www.webaim.org
WebAIM’s resources range from Web accessibility checkers to tutorials and information on cutting-edge Web accessibility techniques. WebAIM also provides training and consultation on Web accessibility. -
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative
Web site:www.w3.org/WAI
This site provides information on W3C Web accessibility guidelines and techniques. -
JimThatcher.com
Web site:www.jimthatcher.com
Jim Thatcher, a former IBM accessibility specialist, is the author of several articles, books, and trainings on Web accessibility standards and techniques. His Web site contains many publications, resources, and tutorials on Web accessibility topics.
Articles
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Designing Accessible Courseware
www.techdis.ac.uk/index.php?p=3_8_19
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Equal Access: Universal Design of Distance Learning
www.washington.edu/doit/brochures/technology/equal_access_uddl.html
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SNOW Courseware Accessibility Study
http://snow.utoronto.ca
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Web Accessibility: Guidelines for Administrators
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Technology/web_admin.html
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W3C Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines
www.w3.org/TR/WAI-AUTOOLS
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W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT
Lesson 4: Accessible Multimedia
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Audio Description International
Web site:www.adinternational.org
The Audio Description International Web site collects and provides information on audio description in all of its forms: live theater, television, movies, DVDs, and more. The site includes a listing of international providers of audio-description services. -
CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media
Web site:http://ncam.wgbh.org/index.html
The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media researches and develops accessible media and information technology for people with disabilities. The Web site offers resources on making and using accessible multimedia at home, in the community, and in schools. -
Described and Captioned Media Program
Web site:www.dcmp.org
Schools, families, and individuals can borrow captioned and audio-described educational multimedia from this nationwide library system administered through the National Association of the Deaf. -
The Media Access Group at WGBH
Web site:http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/access/access.html
This site provides captioning and audio-described broadcast media for the general public. -
WebAIM
Web site:www.webaim.org
WebAIM is a nonprofit organization that provides information, resources, and technical assistance on a broad spectrum of Web accessibility topics. -
WGBH's Multimedia Services for People with Disabilities
Web site:http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/access
This site provides direct access to TV programming schedules, captioned Web casts, movies, and theaters with captioned and audio-described multimedia.
Lesson 5: Accessible Digital Learning Materials
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American Printing House for the Blind
Web site:www.aph.org
American Printing House for the Blind provides specialized materials, products, and services for people who are blind or visually impaired.. In accordance with IDEA 2004, it has established the National Instructional Materials Access Center, which serves as a central repository for publishers’ electronic files of instructional print materials. -
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) at the Center for Applied Special Technology
Web site:http://nimas.cast.org
This site offers extensive resources and information about the development and implementation of NIMAS.
Lesson 6: Implementing Universally Designed Technology in K-12 Schools
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Accessible Technology for All Students
Web site:www.accessibletech4all.org
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AccessIT Knowledge Database
Web site:www.washington.edu/accessit/index.php
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Center for Implementing Technology in Education
Web site:www.cited.org
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Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center (ITTATC)
Web site:http://accessibility.gtri.gatech.edu/sitid/stateLawAtGlance.php
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Stages Curriculum Software Search
Web site:www.assistivetech.com:591/chartsonline.htm
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Tech Matrix
Web site:www.techmatrix.org
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