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Aphasia
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools

Apraxia/Dyspraxia
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http://www.apraxia-kids.org
Apraxia kids, with articles, search, and frequently asked questions.
http://www.kidspeech.com
Useful information on Apraxia.
http://www.pecs.com
Provides information for the Pictures Exchange Communication System

Articulation/Phonology
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/
Free, downloadable IPA phonetic fonts. True Type fonts for Windows platform. Click on " IPA fonts".

Assessment
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http://www.wati.org
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative: lots of forms for assessment and consideration, organization, laws/ legal issues around AT, etc…
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/
Free, downloadable IPA phonetic fonts. True Type fonts for Windows platform. Click on " IPA fonts".
http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp
Test locator website where you can type the name of a test and the website will tell you the publisher and short synopsis about the test
http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.superduperinc.com/
materials and assessment tools

Assessment - Adult
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.wati.org
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative: lots of forms for assessment and consideration, organization, laws/ legal issues around AT, etc…
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/
Free, downloadable IPA phonetic fonts. True Type fonts for Windows platform. Click on " IPA fonts".
http://buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp
Test locator website where you can type the name of a test and the website will tell you the publisher and short synopsis about the test

Assistive-Augmentative Communication
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http://www.aacintervention.com/
Caroline Musselwhite and Julie Maro’s site with great tips, handouts, therapy ideas, and tip of the month resources for AAC.
http://aacintervention.com/talk.htm
Color Coding System for AAC symbols
http://www.wati.org/
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative: with great resources, forms, informational papers, etc.
http://www.webeyes.us/access.htm
Webeyes : like Zoomtext (magnifier for the visually impaired) but only $25
http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/print/docs/tdl/home.htm
Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners: with links to research and more!!
http://www.aacintervention.com
Caroline Musselwhite and Julie Maro’s site with great tips, handouts, therapy ideas, tip of the month resources for AAC.
http://aac.unl.edu
Lots of links to vendors, articles and resources.
http://www.lburkhart.com
Ideas for creating simple tech, therapy ideas, notes from presentations, lots of links.
http://www.lburkhart.com
Linda Burkhart’s site : Ideas for creating simple tech, therapy ideas, notes from presentations, lots of links. Great handouts under Special Needs Link.
http://members.aol.com/dds4kids/dynavox.html
Dynavox page exchange
http://www.onionmountaintech.com/
Judith Sweeney’s site click on Assistive Technology Info link on the left for great resources. Great information on color, and low tech ideas.
http://www.prentrom.com/teaching/teaching.html
Prentke Romich’s site for ideas of how to teach minspeak
http://www.pvoice.org/
PVoice A free communication system where users can create a column row matrix with buttons preprogrammed with synthesized or digitized messages. Buttons can accommodate text or images. Selection is through mouse usage (Win and Mac is being developed)
http://www.seo-serrc.org/AT.html
SEO SERRC (Nick Wieland’s) list of lots of links.
http://www.setbc.org/
Special Education Technology in British Columbia: Great video and audio webcasts on lots of different technology. Even includes one by Caroline Musselwhite on Write to Talk. Click on the Learning Center link then Main Library and W for this presentation, but check out the others as well.
http://www.aacintervention.com/
Caroline Musselwhite and Julie Maro’s site with great tips, handouts, therapy ideas, tip of the month resources for AAC.
http://www.aac-rerc.com/
AAC- RERC: Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers Provides information about recent developments in AAC, checkout the resources tab, journal articles and sign up for the online newsletter
http://www.abledata.com/
Database of assistive technology
http://atto.buffalo.edu/
University of Buffalo: AT basics, decision making, tutorials/ smart sheets and resources
http://www.cast.org
Center for Applied Special Technology : good information on universal design
http://www.chipspeaking.com/
Chip Speaking: is a freeware communication program with the capacity to hold 99 recorded messages and one emergency call button( Win only).
http://www.closingthegap.com
Closing the Gap: Database of assistive technology for a fee of $50/ year. Also allows access to articles from the publication. 14 day trial
http://www.etriloquist.com/
Etriloquist : PC- based communication aid for a speech impaired person. Users can type messages to be spoken or communicate through saved digitized or synthesized messages. Music files can also be saved (free)
http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/
Dasher : Communication program which the user points to text to be “zoomed” to. Experienced users can write up to 29 wpm (Win and Mac beta). Can be operated through a variety of input methods (eyetracker, mouse, joystick…)
http://aac.unl.edu/AACVI1.html
Lots of links to vendors, articles and resources
http://www.ablenetinc.com/
Ablenet: Big Mack’s, Step by steps, Italks, Supertalkers, Trac Talks, etc…
http://www.adamlab.com
Adamlab: i. e. SuperHawk, Hawk, LightHawk Communication Devices
http://www.adaptivation.com/
Adapativation : i. e. VoicePal Max, Sequencer, Chipper, FreeHand, FreeSwitch, Pal Pads and Flexible Switches
http://www.alphasmart.com
Alphasmart: i. e. Alphasmart, Dana
http://www.assistivetech.com
Assistive Technology Inc : Mercury (SE), Gemini (SE) Communication Devices, the LINK Speech Generating Device (keyboard).
http://www.augresources.com/
Augmentative Resources: light/ low tech resources such as book extenders (Velcro surface), Velcro boards, communication books/ boards and more.
http://www.communicationaids.com/
Crestwood: Cresspeaker, Talk Back, Talking Buddy, Yes/ No talker, etc….
http://www.daessy.com/dms/indexm.html
Daedalus Technologies, Inc. i. e. Daessy Mounts
http://www.donjohnston.com/
Don Johnston: CoWriter, Write Outloud, Draftbuilder, Buildability, Start to Finish Books, etc…
http://www.dynavoxsys.com
Dynavox: Dynavox, Dynamyte, Dynamo, MT 4, DY 4 etc…
http://www.enkidu.net/
Enkidu: Portable Impact (handheld, tablet, palmtop)
http://store.ergoguys.com/index.html
ErgoGuys: lots of knockoff equipment for a fraction of the cost. Check out the My board which is a clone of Big Keys
http://www.frs-solutions.com/
Forbes Rehabilitation Services: Ohio Vendor for Dynavox
http://www.freedomscientific.com
Freedom Scientific: Jaws, Wynn, Test Talker , Braille tools
http://greattalkingbox.com/
Great Talking Box: ETalk, Easy Talk, Digicom
http://www.inclusivetlc.com
Inclusive TLC: switches, keyboards, switch software
http://www.elabresources.com/
Lab Resources: distributor of many AAC devices and software. Often has good pricing.
http://www.laureatelearning.com
Laureate: software
http://www.mayerjohnson.com
Mayer Johnson: i. e. Boardmaker, Writing with Symbols, etc..
http://www.orin.com/
Origin Instruments Corp: Headmouse for Mac or PC
http://www.orcca.com
ORCCA: Switch adapted products
http://www.prentrom.com
Prentke Romich: Pathfinder, Vantage, Vanguard, Springboard, Alphatalker, Deltatalker, etc….
http://www.riverdeep.net
Riverdeep: software
http://www.saltillo.com/
Saltillo: Chat PC, Chat Box
http://www.sunburst.com
Sunburst: Software
http://www.tashinc.com/catalog/s_index.html
Tash: Switches and peripherals
http://www.turningpointtechnology.com/
Turning Point Technology: Lots of keyguard for keyboards and other devices (Little Fingers Keyboard, communication devices, etc…)
http://www.words-plus.com/
Words Plus: Tuff talker, Pegasus Lite, Talking Screen for Windows, MessageMate
http://www.zygo-usa.com/
Zygo: Macaw, Light Writer, Parrot, Optimist, Polyana
http://www.wati.org
Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative: lots of forms for assessment and consideration, organization, laws/ legal issues around AT, etc…
http://www.edc.org/spk2wrt
great bulletin board to post and answer question and information about voice recognition

