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External Resources


  • Enhancing Academic Achievement and Transition Outcomes Using Technology
    The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) released the paper, "Enhancing Academic Achievement..." to address how educators can align transition goals with standards-based education.
  • Ed Tech Monthly E-Newsletter
    Edweek.org launched a monthly e-newsletter about educational technology issues, the latest trends and news developments in the world of K-12 educational technology, and roundups of technology reports.
  • National Longitudinal Transition Study-2
    The report, funded by U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs, releases findings about how America's adolescents with disabilities are faring in high school and post-school employment, education, and community settings.
  • What Works Clearinghouse
    The What Works Clearinghouse Evaluator Registry is a resource for identifying potential evaluators who conduct studies on educational outcomes.
  • Measuring Digital Opportunity for America's Children
    Children's Partnership released the report "Measuring Digital Opportunity for America's Children: Where We Stand and Where We Go From Here," which estimates that 61 percent of adults with disabilitities have not attempted to get an assistive device primarily because of cost barriers.
  • Annual Report on School Technology
    States are spending millions of dollars to build powerful new data-management systems to help them keep up with the reporting requirements and student-achievement goals of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, according to Education Week's eighth annual report on school technology. Note: Access to Technology Counts 2005 requires free registration.
  • Judy Vesel, author of the NCTI Case Study Series, wrote a fascinating article, “Signing Science,” which can be found in the May 2005 issue of ISTE’s “Learning and Leading with Technology.” 
  • APH Idea Center
    The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) has developed a product idea submission form to help innovators develop their ideas.
  • CoSN's Hot Technologies in K-12 Education
    The most promising technologies in store for schools to improve both classroom instruction and operations are examined in the Executive Summary of CoSN's Hot Technologies in K-12 Education. CoSN also developed an on-line guide for school decision makers interested in student technology support programs
  • Design for Inclusion: Creating a New Marketplace
    The report is targeted to designers and manufacturers of electronic and information technology (E&IT), and details how these tools may be used to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.
  • Suggestions, Tools, and Guidelines for Assessing Technology in Elementary and Secondary Education
    The guide, written for state and local education agencies, describes how to measure technology use in schools.
  • Report on Assistive Technology Mobility Devices
    The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) has complied publications from various sources which may be of interest to individuals seeking information related to disability and rehabilitation research. New additions to their publications page include the "Report on Assistive Technology Mobility Devices (ATMDs)" and NTFTD's "Within Our Reach-Findings and Recommendations."
  • Accessible Education-Based Information Technology
    The Rocky Mountain Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center offerns an online tool on Accessible Education-Based Information Technology which provides training, tools, information and resources.
  • Accessibility and the Gaming Industry
    The article about the need for increased funding and development of accessible games for people with disabilities was put forth by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA).
  • Online Professional Development
    The paper commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education addresses the effectiveness of online professional development programs.