Mobile App Monday - My Day with WH Words

My Day with WH words includes a social story about talking about one’s day, and a simple visual support that asks different “WH” questions (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How). The story focuses on why it’s important to tell people about your day and on what each different WH question means.

Want to learn more about this app? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-day-wh-words-social-story/id488600306?mt=8

The Speech-language pathologist's handbook for inclusive school practices

The Speech-language pathologist's handbook for inclusive school practices is the practical, friendly guide SLPs need to go beyond pull-out services and deliver successful communication and language supports as part of an inclusive school team. Packed with immediately useful strategies, relatable examples, and invaluable insights from experienced SLPs, this guidebook is key to helping students with disabilities improve their communicative functioning so they can access the curriculum and fully participate in classroom routines and activities. -book description

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Mobile App Monday - Attainment's Switch

The Attainment Switch turns your iOS devices into a wireless accessibility switch! Use it to communicate with scanning enabled software running on any Mac or Windows PC or the GoTalk Now iPad App (http://bit.ly/gotalknow). Easy to customize, allowing access to any switch accessible software and replaces expensive switch interfaces and wired switches. -iTunes

Want to learn more about it? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/attainment-switch/id432089360?mt=8

Computer access for people with disabilities: A human factors approach

Looking for something that presents technology for individuals with physical, cognitive, and sensory impairments, and for older adults? Computer access for people with disabilities: A human factors approach covers text entry devices, pointing devices, switch access, automatic speech recognition, and web accessibility. It emphasizes fundamental concepts and principles of computer use and draws on research from the fields of rehabilitation engineering, occupational therapy, and human-computer interaction (HCI).

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Seclusion and restraint in public schools

"The practice of secluding or restraining children when they get agitated has long been a controversial practice in public schools. Now, new data show that it's more common than previously understood, happening at least 267,000 times in a recent school year."

So begins an article from NPR. The article goes on to say:

"NPR worked with reporters from the investigative journalism group ProPublica, who compiled data from the U.S. Department of Education to come up with one of the clearest looks at the practice of seclusion and restraint."

Want to read the entire article? Please visit:
http://www.npr.org/2014/06/19/322915388/national-data-confirms-cases-of-restraint-and-seclusion-in-public-schools?

Mobile App Monday - We Learn: He She and They

He She and They is a new learning app by Onslaught Studios made with the help and input of a licensed and practicing Speech Language Pathologist with 23 years of experience. We Learn: He, She and They offers 3 levels of interactive play which allows players to increase confidence and self esteem as they experience success.It provides concise data so parents and professionals can track improvements. The game's simple navigation keeps the player on task without frustrating them. -iTunes.com

Want to learn more about the app? Please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/we-learn-he-she-and-they/id843546973?mt=8

The Accessible Home: Designing for All Ages and Abilities

Interested in staying in your home as you age or face disabling conditions? The Accessible Home: Designing for All Ages and Abilities might be the help you need. This book goes beyond ramps and grab-bars to help aging boomers, or those faced with disabilities, accomplish home accessibility on a deeper level. It shows that the best design is built in, not tacked on, and that "accessible" can be both beautiful and functional.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Assistive Technology in Special Education

Looking for an update on assistive technology uses in the special education classroom? CeDIR now has the second edition of Assistive Technology in Special Education. Families, teachers, and therapists will benefit from the wealth of practical, well-organized information in this edition. The indexed update presents an overview of the uses of technologies to help readers zero in on specific, powerful, cutting-edge resources they can use to enhance success.

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Pro HTML5 Accessibility

"Pro HTML5 Accessibility helps designers come to grips with building exciting, accessible and usable web sites and applications with HTML5. The book covers how to use HTML5 in order to serve the needs of people with disabilities and older persons using assistive technology." -book description

Interested? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu to check out this title or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

Schizophrenia awareness

Ever wonder what it's like to constantly hear voices in your head? Anderson Cooper was recently subjected to an experiment in schizophrenia awareness where he did just that. Cooper used earphones to listen to people whispering and shouting at him while being asked to perform simple commands. It's a powerful exercise in empathy.

Want to see the video from CNN? Watch it here:
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/06/09/ac-dnt-schizophrenia-simulator.cnn.html

Mobile App Monday - Clicker Docs

Got someone who needs help with their writing skills? Clicker Docs might work. This app is a writing tool that provides differentiated support for students of all abilities. This robust tool offers a way to review what has been written, helps develop vocabulary and spelling skills, allows the user to check words before they are used, and more!

For more information on this app, please visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clicker-docs/id575608215?mt=8

Essentials of Assistive Technology

Essentials of Assistive Technology is based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model and provides the most important coverage of the devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology. It focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. Case studies, illustrations of assistive devices, review questions, and well-developed learning objectives help you focus on the most important areas of assistive technology application.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

We can shine: From institutions to independence

We can shine: From institutions to independence is a documentary made by a filmmaker with a disability about the state of institutions for people with developmental disabilities in New York State from the 1900's onward. It explores specific events within the DD movement and interviews self-advocates who were placed in institutions at a young age and are now living independently.

Want to check it out? Email us at cedir@indiana.edu or use worldcat.org to find it in a library near you.

What's new?

Wondering what's new in the library? Last month, we received several titles on autism and more on educating children with disabilities. To view the entire list, please visit:

http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/index.php?pageId=2317