This free training explains how universally designed education technology supports a broad range of abilities and learning styles.  Such technology can give students with disabilities equal access to the curriculum and help schools meet the educational needs of all students.  The training addresses (a) benefits of and barriers to education technology for students with disabilities; (b) universally designed technology for K-12 schools; (c) accessible web-based learning, multimedia, and digital learning materials; (d) benefits of universally designed technology for all students; and (e) steps and resources for implementing universally designed technology in K-12 schools.”  Free ...

In 1987, the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities created a ground-breaking, innovative training program called Partners in Policymaking to teach parents and self-advocates the power of advocacy to change the way people with disablities are supporte, viewed, taught, live and work. Since 1987, Partners programs have been implemented nationally and internationally. More than 15,000 Partners graduates are part of a growing national and international network of community leaders serving on policy making committees, commissions, and boards at all levels of government. Partners in Policymaking offers 5 online courses: 1) Partners in Living (concepts of self-determination, family ...

This module was developed by the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN). This resource is a 508 compliant presentation featuring searchable presentation captioning and video, navigation points, and synchronized, downloadable accompanying materials. This unit covers basic instructional strategies, and discusses how to work with students who use assistive technologies or have exceptional needs. It also focuses on math and reading instruction and best practices in each area. The instructor has the user complete exercises in order to better understand the material.

This module was developed by the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN). This resource is a 508 compliant presentation featuring searchable presentation captioning and video, navigation points, and synchronized, downloadable accompanying materials. Instructor Karen Kangas provides guidance on how to evaluate and adapt assistive technologies to help students with disabilities. The presentation focuses on how to use and integrate multiple technologies to best serve students, and describes ways to assess and adapt technologies like power chairs and communicate with students to come up with optimal configurations.

This module was developed by the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN). This resource is a 508 compliant presentation featuring searchable presentation captioning and video, navigation points, and synchronized, downloadable accompanying materials. Instructor Karan Kangas discusses and demonstrates how to work with children to empower them in the adaptation and use of assistive technologies for learning. Contrasting the approach used to empower adults using assistive technology, the presentation addresses how to talk with and work with children so they can learn and explore using assistive technologies. She discusses common problems and challenges, and then takes the ...

NCTI collaboratively developed this brief to (a) provide a primer on social media and how they work; (b) highlight the benefits of the new social media to promote using assistive and learning technologies for all students and especially for youth with disabilities; and (3) explore the barriers to using social media and the ways that vendors, developers, and educators can overcome them.  In finalizing the report, the Center relied heavily on the thoughtful input gathered from experts, researchers, vendors, developers, educators, and others in the field.  (NCTI is a project of American Institutes for Research in Washington DC.  It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s ...

This guide includes the following sections: (a) The Possibilities of Assistive Technology (AT); (b) Assistive Technology in Schools; (c) Funding AT; (d) Quick Questions and Tips; (d) Glossary of AT Terms and Definitions; (e) Glossary of AT Terms and Definitions; (f) Additional AT Information Resources.  The guide is available in English and Spanish. (The Family Center on Technology and Disability is a project of the Academy for Educational Development in Washington DC.  It is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education.)

The National Center for Technology Innovation offers videos that educate and inspire, including video coverage from the NCTI Technology Innovators Conference.  Also included is the “I Can Soar” series of videos and accompanying materials that illustrate the power of assistive technology in the lives of four students.  In all, 21 videos are currently available.  (Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs, NCTI is a project of the American Institutes for Research, Washington DC.)

Each module in the Assistive Technology in Texas Schools series was designed for use by regional education service center and district staff responsible for assistive technology (AT) capacity-building in the State of Texas. The modules can be used to build knowledge and skills in AT service delivery at various levels throughout the state education system. Changes to the modules to reflect the language and referneces of IDEA 2004 are currently being done to reflect IDEA 2004 legal mandates. The modules are a) The Texas 4-Step Model: Considering Assistive Technology in the IEP Process (updated in 2007); b) Providing Assistive Technology: A Legal Perspective; c) Providing Assistive Technology: ...

This set of four videos addresses assistive technology for students with significant disabilities as well as covering many available resources to support instruction.

Reach and Teach All Students: UDL and AT is a series of three archived webcasts that provide information about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that can help provide access to the general curriculum for all students including those with diverse learning needs and information on assistive technology.  Each module includes downloadable resources.

These PowerPoints cover (a) assistive technology in the classroom; (b) assistive technology laws; and (c) AT information for families.  They are suitable for presentations or training in any setting.  (The Family Center on Technology and Disability is a project of the Academy for Educational Development in Washington DC.  It is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education.)

The MITS Assistive Technology Training Modules are designed for presentation as training sessions.  The format is a PowerPoint slideshow that includes trainer notes and handouts. MITS Training Modules have been developed to increase awareness and knowledge regarding assistive technology, ultimately leading to improved services to students.  PowerPoints are available on: (a) Overview of Assistive Technology; (b) Consideration and Decision-Making; (c) Assistive Technology: Access to Play and Literacy; (d) Data Collection; (e) Alternatives to Reading; (f) Single Switch.  

The Moving Forward With Technology series features webinars on various aspects of using technologies and tools for making instruction accessible  students with disabilities.  Nineteen webinars are available.  Topics include (a) using technology to improve students’ reading, mathematics, and writing skills; (b) the role of technology in response to intervention; (c) the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS); (d) Universal Design for Learning (UDL); (e) assistive technology;  (f) technology supported writing interventions -- and many others. After you select a webinar, click the topic at the left of the new page to register at no cost. (Operated ...