Closing the Gap

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http://www.closingthegap.com/home/current_issue.lasso

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0886-1935

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Closing the Gap, Inc.

393 articles listed on AbleData

1. "How-to" Guide Aids Teachers in Applying Kurzweil 3000 Software to Different Learning Styles in the Classroom
2. "T.H.E. P.A.C.T.": Technology Helps Easy & Practical Adapted Curriculum Teaching
3. “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Ears”: An Analysis of Speech Recognition Software, Its Current Trend and Future Potential for Students With Dyslexia in an Educational Setting
4. 10 Things I Can Do for Myself - and Then Some…
5. A Closer Look: The Importance of Supporting Receptive Language for Students With Autism
6. A Continuum of AT Solutions for Confusion and Memory Loss After Traumatic Brain Injury
7. A Flight Recorder for Curriculum Adaptation
8. A Fresh Look at Braille
9. A Model Technology-Rich Transition Program: How DO-IT Does it
10. A Writer, a Pencil, a Reason and a Teacher
11. AAC Assessment and Implementation Through the Eyes of a Special Educator: Part One of a Two-Part Series
12. AAC Assessment and Implementation Through the Eyes of a Special Educator: Part Two of a Two-Part Series
13. AAC Assessment: Applying Evidence-Based Practice
14. AAC Evaluations and Feature-Matching
15. AAC Meets ABA: Natural Aided Language Interventions for Individuals with Autism and Complex Communication Needs
16. AAC Supports for Engaging Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Group Instruction
17. AAC Users Living in a Fast Paced Society
18. AbleNet BookWorm
19. Access First! A Communication Success Story
20. Access to Mac OS X for Users With Vision Impairments: Multiple Perspectives on VisioVoice
21. Accessible Computer Workstations
22. Accessible Graphing Calculator
23. Accessible On-line Experience
24. Accessing Mac OS X Tiger: Apple and Third Party Solutions
25. Acrobat X Pro - A Vital Addition to Your Assistive Technology Toolbox
26. Adaptations Do Not Have to Be Difficult
27. Adapting the Visual Arts: The Communication Literacy Link
28. Addressing Consideration in Mathematics Instruction via Technology-Based Solutions
29. Adobe Makes PDFs More Accessible
30. Ai Squared Introduces CompatibilityOne and Free Tutorial in ZoomText 7.04
31. Aligning Braille Literacy and Assistive Technology Skills With ISTE Educational Technology Standards
32. All Students Can Create Animated Movies
33. All Students Can Create Animated Movies: Part Two of a Two-Part Series
34. AlphaSmart Brings New Capabilities to the Classroom
35. Alternative Pointing Device
36. An AAC Retrospective - Part 1: Tools, Methods, Trends and Milestones
37. An Evidence-Based Emergent Literacy Model for Students With Significant Disabilities Using AT Adaptations
38. An Introduction to Switches, Switch-Activated Software and How It All Works
39. And Watch the Words Appear
40. Apps for Older Adults
41. Arkenstone Releases WYNN 2.0
42. ASL Animations Supporting Literacy Development for Learners Who Are Deaf
43. Assessing Comprehension of Science Curriculum in Students With Physical Disabilities
44. Assessing Comprehension of Science Curriculum in Students With Physical Disabilities: Part Three of a Three-Part Series
45. Assessing Reading, Listening, and Observational Comprehension in Students With Physical Disabilities
46. Assessment of Alternate Access: An On-Line, Real-Time Measurement System for Objective Data Collection, Recording, and Reporting
