Educators
Resources
Accommodations
- Equal Access to Software and Information provides online training on accessible information technology for persons with disabilities to educators.
- Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) improves the quality of life for Floridians with disabilities through advocacy and awareness activities that increase the access to assistive services and technology.
- Online Guides for Accessible Recreations Facilities contains accessibility guidelines for recreations facilities such as amusement rides, golf courses, sporting facilities, swimming pools and miniature golf courses.
- School Transportation News: Special Needs Transportation is a monthly news about special needs transportation, as well as state law information, glossary of terms and expert comments.
- TransCen, Inc. promotes the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to work and adult life.
- Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) provides guidelines, resources and support materials to help understand and implement Web accessibility.
Education
- Academy for Education Development strives to allow every person the opportunity to learn, grow and fully benefit from our society. The academy strives to make that ideal a reality for people with disabilities, and its nationally recognized work helps ensure that a good education is well within their reach.
- The Educator's Reference Desk provides high quality resources and services to the education community.
- Florida Department of Education provides educators with a variety of resources to accommodate everyone in the classroom.
- TransCen, Inc. promotes the successful transition of youth with disabilities from school to work and adult life.
- Youth Today: The Newspaper on Youth Work provides information on issues like youth development, juvenile justice, gang and violence prevention, mentoring and job training.
Laws
- ADA Technical Assistance Program provides information on the ADA structure, identifies enforcing agencies and introduces language and information associated with the definition of disability.
- IRS Tax Credits includes information on tax credits regarding hiring citizens with disabilities.
- US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides information on statistics, training, laws, regulations and guidelines for employing citizens with disabilities.
Teaching Strategies
- e-School News Online-Where K-12 Education and Technology Meet gain free access to top school technology stories, funding opportunities, educator's resource center and searchable archives.
- The Faculty Room offers space for faculty and administrators at postsecondary institutions to learn how to create classroom environments and activities that maximize the learning of all students.
- The National Association of State Directors of Special Education supports state agency staff by ensuring a quality education for students with disabilities through training, technical assistance documents, research, policy development and partnerships.
- TeachingLD gives information and up-to-date resources for teaching students with learning disabilities.
- Teacher Leaders Network connects educators who want to advance teacher leadership in the classroom, school and larger community
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