Education (T.R.E.) Center
Assistive Technology & UDL Resources for New York State
The T.R.E. Center is New York State's Designated Assistive Technology Resource and Training Center for Parents, Educators, Therapists, Agencies and Anyone with Disabilities.
Sponsored by VESID and Capital Region BOCES.
Located at: Maywood School, 1979 Central Avenue, Albany, NY. 12205
You can now get to this site via http://TREcenter.org or TREcenter.com!
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Assistive Technology Resources
Services Provided by the T.R.E. Center Free of Charge
In New York State: (800) 248-Y-TRE (800) 248-9873
From Anywhere: (518) 464-6346 (Voice) trecenter.org
Fax: (518) 464-6353 24 hours, 7 days a week Snail mail: TRE Center,
1979 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12205
You can send mail to us by selecting the name below.
Our addresses are simply our firstname@ trecenter.org.
Secretary; (Secretarial support available at phone # above)
Jeff Dorr : Technology Coordinator; (web site, support, training, Itinerant Services )
David Grapka : Project Coordinator; (Training, Grant Funded and other services)
Gerene Lynn : A.T. Coordinator, (Itinerant Services, Training)
Kim Mahar : A.T. Coordinator; (Itinerant Services, Training)
Debra McGarvey : A.T. Coordinator; (VI, Itinerant Services, Assessment Coordination)
Gene Murray : A. T. Coordinator; (Itinerant Services, Training)
Eileen Pasquini : A.T. Coordinator (Itinerant Services, Training)
Wanda Reed: TRE Secretary
Fred Festine : AT:LASTS Grant Coordinator
List Serve (Discussion Groups) Description / Features
These lists are setup on another free website called "Yahoo Groups." There are many other discusion groups available there which you may wish to explore once you have subscribed to the TRE sponsored list(s).
To Subscribe to the T.R.E. Center List, Click Here
This list is meant for anyone who would like to discuss any issues dealing with Assistive Technology.
To Subscribe to the T.R.E. Center Advisory Council List, Click Here
This list is meant for T.R.E. Advisory Council Members Only, to discuss issues and plan ahead.
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Click on a link below
TRE's Chat Rooms are available for CAATSPA, Building Delegates, Advisory Council, and NY RIATT Course Instructors
The current newsletters are only available online here.
Newsletters from the past can be found here.
2001 A.T. SERVICE PROVIDERS OF NYS SURVEY LISTING BY AREA
CAATSPA - Capital Area A.T. Service Providers Association
List of Resources for NY State with web, email, phone & address
CNYSEA.org - New York's Council for Special Education Adminitrators Website
Brief Listing of Various AT Resources in New York
The "extensive list" below is 700KB (100s of pages long)
and may take some time to download on a dial up connection.
Extensive Phone List of important contacts in NYS
The extensive list contains senators, assemblypersons, agencies, service providers
The list is in alphabetical order by name of agency / position and contains the
city where the contact is located as well as the phone number.
New York State Disability Resources
National Center for Learning Disabilities, 381 Park Avenue S., Suite 1420, New York, NY 10016; (212) 545-7510.
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDAA), 4156 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234; (412) 341-1515.
Orton Dyslexia Society, The Chester Building, Suite 382, 8600 LaSalle Road, Baltimore, MD 21286-2044; (410) 296-0232 or (800) 222-3123.
National Network of Learning Disabled Adults, 808 N. 82 Street, Suite F2, Scottsdale, AZ 85257; (602) 941-5112.
Association of Learning Disabled Adults, P.O. Box 9722, Friendship Station, Washington, DC 20016.
HEATH Resource Center, 1 Dupont Circle, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-1193; (202) 939-9320; (800) 544-3284.
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), P.O. Box 21192, Columbus, OH 43221; (614) 488-4972.
Journal of Learning Disability, Pro-Ed, Inc., 8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78757; (512) 451-3246.
Activities for Students with Learning Disabilities
Sample activities and lesson plans for teachers of elementary school students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder are available on-line from STEMnet Training. You can reach them on the Internet: gopher to info.stemnet.nf.ca
Brain Injury Association of New York State, 10 Colvin Avenue, Albany, NY 12206; (518) 459-7911.
Capital District Center for Independence, West Mall Office, 845 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206; (518) 459-6422 (voice and TDD).
Center for the Disabled, 314 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208; (518) 489-8336.
Computer Options for the Exceptional, 2 La Grange Avenue, #201, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603; (914) 452-1850.
Helen Hayes Hospital, Center for Rehabilitation Technology, Rt. 9W, West Haverstraw, NY 10993; (914) 947-3000 ext. 34106.
New York Association for the Blind (Westchester Lighthouse), 354 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605; (914) 761-3221.