47. Assistive Solutions to Facilitate the Active Participation of Young Children
48. Assistive Technology Assessment: Are Our Assessment Strategies Providing the Needed Information?
49. Assistive Technology Consideration: On-Line Resources for IEP Teams
50. Assistive Technology for Students With Autism
51. Assistive Technology Makes Dream of Living Independently Come True
52. AT Review for Dysgraphia
53. Augmentative Communication Device-The Lighthawk
54. B.A.Bar: The Speaking Barcode Reader
55. Back to the Basics: Using Tangible Symbols to Support Beginning Communicators
56. Becoming Independent...
57. Beyond Communication: Using Eye Gaze Technology to Access the Computer
58. BigKeys LX: Advanced Needs Keyboard
59. Boardmaker...Visual Supports for all Students
60. Bookshare.org Supports Student Readers
61. Braille Display
62. Braille vs. Speech: Making Sense of the Debate
63. BrailleNote Opens a New World for People Who Are Blind
64. Bringing the Curriculum to iLife
65. Building and Utilizing an AAC Evaluation Toolkit and Process
66. Bytes of Learning Releases Ultrakey Version 4
67. Camera Knowledge FREEDOM
68. Capture It! Providing On-Demand Support for Technology Use
69. Case Studies in Success: Strategies for Teaching Communication Alternatives to Challenging Behavior
70. CD Version of the Edmark Reading Program
71. Challenging Our Belief Systems Regarding People With Autism and AAC: Making the Least Harmful Assumptions
72. Children Smile in the Same Language: Making a Difference With Assistive Technology
73. Children's Creative Software Can Extend Expressiveness
74. Choice Magazine Listening
75. Clicker 4: Program Combining Writing and Multimedia
76. Closing the Gap With the AceReader Pro Reading Efficiency Software
77. Combining Interactive Fun with Learning
78. Come Talk With Me
79. Communication Device
80. Computer Assisted Instruction for Toddlers With Disabilities
81. Computer Program for Users with Speech and Motor Disabilities
82. Controlling Your World Through Your Voice
83. Creating a Classroom of Discovery and Wonder
84. Creative New Products
85. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations in Assistive Technology Decision Making
86. Cursor Control System
87. Curtain Call: The Show - and the Voices - Go On!
88. Customize Your Chair on a Budget
89. Defining Therapy and Service Animals
90. Developing a Meaningful Age-Appropriate Process for Adolescent and Adult Communicators With Severe to Profound Disabilities: A MAP for AACs
91. Developing Language-Rich Light Tech AAC Systems for Young Children
92. Developmental Intervention for Children with Autism
93. Differentiated Learning Styles and AAC
94. Documenting Children's Learning Through Multi-Media Projects
95. Download Updates for MAGic, OpenBook, and JAWS for Windows
96. Dr. Peet's Talking Word Processor
97. Durable Switch
98. Dynavox Systems LLC Unveils DynaLessons and Word Power 2
99. Dyslexia -- Spelling Out an Answer With the WordLogic Predictive Text Solution
100. Dyslexia: Strategies for Success - Developing and Consolidating Tracking Skills Through ITC
101. E-Books: Imagine What it Would Be Like
102. Edmark Unlocks the Power of the Computer
103. Educational Insights Introduces Talking Learning Aids
104. Educational Quiz Show Games
105. Effectiveness of Word Cueing for Children with Physical and Learning Disabilities
106. Efficacy of the UltraCane
107. Engaging Phonics Instruction
108. Enter the Writing Zone
109. eReader: Advanced Literacy Program
110. Ergonomic Desktop
111. Ergonomics: It's Not Just For Your Clients
112. Evaluation and Comparison of the Hand Guide and the Miniguide
113. Exceptionally Loud Telephone Ringer
114. Expanded Continuum of Assistive Technology for People With Visual Impairments
115. Extending Knowledge Beyond the Story
116. Eye Yummies
117. Fast Access, Fast Language, Fast Friends: A Camp Designed for Adults to Communicate About Things That Really Matter
118. Fast-Typing Software Debuts
119. Flexible Video Magnifiers
120. Forming a Lasting Marriage of AAC and Literacy: One Girl’s Story
121. Freedom to Create in the Classroom
122. From MySpace to "My Book"
123. From PECS to High Tech: A Systematic Approach
124. Games: Engaging Environments for Developing Skills
125. Gateway Series 4: Language for Life
126. Gathering and Applying Evidence in Computer Access Services
127. Gesture Recognition Mouse
128. Getting Started Gets Faster: A Tour of Velocity's Setup Tools, and How You Can Get AAC Systems to Communicators More Quickly
