Guidance and counseling

Rehabilitation engineering

Home and vehicle modifications

Independent living skills training

Certain equipment purchases

Assistance with leisure services

Personal assistance services

Registering service dogs

(Information from the Independent Living Website listed above)

Vendor Information:

http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=812443

Independent Living Aids, LLC

137 Rano Street  |  Buffalo, NY 14207  |  Phone: 800-537-2118  |  Fax: 516-937-3906

Price: $199   

http://www.pil-network.com/

2-Universal Design for Learning is important for teachers to understand this concept. This website does a nice job of providing an explanation for UDL and providing resources.

http://www.udlcenter.org/

AAC Device, one button, use with symbols.

http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Communication/BIGmack-LITTLEmack

iClicker ToGo

4 yr subscription-$31.99 allows students to vote via smart phone or laptop.

Description: The bowl has a suction cup on the bottom so when stirring or trying to eat it will not move around. Great for individuals with limited use of one limb to be able to self feed.

Vendor Information:

Price: $13.95

http://www.independentliving.com/prodinfo.asp?number=356800

Independent Living Aids, LLC

137 Rano Street  |  Buffalo, NY 14207  |  Phone: 800-537-2118  |  Fax: 516-937-3906

Padlet is a free resource to create electronic binders, use for discussion boards, or other class activities. A great way to integrate technology into the classroom.

www.pinterest.com

http://carasolva.com/

Carasolva is an emerging technology. At this point it offers an Electronic Medication Administration Record to prevent medication errors. It is evolving further to incorporate other interventions that may be needed such as scheduling that will benefit individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities who may need residential care.

Cost effective option-ranges $4-$8 per individual

Cost $59.95

www.thinkingmoves.com

http://obssr.od.nih.gov/behavioral_health_IT/pdf/Melissa%20Pinto%20-%20PP%20PDF%20-%20The%20Future%20of%20Health%20for%20Behavioral%20Health.pdf

Dr. Pinto at Emory University is working on development of eSmart MH, a system with avatars for the MH population. It has not yet been released to public market.

http://imaginesmarthomes.org/

Imagine! is a private, not-for-profit corporation that has been providing supports for people
  who have developmental disabilities in order for them to lead fulfilling lives since 1963.

Price range from 10-13K

Funding available through Medicaid and other sources.

Cost effective solution for monitoring student learning outcomes.

Varies depending on licensing option choosen.

Responseware allows for students to respond via wi fi through a laptop or smart phone.

$99/year

Voice Thread allows for discussion board that allows for more than just text to communicate. It helps to achieve the feeling of being in the classroom with online classes.

Price available when quote is requested.

This academic tech tool helps check for plagiarism, helps organize peer reviews and helps to grade presentations

$149 for single license

Respondus is an exam generating tool that is compatible with Blackboard, Moodle, and several other online class platforms. Respondus offers a variety of tools including online test bank for free if the textbook you use is in the Respondus network.

Free download of app, most be used with iPad.

Online course builder.

$300/year for unlimited responses and unlimited questions (Gold package)

Cost effective survey system, collects results and analyzes the survey responses for you.

Free with google accounts. Great place to store live documents where they can be accessed remotely.

179.99

Nine button communication device

Resource that explains e-tran/eye gaze boards

SoundingBoard-Free

Free AAC app for iPhone, iTouch, or iPad

http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Communication/SoundingBoard

Discoveryeducation.com

Really cool site to develop presentations that are visually stimulating.

http;//prezi.com

Free trial

Website focuses specifically on AT for students with learning disabilities. Great resource for teachers in the regular classroom.

Explains AT and provides grade level specific idea for AT.

Gives a break down by disability group of AT devices.

Helps with children and adults who have challenges with tying shoes.

Therapy Shoppe® Inc.
PO Box 8875
Grand Rapids, MI 49518
USA

Tel: (800) 261-5590
Tel: (616) 696-7441
Fax: (616) 696-7471

Low vision aid to assist with reading.

Therapro

Tel: (508) 872-9494  (800) 257-5376 Fax: (508) 875-2062   (800) 268-6624 Therapro, Inc. 225 Arlington Street Framingham, MA 01702-8723

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Adds for non-verbal children and adults that allow for communication.

Do2Learn3204 Churchill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

Fax: 919-420-1978
Phone: 919-755-1809

Helps individuals with dexterity issues open cans allowing for independent living. Widely available in public market. Picture below from Amazon.com

Handwriting Tools Sampler Toolkit-$15.99

Low tech ways to help with grip and dexterity for handwriting.

Therapy Shoppe® Inc.
PO Box 8875
Grand Rapids, MI 49518
USA

Tel: (800) 261-5590
Tel: (616) 696-7441
Fax: (616) 696-7471

Help students with difficulty organizing tasks or who have problems know how to effective use the textbook.

Therapy Shoppe® Inc.
PO Box 8875
Grand Rapids, MI 49518
USA

Tel: (800) 261-5590
Tel: (616) 696-7441
Fax: (616) 696-7471

Helps to pick up items that are out of reach due to mobility challenges. Widely available in many retail stores. Pictured here is the ez-reacher 32" from Amazon.com

Easy use scissors for individuals with small hands or poor grip.

Therapro

Tel: (508) 872-9494    (800) 257-5376 Fax: (508) 875-2062    (800) 268-6624 Therapro, Inc. 225 Arlington Street Framingham, MA 01702-8723

Team is comprised of a variety of credentialed individuals including an RD, LDN, CRS technicians

They have several locations in our area. I commonly use the New Bern location located at 1301 Commerce Road
New Bern, NC 28562
252-636-1711 phone
252-636-2615 fax

2851 Van Huron Dr.
Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: (919) 876-3600
Fax: (919) 876-3677
Toll Free: (888) 333-5655

RESNA Certified Staff with ATS Credential

2105 Capital Drive, Suite 300, Wilmington, NC, 28412

Fax: (910) 452-2935

TollFree: (800) 308-9386

App available in the App Store to assist with AT Evaluation.

$39.99

$10,000 to participate in learning consortium. Up to 10 clinicians can use with up to 100 clients.

Locally located in Greenville, NC. Can assist with Smart devices for individuals, homes or businesses.

505 Red Banks Road, Greenville, NC

App through the App Store for apple products for communication.

Pogo Boards

App allows for communication, use of images available through google search and allows post of boards online.

1-4 users/1 yr/69.00

$6995

Accent 800-D

Funding available through Medicaid, alterative to Dynavox products.

Not-for-profit organization to strive to help individual that reply upon communication devices.