Audiological Issues
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http://www.audiology.org
American Academy of Audiology provides information for coding, reimbursement, and much more
http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
royalty free music loops

Autism
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.cindysautisticsupport.com
Provides lots of helpful examples of schedules, picture recipes, and other educational and communication resources
http://www.pecs.com
Provides information for the Pictures Exchange Communication System

Central Auditory Processing
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http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/
royalty free music loops
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/
sound effects categorized by themes such as animals, television, people, household, etc…

Cognition/Language
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools

Dysphagia/Feeding
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools

ESL/Bilingual/Multicultural Issues
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http://www.english-forum.com
Click on "Exercises" section for grammar, vocabulary and idioms activities. Designed for English as a second language and students.

Information for Teachers
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http://www.english-forum.com
Click on "Exercises" section for grammar, vocabulary and idioms activities. Designed for English as a second language and students.

Literacy - Adolescent
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http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
A Word A Day: introduces a new word every day, centering around a weekly theme. The site, useful for 11- to 17- year olds, also provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, usage, quotation, and other information. Students can sign up to have a new word e- mailed to them each day.
http://www.english-forum.com
Click on "Exercises" section for grammar, vocabulary and idioms activities. Designed for English as a second language and students.

Literacy - Adult
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http://www.english-forum.com
Click on "Exercises" section for grammar, vocabulary and idioms activities. Designed for English as a second language and students.

Literacy - School-Age
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http://www.english-forum.com
Click on "Exercises" section for grammar, vocabulary and idioms activities. Designed for English as a second language and students.
http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
A Word A Day: introduces a new word every day, centering around a weekly theme. The site, useful for 11- to 17- year olds, also provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, usage, quotation, and other information. Students can sign up to have a new word e- mailed to them each day.

Literacy - Written Expression
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http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html
A Word A Day: introduces a new word every day, centering around a weekly theme. The site, useful for 11- to 17- year olds, also provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, usage, quotation, and other information. Students can sign up to have a new word e- mailed to them each day.

Professional SLP Issues
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http://www.superduperinc.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/
sound effects categorized by themes such as animals, television, people, household, etc…

Study Skills
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http://www.howtostudy.com/
Study guides, study tips and links
http://www.homeworkhelp.about.com/
Homework tips and links

Stuttering/Fluency
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.pecs.com
Provides information for the Pictures Exchange Communication System

Voice
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http://www.speechbin.com/
materials and assessment tools
http://www.pecs.com
Provides information for the Pictures Exchange Communication System

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