Journal # 10-Online Assistance-Resources for students with Learning Disabilities

Online Assistance-Resources for students with Learning Disabilities
By Joan Thormann
Volume (2004-2005) November (No. 3)
This article provides excellent resources for students with Learning Disabilities. The author has organized the Web resources in to the following
Groups:
• Databases of resources
• Lists of assistive technology centers
• Journal articles and conference proceedings
.With the help of special education assessment educators can find out strengths and weakness of students and technology interventions that are helpful.
Knowing what keywords to use in databases is important in finding products that might be beneficial for a particular student. For example, using the keywords” learning disability” brings two products.
List of assistive technology centers are number of online lists of organizations that educators can visit to talk with someone who has experience in using technology with students who have special needs.
CSUN Center on disabilites holds conferences relating to technology with students with disabilities. The conferences are informative and exciting events with more than 3oo presentations and 15 exhibits.

1. If I am not able to attend conferences on students with disabilities, is it possible for me to get the information?
Yes, I would be able to read online speakers’ speeches.

2. What journal should I subscribe that could keep me updated on the technology that could assist my students with learning disabilities?
I could subscribe to JSET. Their articles are well researched and contain variety of topics on specific types of software for specific types of disabilities, discussion of policies, teacher training issues.

Web Sites
Alliance for Technology Access (ATA): http://
www.ataccess.org/community/
centers.lasso
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental
Access (CATEA): http://
www.assistivetech.net
Closing The Gap: http://www.closingthegap.
com/ctg2/members2/FAQ.lasso
CSUN Center on Disabilities conference proceedings
Web site: http://www.csun.edu/
cod/conf/proceedings_index.htm
Journal of Special Education Technology:
http://jset.unlv.edu/
RESNA Technical Assistance Project: http://
www.resna.org/taproject/at/
statecontacts.html
Talking Word Processor: http://
www.assistivetech.net/search/
keywordProductDisplay.cfm?product_ID
=32727&searchTerm=learning%20disabl
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TechACCESS of Rhode Island: http://
www.techaccess-ri.org