129. Girl + DynaVox + Computer = Success
130. Girl With Cerebral Palsy Thrives With Distance Learning Program
131. Go Small, Think Big
132. Got Behaviors? Tips and Strategies for Dealing With Problem Behaviors
133. Got Mail?! Using E-Mail to Support and Promote Literacy Skills
134. Handheld Computers in Special Education
135. HeadMouse: Wireless Optical Sensor
136. Hear Your Rx Bottles
137. Help for Reading and Writing
138. Helpful Steps to Use Voice Recognition With Difficult Voices
139. Homework Skills Improvement Kit
140. Hooray for the USA: Integrating Technology Into the Curriculum
141. How Integrating Low Vision Devices Into the Classroom Helps Students Excel
142. HyperStudio and IntelliTools: Merging Multimedia and Access
143. I Can't Believe it's Freeware!
144. ICATER and MAT Lab: Implementing Innovative Technology Training in a Pre-Service Teacher Education Program
145. Illustrated Sign Language Dictionary
146. iMac with iTouch in Education
147. Imagination Brings Magic to Template
148. Imagining Success: Software Products to Aid Reading, Writing, Studying, and Test Taking
149. Implementing Innovative Uses of Assistive Technology in the Classroom
150. Inclusive School Communities: Accessible Learning Environments for All
151. Increase Independence for Preschoolers
152. Independent Concepts Announces Jogger System Price Reduction
153. Inexpensive Assistive Technology for Struggling Readers
154. Integrating Assistive Technology Exploration Into the Post-ITT High School Transition Curriculum
155. Integrating Assistive Technology Into the Classroom
156. Integrating Assistive Technology Into the General Education Curriculum for Students With High Incidence Disabilities
157. Integrating Assistive Technology into the General Education Curriculum for Students with Speech and Language Impairments
158. Integrating Handheld Computers in the General Education Curriculum for Students With Special Needs
159. Integration of Learned Skills for Successful AT Practice
160. IntelliPointer is Ergonomic
161. IntelliTalk II
162. Interactive Entertainment Systems for Learning
163. Interactive Sensory Teaching and Learning
164. Internet-Enabled 3-D Characters Communicate in Sign Language
165. Intervention Planner
166. Iowa Text Reader Project Impacts Student Achievement
167. iPad Apps and Integrative Workflows to Support Learners with Literacy Difficulties and Dyslexia
168. Is the Financial Investment in Assistive Technology for Students With Learning Disabilities Justified?
169. It’s All About Independent Functioning! Using Technology to Develop Critical Life-Skills for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder
170. It's All About Access: Getting the Word Out About Assistive Technology in Early Intervention
171. JawBone Upgrade
172. JAWS for Windows 3.5 Available as Download
173. Jordy: Making Seers and Believers
174. Jumpstart AAC for Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities
175. Keeler NuVision: New Sight for Persons Who Are Visually Impaired
176. Keep it Simple - Keep it Fun: A Thematic Unit for Everyone
177. Keyboard Letters
178. Keyboarding and Computing Device from AlphaSmart
179. Kid Pix Deluxe 3: MultiMedia and Creativity Program
180. Knowledge Forum 3
181. Kurzweil 3000 Version 11: New Tools to Support the Writing Process
182. Kurzweil Educational Rolls Out Professional Development Program
183. Kurzweil Offers Customizable Test Taking Technology
184. Kurzweil Reading Software
185. Language Tune-Up Kit
186. Lawrence D. Duck, Language Arts Private Eye
187. Let's Get Organized
188. Letter-Based AAC Systems: Rate Enhancement Strategies for Literate Adults
189. Leveling the Playing Field With Technology for Individuals With Asperger Syndrome
190. Lightening the AAC Toolkit Load: iOS Devices in AAC Evaluation
191. Lights, Camera, Interaction! Focus on Video Modeling Techniques for Inexpensive, Fast and Customized Solutions for Improving Social Skills
