WebinarS

1. "Beginner Writers Blogging Tweeting and Emailing with CoWriter" 
by Barbara Wollak Literacy/AT Consultant and David Koppenhaver
https://sites.google.com/site/bawollak/
Appalachian State University
http://faculty.rcoe.appstate.edu/koppenhaverd
******Webinar is no longer available online. It has been downloaded and can be played with use of Netwrok Recorder Player.

2. Archived Webinars from AbleNet University 
AbleNet offers webinars on assistive technology and curricular solutions for the classroom, home and community. One can view them live as they are scheduled or listen to the recorded ones that are archived and made available on Ablenet Web Site.

http://www.ablenetinc.com/Professional-Development
Here are a few of the many ones available:
Title: All About Switches (AKA: more than a Jellybean)  - 60 Minutes 
Presenter: Kelly Fonner MS
Description: Therapists, teachers and parents often struggle with their users of switch technologies. Which switch is best? What location and position? How does the switch control the computer and other items?

Title: All About Computer Access  - 60 Minutes 
Presenter: Kelly Fonner MS
Description: Sorting through all of the options available in computer access can be a challenging portion of providing information to educators, therapists, consumers, parents and others interested in AbleNet’s assistive technology products for computer access. This hour will be an introduction and demonstration of the feature options in computer input, processing and output that pertain to people with physical disabilities, health impairments, and/or cognitive disabilities.

Title: Best iDevice Apps That Are Switch Accessible  - 60 Minutes 
Presenter: Jill Gonzalez, B.A., M.A.
Description: New apps are released every day and many of them are perfect to help persons with disabilities. However, not all apps are switch accessible or we do not have the right equipment to use a switch accessible app. In this webinar you will learn about the Blue2 Bluetooth switch that works with the iPad and how to identify apps that work with this access method. 
Session Level: Beginner/Intermediate 

3. WebCast 
Building Skills of the Switch User: Kelly Fonner (2005)   This collection of webcasts and related materials presented by Kelly Fonner provides an overview of the use of switches and scanning to support student participation and interaction in the classroom. It is located on SET-BC (Special Education Technology - British Columbia) website. An excellent resource for learning and for pre-made classroom activities to download.

Dept of Rehabilitation Science and Technology Continuing Education :  RSTCERSTCE offers a variety of CEU accredited web-based/on-demand seminars covering current topics in the field of Rehabilitation Science & Technology presented by key subject matter experts. The majority of these presentations are available as open source content (FREE to view). If, however, viewers wish to receive CEUs, registration, a processing fee, and successful completion of the post-test is required. Just follow the instructions on each of the course websites.  (Various topics are presented: social networking, posture, manual wheelchairs, dynamic seating, etc.)

4. Cambium and IntelliTools Webinar Archive  Here are archived webinars presented by various instructors covering Kurzweil and IntelliTools software and how to incorporate their use in the classroom.

5. Web Sites on iPad Access and Accessories:

A. Enabling Devices:  http://enablingdevices.com/catalog/AdaptedElectronics/iPad_Accessories

B. Inclusive Technologies:  http://www.inclusive.co.uk/switch4apps-p5978

Get switch access to your iPad and music with the Switch4Apps Switch Interface, a switch interface providing access to both (switch accessible) Apps and Music in one device.

Please note Switch4Apps has been specifically designed for Apps with built in Switch Access

C. Apple IOS Guided Access in General Settings Accessibility Options

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yZ7MB-o2VY&feature=youtu.be

D. Tecla Shield

+++ This you tube video is for Lori (per her request)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1c6KvqgfBg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5ommI5pEv4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s3wd7MHyxY&feature=channel&list=UL

Review of the Tecla Shield

http://www.janefarrall.com/blog/2012/05/29/tecla-shield-for-iphone-and-ipad-adding-greater-switch-access-to-ios/

E. RJ Cooper  iPad accessories

http://www.rjcooper.com/site-map/index.html#ipad

F. Ablenet    iPad accessories

http://webstore.ablenetinc.com/mobile-device-access/c/950/

********   I included this link to a youTube video. I shows how some engineering students came up with a way for a child to write and send emails by using the entire touch screen of an iPad as a switch  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItgJ9PsvGQQ&feature=related

G. iPortal    This is related to the above list, but different in that iPortal is a way to connect to the iPad via power W/C technology. Anyway take a look at their web site.

http://www.dynamiccontrols.com/iportal

6.  Web Sites to Explore

http://www.customtyping.com/tutorials/site_map.htm            

Website with information and trainings in all of the following areas:  Typing, Vision, Ergonomics, Speech , Speech Recognition, and Assistive Technology  

7.  Pod Casts:  Brain Science Podcast. The Brain Science Podcast features the latest books on neuroscience and interviews with leading scientists from around the world. Here you are able to listen to archived podcast episodes and also obtain transcripts of each of those episodes.