Resource List

Note: This list is intended as a guide and is not comprehensive. Institutions and groups listed here are good sources of further information and answers to specific questions.

Parents Supporting Parents

Alliance for Technology Access
A national organization with chapters in most states run by and for parents of children with special needs. Devoted to helping parents locate, provide and learn to use technology appropriate for their individual children with special needs.

San Rafael, CA
415-455-4575
Fax 415 -455-0654
E-mail atafta@aol.com

Mail Order Software/Hardware Vendors

These firms can supply hardware and software not listed under "Specialized Software/Hardware Sources" below

Mac/PC Connection
800 622 5472

Mac Warehouse
800 255 6227

Learning Services Inc. (Specializes in "educational" software)
800 877 3278

Educational Resources (Specializes in "educational" software)
800 624 2926

Specialized Software/Hardware Sources

Write OutLoud™ & Co:Writer™
Don Johnston Developmental Equipment Inc.
800-999-4660

ULTimateReader™ 2.0
Universal Learning Technology
800 858-9994

AlphaSmart 2000™
Intelligent Peripheral Devices, Inc.
408 252 9400

Web Sites of Broad Interest to Individuals with Learning Disabilities

LD Resources (Richard Wanderman)
http://www.ldresources.com

LD Online: The Interactive Guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and children
http://www.ldonline.org/index.html

Sources of Text in Electronic Form (suitable for use with ULTimate Reader 2.0)

Electronic Text Archives
http://www.hicom.net/~oedipus/etext.html#etextarch
This is a HUGE collection of Etext sites. We recommend starting with the "etext archives" section

The Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
See the Children's Literature Web Guide

TheKids Com
http://www.thekids.com
Contains a wide range of children's literature, as well as parents' resources and opportunities for your authors to "publish" their own work