AccessAbility Week Resource Guide

Assistive Technology in Special Education presents a wealth of practical, well-organized information to help families, teachers, and therapists find effective solutions for students with learning, literacy, and cognitive challenges. This third edition features new affordable tools to improve and compensate for challenges related to speaking, understanding, reading, writing, and thinking and remembering, as well as strategies to help students become more organized and efficient. Also highlighted are iOS devices, G Suite (Google Apps and Extensions), online collaborative sites, and features built into the computers and mobile devices readers already use. As technology changes and new operating systems make older programs obsolete, this book will empower readers to explore the most current resources as they become available.

"Discover the amazing world of animals with DK Braille Animal. Designed especially for the young braille reader, this tactile reference book features over 30 pages of entries on a fascinating selection of creatures, from bears and big cats to birds and bugs. Go on the hunt with predators and their prey, and even journey inside the body to learn about skeletons and organs. Every entry is written in both braille and large print to allow all readers the opportunity to discover fascinating facts about animals. The entries are also illustrated with large, tactile images, including a leopard with fuzzy flocked fur. Fully endorsed by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), DK Braille Animals is a wonderful way for curious readers to discover the animal kingdom"-- Provided by publisher.

Uses print and braille to teach young readers to count.

Presents a treasury of facts about subjects ranging from animals and the human body to architecture and outer space. Every entry is written in both braille and large print.

Equity and inclusive learning are the keys to the future of learning, and this is especially true when it comes to special education. In her new book Watch, Listen, Ask, Learn, Belinda Dunnick Karge combines research and practice into a guide for both better understanding special education services and supporting special educators. With key action items, case studies, and pragmatic instruction, both current and aspiring leaders can learn to move their school or districts forward with inclusive and equitable education"-- Provided by publisher.

Available in Physical and Online formats.
"Academic Ableism brings together disability studies and institutional critique to recognize the ways that disability is composed in and by higher education, and rewrites the spaces, times, and economies of disability in higher education to place disability front and center. For too long, argues Jay Timothy Dolmage, disability has been constructed as the antithesis of higher education, often positioned as a distraction, a drain, a problem to be solved. The ethic of higher education encourages students and teachers alike to accentuate ability, valorize perfection, and stigmatize anything that hints at intellectual, mental, or physical weakness, even as we gesture toward the value of diversity and innovation. Examining everything from campus accommodation processes, to architecture, to popular films about college life, Dolmage argues that disability is central to higher education, and that building more inclusive schools allows better education for all"--Back cover.

Online ONLY.
An expansive volume presenting crip approaches to writing, research, and publishingCrip Authorship: Disability as Method is a comprehensive volume presenting the multidisciplinary methods brought into being by disability studies and activism. Mara Mills and Rebecca Sanchez have convened leading scholars, artists, and activists to explore how disability shapes authorship, transforming cultural production, aesthetics, and media.Starting from the premise that disability is plural and authorship is an ongoing project, this collection of thirty-five compact essays asks how knowledge about disability is produced and shared in disability studies.

Disability in Higher Education: A Social Justice Approach examines how disability is conceptualized in higher education and ways in which students, faculty, and staff with disabilities are viewed and served on college campuses. Drawing on multiple theoretical frameworks, research, and experience creating inclusive campuses, this text offers a new framework for understanding disability using a social justice lens. Many institutions focus solely on legal access and accommodation, enabling a system of exclusion and oppression. However, using principles of universal design, social justice, and other inclusive practices, campus environments can be transformed into more inclusive and equitable settings for all constituents. The authors consider the experiences of students, faculty, and staff with disabilities and offer strategies for addressing ableism within a variety of settings, including classrooms, residence halls, admissions and orientation, student organizations, career development, and counseling.

"Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this crucial book explores the role of touch in developing effective learning experiences for learners with visual impairments and other disabilities. Underpinned by research into holistic approaches to learning, this new edition is structured within a bioecological systems framework, allowing for a focus on the learner and their unique situations. Key features include: Chapters that support curriculum access for learners with visual impairments. Reflections on up to date research studies and guidance for further reading throughout, allowing for a strong conceptual foundation for practice Portfolio activities designed to help implement effective learning opportunities within your own practice Written to assist teachers and other professionals who support children with visual impairment and additional difficulties, this text will appeal to professionals and students alike. It is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to explore the role of touch in creating effective learning experiences"-- Provided by publisher.

The late teens and twenties are exciting times, but filled with potential pitfalls as young people navigate the transition into independent adult life. This handbook is filled with the information that young people with ASD say they want (and need) to know about alcohol and drugs, social media and online safety, relationship types and boundaries, safe sex, stress and emotional health, and independent living. It includes real life examples, coping strategies and practical tips to help young adults with ASD stay safe while living life to the full.

"Advocates for the rights of people with disabilities have worked hard to make universal design in the built environment "just part of what we do." We no longer see curb cuts, for instance, as accommodations for people with disabilities, but perceive their usefulness every time we ride our bikes or push our strollers through crosswalks. This is also a perfect model for Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework grounded in the neuroscience of why, what, and how people learn. Tobin and Behling show that, although it is often associated with students with disabilities, UDL can be profitably broadened toward a larger ease-of-use and general diversity framework. "-- Provided by publisher.

Working and communicating with parents is a fundamental part of being a teacher, and there are many interpersonal situations that you will be required to respond to in the classroom including difficulties at home, loss, abuse and special educational needs. In this smart and practical book, you will be provided with a framework for successful personal development to aid you in managing difficult communications with parents and the personal and professional challenges that come with modern teaching. Key topics include: * How to understand and develop compassion * How to manage different types of emotional challenges * Exploring different contexts where you will be communicating with families * Your role in developing communities * Working with families who have special needs and disability.

"The goal of the authors is to share what they have learned as veteran special education administrators to assist those in the job or looking to move into the job. The comprehensiveness and complexities of the position can be and are at times overwhelming. Throughout their careers the authors made mistakes, and this book with its short chapters and conversational tone provides insight into decision-making and relationship-building. Included are tips like face-to-face interactions and classroom visitations are essential in assisting staff, students, and building principals; and topics such as the importance of parents in the process, the significance of confidentiality, due process, program development, and working with advocates. This book is a critical tool in the special education administrator's box, and provides practical and friendly advice for a difficult job"-- Provided by publisher.

"What is transformative social work? In international western social work circles, the term "transformative" seems to be the new buzzword, but it is not always clear what it means. It seems to have entered social work literature in the last two decades, possibly as an updated version of terms from earlier decades, such as "radical" (1970s), "feminist" (1980s), or "critical" (1990s). But it may also include orientations to particular types of theorizing, such as "social constructionism" (1990s), "poststructural" (2000s onwards), "relational" (2010s). It seems "transformative" is both a political and theoretical term, an umbrella under which a mixture of concepts and theoretical and political orientations are gathered. Since there is quite a deal of variation in how the term is interpreted, it follows that there will be quite a deal of variation in how it plays out in actual practice. In Transformative Social Work: Practices for Academic Settings, contributors address some of these complexities and add substance to our understanding of how social workers approach these ways of being, thinking, and acting in our academic environments. While there have been a number of books that develop the transformative approach in social work practice, there is very little on the approach in academic circles. Since transformative approaches are often popular with social work educators, this has created a gap. How do these concepts they play out in academic life? That is, how do these concepts play out not only in the curriculum, but also in how academic social work departments are managed, how academic relationships are maintained outside the classroom, and indeed how academic departments coordinate with professionals and community members outside the university? This book examines the specific ways in which the transformative approach has been implemented in academic settings, from education to administration to research to management and outreach. It brings together an international coterie of social work educators to explore a broader-ranging and more systematic understanding of how a transformative perspective plays out in the whole academic and professional context in which social work education is delivered"-- Provided by publisher.