192. Linking Technology and Curriculum: Calendar-Based Curriculum
193. Linux: A Leader's Perspective
194. Listening to the Printed Page: Features and Options in Optical Character Recognition and Reading Softwares
195. Literacy and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Current Research and Indications
196. Literacy and Learning With the Macintosh
197. Literacy Lab: Comprehensive Literacy Instruction
198. Literacy Software with Easy-To-Use Interface
199. Literacy Supports for Children on the Autism Spectrum
200. Mac and Windows Together? What's Going On?!
201. Macromedia Flash Content Accessible
202. MacSpeech Releases New ScriptPaks for Mac OS X
203. Make Your Computer Talk with Easy Talking Notepad
204. Making Connections: How a Company Collaborates to Create New Assistive Technology
205. Making Connections: The Global Community of Assistive Technology
206. Making Musical Masterpieces: How Assistive Technology Can Engage Learners With Autism
207. Management, Supervision, and Program Improvement: AT Leadership Roles for School Administrators
208. Measuring Reading Fluency
209. Mind Reading: The Educational Software System that Teaches Emotions
210. Miniature Computer Keyboard and Mouse
211. Miracle Mouse
212. Mobility for Children
213. MOBS of Fun for Learning
214. More Freedom
215. Mounting 101
216. Mouse Made for Feet
217. Multimedia Authoring Program
218. Music Braille Transcription Software
219. Music Curriculum for the Blind
220. Myth Busting
221. New Assistive Technology Products for Mac OS X Forthcoming
222. New Electronic Mobility Aid
223. New Keyboard Overlay
224. New MAGic 6.2 Screen Magnification Software
225. New ReadyMade Activities From Intellitools Give Teachers Ready-to-Use, Standards-Aligned Curriculum Activities
226. New TTY Software
227. New Version for KeyStrokes
228. New Way to Make Switches
229. New, Inclusive "Flat Friends" Project Promotes Active Communication and Connection for Students of All Abilities
230. Next Era of Braille Instruction
231. No- and Low-Tech Tools to Access the General Curriculum
232. Object Communication System
233. Office XP: New Accessibility Features
234. Onscreen Keyboard
235. Palm OS-Based Laptop Alternative for Education
236. Phone and Doorbell Signaler in One
237. Podcasts: What are You Missing?
238. Poetry ... For Language and for LIFE!
239. Polyana with Persona
240. Popular Sheet Music Now Available in Braille
241. Portable Communication Device
242. Portable IMPACT: Dynamic Display Communication Device
243. Portable, Handheld Talking Bible
244. Power to the Learner! Integrating Assistive Technology With Learning Strategies - Reading, Part I
245. Power to the Learner! Integrating Assistive Technology With Learning Strategies - Reading, Part II
246. Powered-up Notetaker
247. Pre-K 2003: Inclusive, Not Assistive, Technology
248. Preparing for the Post-Secondary Environment: Strategies and Technology Supporting Organizational Skills
249. Product Feature - Main Street: Community Science
250. Product Feature: “Phonetic Typing” to Help Children With Learning Disabilities Spell More Accurately
251. Product Feature: Collaborating to Make UDL a Reality - Alternate Access to Kurzweil 3000
252. Product Feature: Cosmo's Learning Systems: An Innovation in Learning for Children With and Without Disabilities
253. Product Feature: Easy IntelliMation Tricks and Tips
254. Product Feature: Fostering Independence and Inclusion in the Classroom
255. Product Feature: Improve Assessment, Intervention, and Accountability with Laureate's Powerful and Easy-To-Use ATLAS
