1. Intro to Special Education/EDUC 200 HCC Spring 2004 Stephanie Greene A Journal Review

2. Staff Development Teacher Collaboration Print and Non-Print Resources

3. Staff Development In-Service Workshop Topics c simulated activities c modification of educational programs c impact of inclusion students on general students c disorders & disabilities awareness c how to create interactive activities MEDIA STAFF and VOLUNTEERS Can we find time? Talk to your Administrator!

4. Staff Development Library Science Programs Collection Development Courses calternate material formats c available resources c furniture and design suggestions c adaptive technology MEDIA STAFF and VOLUNTEERS Talk to your Instructors!

5. Collaboration Special Education Teachers Library Media Specialists Basic Services Specialized Needs Differentiated Instruction Communication visual aids, slowing down instruction, individual needs Get to know the students together! provide valuable resources for

6. Print & Non-Print Resources Print c Braille Books c Large Print Books c Picture Books c Picture Dictionaries Non-Print c Scanning Software c Books on Tape c Large Screened Monitors c Specialized Keyboards c High Interest/Low Level Vocabulary Fiction and Non- Fiction c Magazines c Adult Literacy Materials c Audio Recorders with Variable Speeds cVoice Output Devices c Online Communication Chat Formats

7. Why is this so important? Promotes Self-Confidence Promotes Greater Independence in our Special Needs Students for our Special Needs Students Increases Motivation and Academic Performance by our Special Needs Students Positively Changes Peer Attitudes Provides a stronger program for the entire learning community!

8. Special Resources BOOKS American Printing House for the Blind www.aph.orgwww.aph.org Seedlings Braille Books for Children www.seedlings.orgwww.seedlings.org American Foundation for the Blind Product Center www.afb.orgwww.afb.org American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults www.actionfund.org/default.htmwww.actionfund.org/default.htm National Braille Press, Inc. www.nbp.orgwww.nbp.org TECHNOLOGY DVS Home Video www.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/dvs-home-video- catalogue.htmlwww.wgbh.org/wgbh/pages/mag/resources/dvs-home-video- catalogue.html Descriptive Video Service, WGBH-TV www.wgbh.org/wgbh/index.htmlwww.wgbh.org/wgbh/index.html Narrative Television Network www.narrativetv.comwww.narrativetv.com Enabling Technologies Company www.brailler.comwww.brailler.com Independent Living Aids, Inc. www.independentliving.comwww.independentliving.com ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Blindness Resource Center, The New York Institute for Special Education www.nyise.org/blind.htm www.nyise.org/blind.htm Perkins School for the Blind www.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us/index.phpwww.perkins.pvt.k12.ma.us/index.php BookShare.org www.bookshare.orgwww.bookshare.org This is only the beginning!

9. References Brisco, Shonda. [2003]. From Braille to zoom text: Resources to meet the needs of blind or visually impaired students in the Media Center. Library Media Connection, 22[1], 50-53. Hansen, Eileen. [1995]. Count them in: 7 ways to help mentally disabled students. School Library Journal, 41[11], 27-30. Hopkins, Janet. [2004]. New support for visual and reading disabilities. Library Media Connection, 22[4], 48-50. Murray, Janet. [2000]. Training school library staff to cater for diversity. Education for Information, 18[4], 313-324. Murray, Janet. [2000]. How school librarians can contribute to the personal growth of students with disabilities. Orana, 36[2], 5-12. Strahl, Amy. E-mail interview. 25 February 2004.

10. PowerPoint created by Stephanie Greene March 2004 EDUC 200