New York State Office of Advocate for the Disabled, One Empire State Plaza, Suite 1001, Albany, NY 12223-1150; (800) 522-4369 (voice/TDD); (518) 474-5567.
Northeastern Association for the Blind at Albany, Inc., 301 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12206; (518) 463-1211.
W.S.W.H.E. BOCES, Assistive Technology Team, Myers Education Center, Henning Road, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; (518) 581-3660.
Lower Hudson Valley Regional Technology Center, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Cedarwood Hall, Valhalla, NY 10595-1689; (914) 493-1317 (voice) and (914) 493-1204 (TDD).
Ability's Website designed to provide transparent , richly indexed, access to most subjects on the Internet for people with disabilities; emphasis is on ability not disability.
Ability Hub (VT based consultant) Assistive Technology for people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers.
Accessibility on the WWW Organization - W3C.org
Augmentative and alternative communication center
The Boulevard "An Assistive Technology Expo. Providing valuable information about quality products and services available to individuals with disabilities and Healthcare professionals. "
CAST Center for Applied Special Technology - R & D for universal design for learning
Cornucopia Of Disability Information (CODI)
disABILITY Links : Internet Resources for Special Children
Disability Products.com - List of Vendors by Category (Paid Advertising)
Discover Technology.com - Excellent descriptions of AT software (distributer)
EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information - Lots of good information for everyone
HyperStudio and Intellitools produts Free programs
Intellitools - Sharing Activities & Overlays Section
JAN Net - Job Accommodation Network
Macintosh Disability Shareware & Freeware / Demos
MedWeb - Biomedical Internet Resources
National Info Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Organization on Disability (NOD)
New York State Office of Advocate for the Disabled
CNYSEA - Council of New York Special Education Administrators
Resources & Training for New York City Area
Trace Research and Development Center (Main Page)
TRACE's Info & Access Shareware ftp
University of Toronto Adaptive Technology Resource Center - a well-organized, useful, disability friendly site. The Universal Internet Access Project attempts to eliminate the trial and error involved in getting assistive devices to work with standard Internet software such as web browsers. Also includes a Technical Glosarry of assistive devices arranged by category and much more.
WV Rehabilitation Research & Training Center
The Disability Connection - Apple's Disability Site
IBM Special Needs Solutions - Has a new solution for VI users to access the web and be able to read tables...
Microsoft's Accessibility Home page
Closing The Gap Resource Directory - Search by Keyword, Hardware, or Software
Apple's "Mac compatible" Assistive Technologies Resource Page
HyperAbleData Online - Search for devices, software,etc...
How to select Assistive Technology (Document)
Lubin's Disability Info - A great categorization breakdown of AT & Disability Links.
A Do It Yourself Search for Materials by category
VESID's "Assistive Technology: The New Power Tools" - Jan. 17, 2001" (PDF Files)
The Boulevard "An Assistive Technology Expo. Providing valuable information about quality products and services available to individuals with disabilities and Healthcare professionals. "
Ability's Website designed to provide transparent , richly indexed, access to most subjects on the Internet for people with disabilities; emphasis is on ability not disability.
University of Toronto Adaptive Technology Resource Center - a well-organized, useful, disability friendly site. The Universal Internet Access Project attempts to eliminate the trial and error involved in getting assistive devices to work with standard Internet software such as web browsers. Also includes a Technical Glosarry of assistive devices arranged by category and much more.
Resource List by Disorder
Apraxia
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome Info and Support
Autism, Asperger's, PDD, various syndromes related to autism
Center for the Study of Autism
Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Oregon
Blind / VI Resources
The Guide to the Internet for People with Visual Impairments
National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, Inc.
Deaf / Hearing Impairment resources
Assistive Listening Devices -- Information from the DEAF-L FAQ WWW Site.
Audio Enhancement -- ALD Equipment, Services, and Technical Assistance
ASHA -- American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc.
Tell Me About Assistive Listening Devices-- Fact sheet
Deaf-Blind Resources
National Tech Asst. Consortium for Deaf-Blind
The National Information Clearinghouse on Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
Down Syndrome
Learning Disabilities (LD/ADD/ADHD/Dyslexia...)
Nerdworld's Learning Disabilities (List of LD Links)
National Center for Learning Disabilities
About.com 's ADD / ADHD Educational Resource Area
ADD Net - Attention Deficit Disorder Network (In the UK)
A list of LD Resources from a TRE Matters Newsletter
Dyslexia.com - DDA International
Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association, Inc.Links
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
Brain Book - The Brain Book is a daily planner type book that helps persons with TBI remember and perform daily activitivies.
To access the common layout website, go to TRECENTER.ORG