256. Product Feature: Send Your Students to Switch School!
257. Product Feature: Students With Autism Thrive in a Picture-Rich Environment
258. Product Feature: The CIRCUIT Evaluation Process
259. Proficiency in Reading
260. Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties: Assessment and Intervention
261. Proloquo Gives Me Freedom of Speech
262. Promoting Word Study Independence: One District's Success
263. Providing Immediate Writing Accommodations: Using the Spoken Word
264. Publisher O'Reilly Makes Books Accessible to People with Disabilities Worldwide under Landmark Agreement with Bookshare.org
265. Pulse Data and Benetech Announce BrailleNote/Bookshare.org Collaboration
266. Pulse Data Announces the Launch of the BrailleNote Club
267. Quality Indicators in Action
268. Quantitative Data on Young Child Language Use: Implications for AAC
269. R.J. Cooper & Associates Announces SwitchHopper Recall
270. Reading Preparation Software
271. Ready, Set, Goal! Universal Access
272. Ready, SETT, Go! Getting Started With the SETT Framework
273. Re-Examining the Role of Assistive Technology in Learning
274. Removing Barriers Using Switch Access
275. Riverdeep Upgrades Math Program
276. Running With the Dragon: Tales From First-Hand Experience
277. Scaffolding the Writing Process: How Do I Move My Students From Non-Writers to Independent Writers?
278. Scanning and Reading Software
279. Screen Magnification Software, With Lots of Speech, Cursor Enhancements, and Color Controls
280. Screen Reader Upgrade
281. Screen Readers - The Survival of the Strong
282. Seating for Access: Its Critical Importance for AAC Device Use
283. Short on Time and Money? Make Simple AT Work for ALL Students With Severe Disabilities
284. Show, Practice and Challenge Students in Math With IntelliTools Classroom Suite 4
285. SigningOnline.com Revolutionizes the Way People Learn Sign Language
286. Simple Communication Device
287. Simple-To-Use Braille Embosser
288. Singing the Standards: Supporting Content Learning Through Songboards
289. Single-Hand Use Keyboard
290. Slater Software Announces New Products and Upgrades
291. Slater Software Announces Upgrades
292. SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Goes Wireless
293. Smart Inclusion Adventures in the Classroom
294. SOAR Gives Employees Fingertip Access to Accommodations
295. Socially Optimizing Solutions
296. Software for Deaf Children and Adults
297. Software Solutions for Literacy Needs
298. Solutions for Inclusion - How Assistive Technology can Help: Supporting Speech and Language Development With Technology
299. Solving for X: Finding Technology That Can Help Students Learn Mathematics
300. Sorting Through the Features of Scan and Read Systems for People with Learning Disabilities - Part Two: Writing, Study Skills, and Test Taking Features
301. Sorting Through the Features of Scan and Read Systems for Persons With Learning Disabilities - Part 1: Scanning and Reading Features
302. Special Education Public Domain CD-ROM for Macintosh
303. Special Needs E-Mail Program
304. Speech Clarification Tool
305. Speech Recognition Software
306. Speech Software
307. Speech Therapy Software
308. Stacked HyperStudio: Engaging all Students in Constructive Learning
309. Start-To-Finish Literacy Starters: Moving Students to Conventional Reading
310. Students + Teachers + Low Cost Hardware + Accessible Software = Change
311. Success Stories: Using Video Stories to Connect, Communicate, and Create
312. Summit Math and Reading Version 1.7
313. Supernova v5
314. SuperSwitchEnsemble: Music Performance Program
315. Support for MP3 Files to iSpeak Personal Text Reader
316. Supporting Active Participation in Literacy Using Boardmaker Plus
317. Switching Your Way Through High School
318. Talking - or Being - With the Animals: A Natural Part of AAC Solutions
319. Talking Prescription Labels
320. Talking Word Processor
321. Taming the Terrible Twos: Technology and Time
322. Teaching Multiply Handicapped Switch Users to Scan: A Software Guide
323. Tech/Touch the Future: AMDi's New Dynamic Screen AAC Device
324. Technology for the Bi-Lingual Student
325. Technology Integration Strategies: Learner Productivity: Supporting Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings
