Assistive Technology Resources for Children
Electronic Files: Books and other Reading Materials Adapted in Electronic Format s
Note: For books that are plain e-text and will be read using a word processing software program, visit the pages of my site for people with visual impairments, Six Friends. For books that are audio only, especially those that do not play on a computer, see the Six Friends audio pages.
Askability
internet: http://www.askability.org.uk/default.aspx?page=jokesandstories
This charity in England has jokes and stories written with communication symbols and English words to be read online.
Augmentative Communication Community Partnership Canada
internet: http://www.accpc.ca/earlyliteracy.htm
Their Early Literacy site has downloadable e-books for "Boardmaker" and "Intellitools".
Baltimore City Public Schools
internet: http://www.bcps.k12.md.us/boardmaker/adapted_library.asp
Downloadable e-books for "Boardmaker."
BookBox, Inc.
internet: http://www.bookbox.com/
This is a service that sells books in .pdf, .mp3, and other formats. There are some samples to download for free.
Carl's Corner
internet: http://www.carlscorner.us.com
This retired teacher provides many resources. Her "High Frequency Words" section has books to teach reading, along with worksheets and manipulatives, that can all be downloaded for free (in .pdf format).
Communication Centre for Language and Learning ("CALL Centre")
internet: http://callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk/index.html
They have quite a few downloadable files for "Boardmaker". (Look under <Resources>.) The types of files include lotto games, environmental studies, nursery rhymes, and stories.
Creative Communicating
internet: http://www.adaptedstories.com/index.cfm
"Adapted Stories" are materials to help with early literacy instruction for students with special needs.
Dade County Schools
internet: http://prekese.dadeschools.net/BMD/activityspecific.html
Free, downloadable files for songs, adapted books, and premade overlays for "Boardmaker".
Fablevision
internet: http://www.fablevision.com/place/index.html
Books, videos, and activities are available online.
Intellitools
internet: http://aex.intellitools.com/
Their "Activity Exchange" is a place to share files for "Classroom Suite" and "Overlay Maker".
Jefferson County Schools
internet: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/
"PowerPoint" versions of T.V. games shows, including Jeopary, Password, and more.
Kids Konnect
internet: http://www.kidskonnect.com/
There are here many games and activities around themes that are common in school.
Li'l Fingers
internet: http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/index.php
Simple, animated stories online.
Montgomery County Public Schools
internet: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/pep/teachercreate.html
This school system stores files here that their teachers have created, in these formats: "Boardmaker", "Boardmaker for Voice in the Box", "Intellitalk", "Intellipics", "Word".
New York City Department of Education
internet: http://www.newbraunfels.txed.net/admin/SpecialEd/faces/faceindex.htm
Files to print out adapted books, in a variety of formats, including "Acrobat", "Boardmaker", and "Word".
Northumberland L.E.A.
location: ENGLAND
internet: http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/default.htm
This educational office in England has some interactive children's books available online.
Priory Woods School
location: Middlesbrough, ENGLAND
internet: http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/resources/videos.htm
This special education school has available books in the form of slide show with sound. The files must be downloaded first. The pages can be "turned" by a variety of assistive options on your computer.
Reading is Fundamental
internet: http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm
Their "Read-Along Stories" have cartoon pictures and sound, to read online. There are also learning activities.
Region Two Regional Lending Library
internet: http://www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
Almost 40 files here are <social stories> in "PowerPoint" and/or "Acrobat" formats.
Sebastian Swan
internet: http://www.sebastianswan.org.uk/
The set of books about Sebastian Swan can be read here online in large print and with pictures. There is no sound. Languages available are English, Welsh, and French.
Silly Books
internet: http://sillybooks.net/
Their books have the words read aloud as they are highlighted. The pictures are static. There are also activities.
Southwest Human Development Assistive Technology Program
internet: http://online.sfsu.edu/~nancyr/pdf/bdmkr.pdf
They maintain an extensive list of downloadable files for creative text in alternative formats, including "Boardmaker".
Speakaboos
internet: http://www.speakaboos.com/
Stories and songs in animated form online. There may also be a section to record your own stories.
Special Education British Columbia
internet: http://www.setbc.org/
They have a collection of books in accessible electronic formats.
Spectronics
internet: http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities/
This A.T. company has an Activities Exchange section with downloadable files to use with "Boardmaker" , "Writing with Symbols", and other software and hardware items.
Starfall
internet: http://www.starfall.com
Books, songs, and learning exercises are free here in online formats. Most are geared towards the academic level of kindergarten.
Symbol World
internet: http://www.symbolworld.org/
Wonderful resources are here for people who read with symbols. There are on-line books with the words translated into rebus symbols. They have a monthly newsletter for "symbol readers". Lots of stuff; check it out!
Tonight's Bedtime Story
internet: http://www.tonightsbedtimestory.com/
This site has the .pdf versions of classic fairy tales. They can be printed out or read online.
Tosi Productions
internet: http://www.tosiproductions.com/_amazingadventure/index_fl.asp
The "Amazing Adventures Series" is here to experience online.
Univeristy of Georgia
internet: http://it.coe.uga.edu/wwild/pptgames/
Homemade games using "PowerPoint" software, and tips of how to use "PowerPoint".
Univeristy of Wisconsin at Madison
internet: http://www.cew.wisc.edu/accessibility/tutorials/pptmain.htm
Tutorials to explain how to make PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with various disabilities.
Ziggity Zoom
internet: http://www.ziggityzoom.com/
This site has online stories, games, and "play worlds" to explore.
updated October, 2009