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Wrightslaw The Art of Writing Letters

In this article, you will learn about two approaches to letter writing, the Blame
Approach
and the Story-Telling Approach. You will learn the difference
between business letters and therapeutic letters - and why you should never
send therapeutic letters to the school
. http://www.wrightslaw.com/advoc/articles/DRAFT_Letters.html

Tourette Syndrome Plus authored by Leslie Packer, Ph. D. On this site, you can learn about Tourette's Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, non-0CD anxiety disorders, Executive Dysfunction, depression, Bipolar Disorder, autism spectrum disorders including Asperger's Disorder, 'rage attacks,' sensory integration issues, and sleep disorders. For every condition section of the site, you'll also find articles and files relating to school-related issues in the Education section of the site. Comprehensive information and an excellent resource for parents and educators. http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/index.htm

 CESA 7's Special Education page, it is full of great links. http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/sped/index.html

Office of Civil Right's Frequently Asked Questions about Section 504 http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill section on medications.
http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/About_Medications/Default798.htm

LD Online  is a service of The Learning Project at WETA, Washington, D.C., in association with The Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities.

The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. http://www.pacer.org

 

The Love and Logic Institute and its sister company, School Consultant Services, are dedicated to making parenting and teaching fun and rewarding, instead of stressful and chaotic. They provide practical tools and techniques that help adults achieve respectful, healthy relationships with their children. All of their work is based on a psychologically sound parenting and teaching philosophy called Love and Logic.

 

K-12 Software
bullet Communicate: Webwide is a subscription-based service which gives users a flexible means of accessing information online. This is totally innovative software and is the only product of its kind in the world. It will help any reader who has difficulty accessing the text in standard English language web pages. http://www.widgit.com/products/webwide/index.htm
bullet Pixwriter - The Picture-Assisted Writing™ program with text, pictures, and speech! http://www.slatersoftware.com/pixwriter.html
bullet Sign SmithTM Studio is a revolutionary system for creating animated sign language! http://www.vcom3d.com/Studio.htm
bullet Clicker is a writing support and multimedia tool - it enables you to write with whole words, phrases or pictures! It is a very powerful tool and is incredibly easy to use, and supports every area of the curriculum.  http://www.cricksoft.com/us/products/clicker/
bullet MASH is an easy-to-use program that lets you record and playback entertaining Microsoft Agent character presentations by simply dragging characters around the screen and directing what they say and do. http://www.bellcraft.com/mash/

For more information about the programs listed above or other questions regarding accessible education software visit http://www.connectivetechnologysolutions.com/

 

sendmail_md_clr.gif (12109 bytes) Please direct any questions regarding this site to
Evelyn Azbell, WSPEI Parent Coordinator for CESA 12 & 9 .
You may e-mail her at PEC@cesa12.k12.wi.us or call (715) 682-2363 ext.115.
 

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