Education
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- accessED
- A free resource to help make your online learning content accessible.
- ADCET
- The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) provides up to date, accurate and comprehensive information about inclusive teaching, learning and assessment strategies, accommodations and support services for people with disabilities in post secondary education and training. ADCET services are primarily targeted at teachers, disability practitioners, learning support staff and researchers. However, the database also includes information and resources that may be useful for students.
- Association of Higher Education and Disability
- The AHEAD web site includes past issues of the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, which includes articles about services/supports for students with disabilities in the university/higher ed settings (available to members only).
- Australasian Network of Students With Disabilities
- A student organisation, advocating, promoting, lobbying and campaigning on disability issues.
- Braille House Library Education Catalogues
- The Braille House Education and Special Requests section holds as paper-based or electronic masters, a wide range of educational material transcribed for the Education Department and Universities. Catalogues are currently held in Duxbury print format and are maintained by the Queensland Braille Writing Association Inc.
- Centre of Excellence
- This site provides publications, information and resources to assist participation of Deaf and hard of hearing students in TAFE across the state of Victoria.
- Disability Central
- An information source for people with a disability living in Central Australia, aimed at enhancing access to post secondary education, training and/or employment. The web site is an RDLO/DCO project administered by Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi Aboriginal Corporation.
- EDNA
- Education Network Australia (edna) is Australia's free online network for educators, including resources and news updates for students with disability.
- Extra Language Resources
- Specific speech, language and literacy targets. Designed by Speech Pathologists - intended for professionals, teachers and parents. For children and adults with speech and language disorders, delayed learning and reading support needs. Interactive web-based resources.
- Fluid Project
- A worldwide collaborative project to help improve the usability and accessibility of community open source projects with a focus on academic software for universities.
- Inclusion in Science Education for Students with Disabilities
- Lists some 800+ strategies for teaching students having disabilities. Although the site's focus is science education, the strategies are relevant to most subjects, such as English or History or Economics (simply ignore sections on Laboratory and Field Experiences).
- Learning Difficulties Coalition NSW
- The peak advocay group for parents of students with learning difficulties, AD/HD, dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, Autism and Aspergers Syndrome, Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome, dyspraxia and anxiety disorders across the state.
- Move to Learn
- An eduational movement program to assist children with learning dificulties to learn and achieve at school.
- Open Road Disability Awareness
- Resources for teaching disability awareness and attitudinal change.
- Option Keys
- A website for students, teachers and resource developers to assist in the production of accessible online learning materials - provides information on web accessibility, student scenarios with audio and sample HTML code.
- Planet Wobble
- Based on a fictional planet, these animated, switch accessible, talking books and related on-screen activities are firmly rooted in current educational literacy strategies and provide an additional classroom resource for early reading and writing skills.
- Red and Green Choices
- This site offers resources, strategies and supportive materials for encouraging a positive behavioral development strategy for students with Autism or behavioral predispositions. This includes behavioral explanations, theories, principles, strategies and about 30 charts to be used within the school environment and at home.
- Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
- RIDBC is Australia's premier provider of educational services to children with hearing and/or vision impairment.
- SENIT
- Free and easy special needs educational IT resources including tips, tutorials, software downlaods and equipment ideas.
- Shilpa
- A special school for children with intellectual disabilities in Cochin Kerala India, established in memory of the founder's daughter Shilpa.
- Special Education Exchange
- Online resources for educators, professionals, parents, consumers, students, or anyone interested in special education.
- Spectrum Educational Consulting
- Specialising in on-site preschool and school integration programs for children with autism and other social and/or communication impairments. Individual (child-centered) office-based play workshops and social skill-builders also available.
- SPELD
- This advocacy group represents children and adults who have Specific Learning Difficulties.
- TILE
- The Inclusive Learning Exchange is a revolutionary learning object repository service that responds to the individual needs of the learner.
- Tin Snips
- A special education resource for teachers of students with autism and related developmental disabilities. The site includes schedule cards, picture recipes, worksheets and a range of activities designed for individuals with special needs.