Technology Resources for

Education (T.R.E.) Center

Assistive Technology & UDL Resources for New York State

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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

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VISTA Training

RIATT @ NASDSE Training

Other Training

Conferences & Exhibits


Services Provided by the T.R.E. Center Free of Charge

Information And Referral Via Toll Free Hotline or Online: (Hotline # is Free to anyone in N.Y.S.): Any questions about assistive technology, integrating children with special needs into regular classrooms using assistive tech, what to buy, how to use devices, software...(low tech/cheaper solutions as well as high tech) If our staff doesn't know the answer, we will point you to someone who does.
 
 
New York State Assistive Technology Implementation Guidelines for Schools: The TRE Center has been working with other service providers via it's "advisory council", and "CAATSPA" organizations as well other providers around the country to help the state formulate a concise set of guidelines for implementing assistive technology in the classroom environment. These have been "in the works" for years now and should be released soon. Look here to download the guidelines when they are released from the State Education Dept.
 
T.R.E.A.T.S E-Newsletter: (FREE - Online ) Keep up to date on A.T. happenings
 
 
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Services Available at BOCES Fee Rates

 

Student Technology Consultations: (STC's): Provides recommendations of an effective match between assistive technologies and the student's instructional needs for the student's IEP.
 
Assistive Technology Itinerant Service: Onsite technical support, planning, and training for school districts.
 
Assistive Technology Device Loan Service: (To School Districts) Districts create and access an extensive library of A.T. devices, and share in training sessions for them. This is a short term (60 Days) loan so that districts can make sure that a device is appropriate for a student before they buy it.
 
Assistive Technology Training
 
Awareness and detailed Assistive Technology Training
 
Computer Access - Software & Hardware
 
Funding
 
Augmentative Communication
 
Implementing the Statewide A.T. Guidelines Initiative
 
Team Assessment Training
 
Customized Staff Development


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Contact us for more information or to get on our newsletter mailing list

 

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

T.R.E. Staff

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

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Discussion Groups ("Listserves") for Assistive Technology Information Exchange

Sponsered by The T.R.E. Center.

We have a majordomo List that transmits a bi-weekly AT & UDL journal.

For more info, click here.

We also have a TRE Center What's New Blog that uses RSS XML technology.

To learn more about our BLOG or find a newsreader, try here.

Our final method of discussions, besides phone/email, is our yahoo groups.

These lists also have web pages where calendars, surveys and files can be shared. After you submit the subscription form using the links below, you will get an automatic message sent to the e-mail address you provided. You must then reply to that message to be accepted automatically into the community. The whole process can be done in a few minutes.

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).

These lists also have web pages where calendars, surveys and files can be shared. After you submit the subscription form using the links, you will get an automatic message sent to the e-mail address you provided. You must then reply to that message to be accepted automatically into the community. The whole process can be done in a few minutes. The exceptions are for the New York RIATT Course Instructor list, and the CSE/PPSD list. These lists are closed to non-instructors (and non cse/ppsds) and the membership must be approved by the list moderator. If you are trying to access these or any other lists and are having problems, email the webmaster, or ask for help on the Yahoo Groups site.

Click here for Discussion Lists

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.

 


To Jump to a List Serve's Web Page, Click on a link below 

 

Advisory Council

 


TRE's Chat Rooms are available for CAATSPA, Building Delegates, Advisory Council, and NY RIATT Course Instructors


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The current newsletters are only available online here.

Newsletters from the past can be found here.

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A.T. links

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 Statewide Resources

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

Closing The Gap

Cornucopia Of Disability Information (CODI)

DisabilityResources.org

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)

Disability & Polio Resources

EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information - Lots of good information for everyone

HyperStudio Free Downloads

HyperStudio and Intellitools produts Free programs

Intellitools - Sharing Activities & Overlays Section

JAN Net - Job Accommodation Network

LocuTour

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

Yahoo Disabilities

 

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.

CAST Center for Applied Special Technology Non-profit research & product development for universal design for learning

Resource List by Disorder

Apraxia

Apraxia kids

 

Asperger Syndrome

Asperger Syndrome Info and Support

 

Autism, Asperger's, PDD, various syndromes related to autism

Autism Society of America 

Autism Network International

Autism Resources

Autism Society of America

Center for the Study of Autism

CURE Autsim Now

Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Oregon

National Autistic Society

Special Edition Autism

TEACCH

 

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

American Academy of Audiology

Assistive Listening Devices -- Information from the DEAF-L FAQ WWW Site.

Audio Enhancement -- ALD Equipment, Services, and Technical Assistance

AudioExtras

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

Down Syndrome.com

Learning Disabilities (LD/ADD/ADHD/Dyslexia...)

LD Online

LD Resources

Nerdworld's Learning Disabilities (List of LD Links)

Children and adults with ADD

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National ADD Association

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.

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