Caroline Musselwhite, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and Julie Maro, M.S., CCC-SLP present monthly tips regarding Augmentative and Alternative communication intervention in addition to resources specific to the field of assistive technology.

Provides information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources.  Does not sell any products, but can help you locate the companies that do.

Downloadable Boardmaker activities created by teachers include farm animals, math, daily schedules, feelings, pets, jungle animals, field trip and weather.

Creative Communicating promotes products and services for special educators, therapists, parents, children and students. Products include teacher resource manuals, videos, puppets, software programs, adaptive equipment, engineering materials, workshops and on-line courses.

Consultant Meg Ormiston of Tech Teachers compiled this library of sites sharing Inspiration templates.

Activities, templates, and ready-made files downloads for Buildability stories, CoWriter dictionaries, Draft Builder stories for therapy and clasroom use.

Downloadable early childhood thematic units that incorporate technology throughout the curriculum.

Activities, templates, and ready-made boardmaker file downloads.

Arizona Loan$ for Assistive Technology (AzLAT) is a consumer driven, statewide alternative financing program offering affordable loans to persons with disabilities for the purchase of assistive technology devices. AzLAT is targeted to persons with low and middle incomes, creating an alternative to traditional lending programs.

Technology-related assistance program.  Mission is to increase access to AT devices and services and to facilitate the development of a consumer-responsive AT service delivery system.  Provide fact sheets and brochures to provide information on products, legal rights, services, and other topics related to AT for individuals with disabilities.

From the website: "The following information is provided to assist educational teams in considering assistive technology in the development, review, and/or revision of a students Individual Educational Plan. This document provides a framework for identifying relevant tasks within instructional areas as well as appropriate accommodations, modifications, and technology solutions. Additional tasks and solutions will need to be added to address individual student needs."

The ISAAC website is dedicated to persons with severe expressive communication difficulties. The International Society of AAC includes information relevant to AAC devices and materials, intervention, the annual ISAAC conference, idea exchanges, online forums and list serves, in addition to additional resources.

Submitted by TEAM Ed staff member . . . "It has ideas for games but also has lots of message boards. One is for people to ask questions about therapy techniques, one is for therapy activities, and one is a page for people to post reviews of supplies they have bought and tell whether the money spent was worth it."

Information, tips, insights, and tools for novices, professionals, family members and individuals who rely on AAC.