Resources
Professional Organizations and Resources with Information
about Assistive Technology
- (CARET) Center for Applied
Research in Educational Technology
CARET attempts to bridge the research-to-practice gap by
offering research-based answers to questions about technology.
On this site, you can browse questions and answers, read
CARET reviews of articles and their implications, and creating
a profile to receive updated information about topics of
interest. The site also contains links to a variety of online
sources with information about education and technology.
- CAST: Center for Applied
Special Technology
A not-for-profit organization that uses technology to expand
opportunities for all people, especially those with disabilities
- CEN: Center for Educational
Networking
Responds to the information needs of families, educators,
and others across the state of Michigan who have a vested
interest in the education of individuals with disabilities
- Closing the Gap:
Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
Provides practical, up-to-date information on assistive
technology products, procedures, and best practices
- ISTE: International Society
for Technology in Education
A nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting
appropriate uses of information technology to support and
improve learning, teaching, and administration in K–12
education and teacher education
- Learning
Disabilities OnLine: LD Indepth: Technology
Information about new developments in technology, and practical
insights into the promise and realities of making technology
work for people with learning disabilities
- MATR: Michigan Assistive
Technology Resource
Provides information services, support materials, technical
assistance, and training to local and intermediate school
districts in Michigan to increase their capacity to address
the needs of students with disabilities for assistive technology.
Choose Links and Resources on this site for more information
about Michigan resources for assistive technology.
- NATRI: National Assistive
Technology Research Institute
Conducts assistive technology research, translates theory
and research into AT practice, and provides resources for
improving the delivery of AT services
- NCTI: National
Center for Technology Innovation
NCTI seeks to be a national catalyst for innovation in technology
for children with disabilities. The goal of this center
is to accelerate the pace of technology research and development
by facilitating networking opportunities among technology
innovators, in states and localities, across the country.”
This site includes I Can Soar, a 26- minute video telling
stories of 4 students with disabilities and how AT has been
effectively integrated into their homes, lives, and communities.
It is available for download. The site also offers discussion
groups, newsletter; searchable database of people, projects,
and resources related to AT; and information about foundation
funding. Registration is free.
- RESNA:
Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
Provides assistance to the AT Act Grantees to assist them
reduce barriers and increase access to assistive technology
(AT) devices and services for consumers with disabilities
of all ages
- Simon Technology
Center at the Pacer Center
Provides information about technology in the schools for
parents and teachers
- TAM: Technology Instructional
Resources
The technology and Media Division of the Council for Exceptional
Children
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