Assistive Technology

Federal Policy Barriers To Assistive Technology
National Council on Disability
May 31, 2000
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2000/assisttechnology.htm
Report to the President in accordance with the Assistive Technology Act of 1998. Includes barriers and recommendations.
In-Brief No. 4 - Standards -- An Embarrassment of Riches
National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education
2000
http://www.nccte.org/publications/infosynthesis/in-brief/in-brief04/inbrief04-standards.pdf
Using technology to support new education standards.
In-Brief No. 5 - Technology and Assessment
National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education
2000
http://nccte.org/publications/infosynthesis/in-brief/in-brief05/index.asp
Discussion of the benefits of using new technology to aid assessment.
Assistive Technology for Infants and Toddlers
www.fape.org/pubs/FAPE-12 AT for Infants Toddlers.pdf
Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age: Universal Design for Learning
David H. Rose & Anne Meyer
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
2002
www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
Highlights new insights into the learning brain and individual differences in learning styles. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) using new technologies to create methods and materials to reach all students regardless of disability or learning style.