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      Policy & Practice: National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum
           About NCAC
                NCAC Background
                What's New - NCAC
                NCAC Partners
                Project Staff and Contacts
                NCAC Site Map
           National File Format Initiative at NCAC
                Supplemental Award to the National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum
                The Need for A National File Format
                The Process for Defining a National File Format
                Identifying Student Needs
                National File Format Technical Panel
                Notice For Comments Regarding National File Format (NFF)
                NFF Calendar of Events
                Existing Standards
                NFF Meetings Documentation
                     NFF Meeting Documentation: January 7, 2003
                     NFF Meeting Documentation: March 11, 2003
                     NFF Meeting Documentation: June 9 & 10, 2003
                NFF File Format Proposals
                     ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2002
           What is Universal Design for Learning?
                Technical Brief: Access, Participation, and Progress in the General Curriculum
                     Introduction and Background
                     What is the General Curriculum?
                     The Special Curriculum
                     The Mainstream Curriculum
                     The Universally Designed Curriculum
                     The Changing Face of Curriculum
                     Resources
                     References
                Universal Design for Learning Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
           Research & Solutions
                Participate
                     NCAC Discussion Forums
                Curriculum
                     Case Stories for Educators
                     Effective Classroom Practices
                          Explicit Instruction
                          Differentiated Instruction
                          Curriculum-Based Evaluations
                          Peer Mediated Instruction and Intervention
                          Differentiated Instruction and Implications for UDL Implementation
                          Classroom Management
                               References
                     An Overview - Enhancements Literature Review
                          Background Knowledge
                          Graphic Organizers
                          Text Transformations
                          Curriculum Modification
                          Virtual Reality and Computer Simulations
                          Background Knowledge Instruction and the Implications for UDL Implementation
                          Graphic Organizers and Implications for Universal Design for Learning: Curriculum Enhancement Report
                          Virtual Reality and Computer Simulations and the Implications for UDL Implementation: Curriculum Enhancements Report
                          Anchored Instruction
                          Modified Text
                          Text to Speech
                          Manipulatives
                          Virtual Reality/Simulations Report
                          Technology Tools
                          Concept Maps
                          Models
                     NCAC Curriculum Teacher Survey
                     Informal Survey of Textbooks
                Teacher Practice
                     A Glimpse at Current Teaching Practices with Preliminary Survey Results
                     Teacher Planning and the Universal Design for Learning Environments
                     Effective Teaching Practices and the Barriers Limiting their Use in Accessing the Curriculum
                Policy
                     The Promise of Accessible Textbooks: Increased Achievement for All Students
                     Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: The Role of the IEP
                     Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: A Discussion of the Interrelationship between IDEA '97 and NCLB
                     Post IDEA ’97 Case Law and Administrative Decisions: Access to the General Curriculum
                     Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: A Brief Legal Interpretation
                     Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Disabilities: A Brief for Parents and Teachers
                     NCAC Policy Group White Paper for Policy, Property & Permissions: A Discussion of Accessible Curriculum Materials on Ordering, Producing, and Obtaining Accessible Versions of Curriculum Materials for K-12 Students with Print Disabilities
                     50 State Accessible Curriculum Policy Survey
                     Overview Summary of State Studies
                     Policy, Property and Permissions: A Discussion of Accessible Curriculum Materials
                          Introductory Remarks Regarding Policy, Property and Permissions:
                          AAPs Perspective on Accessible Curriculum Materials for K-12 Classrooms
                          Content Distribution and Digital Rights Management
                          Federal and State Legislation Regarding Accessible Instructional Materials
                          Footnotes
                     Schools without Rules? Charter Schools, Federal Disability Law, and the Paradoxes of Deregulation
                     Reforming School Reform
                     Disability, Race, and High-Stakes Testing of Students
                     Update on Implementation of IDEA: Early Returns from State Studies
                     Funding Mechanisms in Special Education
                     Limited English Proficient Students and Special Education
                     Teacher Training: Recommendations for Change
                     Related Services: Minnesota's Interagency Services Legislation
                     High-Stakes Testing: Opportunities and Risks for Students of Color, English-Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities
                     Graduation and Promotion Testing: Potential Benefits and Risks for Minority Students, English-Language Learners, and Students with Disabilities
                     Digitization of Textbooks
                Family Education and Advocacy Perspectives
                     Students Make Progress with Universal Design for Learning
                Consensus Building
                     General Education and Special Education Associations: A Comparison of Priority Issues and Key Terminology
                     The NCAC Universal Design for Learning Web Tour
                          What Is Curriculum Access?
                          Associations Can Begin Now to Increase Curriculum Access
                          Educators Can Approach Teaching and Learning with Curriculum Access in Mind
                          Resources and Professional Development Opportunities That Increase Curriculum Access
                          Buy Wisely: Choose Built-In Electronic Supports That Aid Learners
                          High Stakes Assessment and Other Policy Matters
                          Important Ideas from CAST Directors, Staff Members, and NCAC
                     Leap for Literacy in The Digital Age
                     Party for Poetry!
                     Oh, the Places You'll Go- with E-text!
                     New Brain Research and Next Stage Technologies Draw Fifteen Education Associations to a Universal Design Workshop
                Related Themes & Issues
                     Balanced Instructional Support and Challenge in Universally Designed Learning Environments
           NCAC Publications: At-A-Glance Directory
           Resources
                IDEA 97
                Projects of Interest to NCAC
                National Organizations
                Universal Design for Learning
                Universal Design for Learning in Action

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