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      'I'm Able to Work' Project (public site)

updated: 10/9/02

Sunrise Community of Collier County

Center for Assisted Living Innovation

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Msc. Online Resources

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The Able Trust (also known as the Florida Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities)

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The Alliance for Technology Access, www.ataccess.org
Network of community-based Resource Centers, Developers, Vendors and Associates dedicated to providing information and support services to children and adults with disabilities

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The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (Federal)

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Bill of Rights of Persons who are Developmentally Disabled (Florida, 1991)

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Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

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Florida Independent Living Council, Inc.

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Able to Work Consortium of nation's largest employers (e.g., Dell Computer, Microsoft, SAFECO) dedicated to promoting employment of people with disabilities

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Disability Resources, inc. (Florida page) www.disabilityresources.org/FLORIDA.html

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Waisman Center (U. of Wisconsin): Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities Resources

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Centre for Developmental Disability Studies (U. of Sydney, Australia): teaching and curriculum development; research and evaluation 

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J. P. Das Developmental Disabilities Centre (University of Alberta, Canada)

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TechKnowledge, the disability information resource of Georgia Tech's Center for Rehabilitation Technology: DD InSite, an online developmental disability resource

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Best Buddies International, a non-profit dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment www.bestbuddies.org

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Music Therapy for the Developmentally Disabled. Seminal work on the role of music in teaching the developmentally disabled,  http://pages.nyu.edu/~ehb2/preface.html

People Resources
(Contacts for advice, resources, and other contacts; see Team Info for project team and advisor information)

bulletWendy Chestnut (email),
Sunrise Community Trustee;
Educator with extensive experience in special needs; has a son with developmental disabilities
bulletDr. Marci Greene (bio and email)
Professor of special education  at FGCU
bulletJack York (bio) (email)
President of It's Never 2 Late, a Colorado company specializing in linking seniors ands people with disabilities to technology
bulletWinnie Reid (239-481-2233)
Teacher, Cypress Lake Center for the Performing Arts
bulletDr. Leonard Hall, Nancy Hall (bios) (800 222-3681)
Educators, education software developers (SkillsBank Corp) and experts, owners of Westhall Software Solutions, Fort Myers, FL

Educational / Adaptive-Assistive / Assessment Resources

Program/Curriculum Analogs and Models

bulletSpecial Ed Transition Program in Minnesota
bulletAdult Day Training Center in Citrus County, Florida
bulletAdult Day Training Center in Miami, Florida
bulletDevelopmental Disability Training Program in Michigan

Content

Initial on-hand materials include the following:

bulletYES!  www.trisped.org/transition/ .  Your Employment Selections (YES) is a reading-free, job preference and career exploration program that shows tasks related to 120 different jobs using motion video on CD-ROM. YES was designed for youth in transition; adults with disabilities; individuals with limited reading skills.
The program includes:
bulletOne 300 page Facilitator's Manual
bullet7 CD-ROMs showing 120 jobs
bullet20 Job Preference Summary Forms
 
bulletAttainment Company Software.  www.AttainmentCompany.com
bulletPersonal Success: Personal Care and Social Skills
bulletBasic Coins (coin identification and counting practice and testing)
bulletMatch Time (time telling practice and testing)
bulletLooking Good (grooming and dressing)

Information and demos have been (or will be) requested from most of the following organizations:

bulletAttainment Company, www.attainmentcompany.com
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Do2Learn.com, a special needs learning company

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Sunburst.com, educational software

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Riverdeep-Edmark, educational software www.riverdeep.net/products/special_needs

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Don Johnston, www.donjohnston.com

bulletEducation by Design, Software for children and adults with disabilities
www.edbydesign.com/ebdsw
bulletJudy Lynn Software, Inc, single switch disability education software www.intac.com/~judylynn/index.html
bulletLaureate Learning Systems, www.laureatelearning.com , language development/intervention software
bulletInspiration Software, www.inspiration.com
bulletWesthall Software Solutions, ed/special ed reseller, including workplace attitude and behavior training (Human Asset Imaging), www.westhallsoftware.com
bulletSoftTouch, Software for Students with Disabilities, www.funsoftware.com/softtouch
bullettextHELP Systems, Software for people with reading and writing difficulties, www.texthelp.com
bulletCreative Communicating, www.creative-comm.com
bulletTom Caine and Associates, educational software www.caineassociates.com
bulletAchievement Technology, educational software www.achievementtech.com
bulletDunamis Inc., educational software,  www.dunamisinc.com

Delivery, Interface and Adaptive Systems  (Hardware / Software)

bulletAbleNet, www.ablenetinc.com
bulletIntelliTools, www.intellitools.com
bulletIt's Never 2 Late, www.IN2L.com
bulletJunction of Occupational Therapy Function,
http://junctionof-ot-function.com
bulletSimtech Publications, maker of single switch software for children and developmentally young adults,  www.hsj.com
bulletAbility Hub, assistive technology solutions, www.abilityhub.com
bulletAssistive Technology, Inc., www.assistivetech.com
bulletDynaVox Systems, augmentative communication solutions,
www.sentient-sys.com
bulletGus Communications, www.gusinc.com
bulletRJ Cooper & Associates, Software and Hardware for Persons with Special Needs, www.rjcooper.com
bulletAi Squared, Computer Access Solutions for the Visually Impaired
www.aisquared.com
bulletAdaptivation www.adaptivation.com
bulletDragon Systems,
bulletGreystone Digital Inc., Big Key keyboards and other products, www.bigkeys.com
bulletKeytech, touchscreens, www.magictouch.com
bulletOrigin Instruments, alternative input devices, www.orin.com/access/
bulletIBM Accessibility / Special Needs, www-3.ibm.com/able

Adaptive-Assistive Organizations/Publications/Databases/Lists

bulletFlorida Alliance for Assistive Services & Technology, Inc.(FAAST) http://faast.org
bulletComputer Access Information
bulletATEC - New Hampshire Assistive Technology Program
bulletWisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI), www.wati.org
bullet www.ABLEDATA.com, comprehensive database of assistive technology
bulletTexas Center for Disability Studies, disability info links page: http://tcds.edb.utexas.edu/uaplinks.htm
bulletAssistiveTech.Net
bulletRehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities   www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr 
bulletNational Rehabilitation Information Center   www.naric.com
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Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (formerly the Journal of The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH) (issn 0274-9483))
"Our critically acclaimed JASH is one of the most respected scientific journals in the disabilities field. The Journal carries more articles on such topics as inclusion, facilitated communication, supported living, supported employment, issues of early childhood, self-advocacy, positive behavioral practices, disability rights, and issues of concern to families, than any other publication available today.   The Journal is the premier vehicle for the dissemination of progressive research in the disability field."

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TASH: an international association of people with disabilities, their familymembers, other advocates, and professionals Equity, Opportunity and Inclusion for People with Disabilities since 1975.
TASH Connections www.tash.org/publications/newsletter/
"The monthly news magazine, Connections, is full of the information you need to stay abreast of best practices, family concerns, events and opportunities in a changing political environment."

bullet Teaching Students with Mental Retardation: Providing Access to the General Curriculum, by Michael L. Wehmeyer, Ph.D., with Deanna J. Sands, Ed.D., Earle Knowlton, Ed.D., & Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Ed.D. Copyright © 2002 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.

 

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Assessment

bulletAssistive Technology Needs Evaluation (WATI), Online evaluation system/forms http://www.wati.org/pdf/ATAssessmentforms.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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