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the NCTI bi-monthly e-newsletter
July 19, 2006

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Funding Announcement
Steppingstones 2006 Awards Announced!

The U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has released the winners of the 2006 Steppingstones grants for the Technology Innovation for Children with Disabilities competition. Applicants sought funding for technology-based approaches rooted in scientifically rigorous research or theory designed to improve the results of education, assessment, or early intervention for children with disabilities. To go to the NCTI Tech Topics Research in Special Education Page and view the complete list of grantees and their research topics, click here.

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Tech Topics
Guidelines for Creating Accessible Digital Media

The WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) has published a new resource, Accessible Digital Media: Design Guidelines for Electronic Publications, Multimedia and the Web. These guidelines, available free of charge, provide step-by-step solutions for making a variety of electronic media accessible to users with sensory disabilities. To go to the NCTI Tech Topics Accessibility Page and access the NCAM website, click here.

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News Chronicle
Preparing Disabled Youth for the Transition to College Life

CNN.com highlights the innovative work of College Bound, a collaboration of Virginia Tech University, Radford University, and New River Community College, VA to aid high school students in their transition planning to higher education. To go to the NCTI News Chronicle Page and for access to the article full-text, click here.

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