Assistive Technology Support for Alberta Teachers

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There are websites and programs close to home to support Alberta teachers throughout their assistive technology endeavours.   It may seem overwhelming to sort through the mountains of information found on-line, but by starting with the following three websites teachers in Alberta will definitely be headed in the right direction.

Alberta Education is a website that most teachers are likely already familiar with in our province. However, in addition to providing online curricular and educational tools, teachers can explore many AT tools and resources including:

·         Digital textbook repository

·         Digital formats of authorized English Language Arts novels

·         Educational standing offers for ATL

·         News and upcoming events

The I CAN Centre for Assistive for Assistive Technology is located in the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton. Through this Alberta Health Services program, Teachers can use the I CAN website to:

·         Retrieve student referral forms

·         Access I CAN Tech Talk Newsletter archives

·         Find contact information for further inquiries

Our neighbours to the west have a fantastic website that Alberta teachers can access for some unique AT resources, strategies, and tools. Special Education Technology British Columbia (SET BC) provides teachers with some very inspirational student success stories as well as:

·         Picture SET, a collection of premade visual supports that can be downloaded and printed in order to support students’ communication

·         A collection of resources targeting topics including Autism, Communication, Curriculum, and Vision

·         Technology support including links to specific AT hardware and software

·         And much more...