326. Technology Integration Strategies: Measuring the Success of Student and Teacher Technology Training
327. Technology Integration: A Model for Success
328. Technology Integration: Georgia Teachers Participate in Technology Integration Courses
329. Technology Integration: Integrating Assistive Technology Into the General Curriculum for Students With Physical Disabilities
330. Technology Solutions for Struggling Writers: A Spotlight on Portable Word Processors
331. Technology Solutions to Enhance Therapy for Communication and Cognitive Deficits for Under $30: Part One of a Two-Part Series
332. Technology Solutions to Enhance Therapy for Communication and Cognitive Deficits for Under $30: Part Two of a Two-Part Series
333. Technology-Based Solutions for Positive Behavior Support
334. Ten Indicators of Distance Learning Program Accessibility to Students With Disabilities
335. textHELP! Type & Talk Version 4.0
336. The "Write" Rx for Speech Recognition in the Writing Process
337. The Alliance for Technology Access: Founded on Collaboration, Focused on the Future
338. The Five Ws of AAC and Autism
339. The Five Ws of Adopting AAC in Adulthood
340. The iCommunicator System
341. The Logan BrailleCoach
342. The Making of Proloquo2Go: AAC in Your Pocket`
343. The Medialexie Toolbar
344. The Promise of Generic Technology for Young People With Cognitive Disabilities
345. The RTI Model and Ramifications for eLearning Using the iPad
346. The Student Access Map: Ensuring Access to the General Curriculum
347. Therapy for Oral Apraxia, Dysarthria, and Developmental Speech Disorders
348. Three Intellitools Products in the Winner's Circle for 2002-03 Bessie Awards
349. Three New Teaching Aids
350. Through Assistive Technology Into Employment
351. Tips for Integrating Technology Into the Preschool Classroom
352. Toccata Braille Music Translator
353. Tool Review: Livescribe Echo Smartpen
354. Tools That Keep the Assistive Technology Community Collaborating
355. Tracking Database
356. Tracking my Head - Head Trackers Compared: A User's Perspective
357. Tracking the Effectiveness of DO-IT Interventions: New Longitudinal Data on Students with Disabilities
358. Transcribe Braille Music Quickly, Automatically, and Accurately
359. TuffTalker: Portable Communication System
360. Turning the Keys to Successful Language Learning
361. Two Phones from Ameriphone
362. Two Primary Reasons Switch Access Is Not Successful
363. ULS + CS4 = Student Success!
364. UltraView Mirror Provides Rear/Side Viewing
365. Unique Lighting Technology
366. Updated Software from GW Micro
367. Updated Version of outSPOKEN 3.0
368. Use of Picture Symbols With Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: Why Not?
369. Using AAC Devices to Emulate Scanning for Computer Access With Clicker 5
370. Using Objects as Symbols
371. Using Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) to Connect Students with Special Needs to the General Curriculum
372. Using Skype to Keep Communication Lines Open
373. Using Speech Generating Devices to Increase Communication, Literacy, and Interaction Skills of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder
374. Using Stages to Create Meaningful and Effective Alternate Assessment Portfolios
375. Using Technology for Social Interaction Skills Instruction for Children and Adolescents With Asperger's Syndrome
376. Using Technology to Integrate Instruction in Orientation and Mobility and Emergent Braille/Tactile Literacy Skills or "Books in a Flash"
377. Video Magnifiers
378. Virtual Keyboard for Windows
379. Virtual Ramps for Invisible Disabilities: One District's Approach to Assistive Technology for Students With Learning Disabilities
380. Virtually Real Activities
381. Wearable Communication Aid
382. Web Documentation for People with Special Needs
383. What’s New in Wireless
384. Whistle While You Work
385. Window-Eyes 4.21 is Released
386. Word Prediction and Writing Support
387. Write Today, Write Tomorrow, Write to Learn!
388. Writing Aid Software
389. Writing More, More Often and with Better Results
390. Writing Support for Every Learner
391. Writing Throughout the Curriculum
392. WYNN 3.0 Adds New Features
393. Yes, Your Computer Can Speak!

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