Instructional Supports for Students with Disabilities
|
2021 - 2022 School Year |
General Instructional Resources
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - TEA |
Regional ESC map with links to all regions COVID sites for special education. |
|
| TEA Progress Monitoring checklist |
Materials and checklist - TEA April 14, 2020 |
Includes information about progress monitoring considerations applicable to any learning environment. |
Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
Website - TSLAT | Includes free resources (online course library, video library, list of instructional tools) with content relevant to students with a variety of needs. |
| Mental Health and Behavioral Health | Website - TEA | TEA resources that provide information to help schools support students' mental and behavioral health. |
| Getting Back to School after Disruptions |
Website-Resources - Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports March 13, 2020 |
Strategies for school teams to ensure a safe, predictable and positive school year. The strategies are beneficial for all students if the school has been closed, as well as for individual students returning from extended time away from school. |
Academics
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - Rocky Mountain Deaf Schools (Jefferson County Public Schools, CO) |
Includes videos in ASL of books for toddlers and young children. |
|
| YouTube Channel | YouTube videos - Neuhaus Education Center | Includes videos that can be used for virtual tutoring ideas. |
| YouTube Channel | YouTube videos - Institute for Multi-Sensory Education | Includes virtual tutoring ideas for students participating in Orton-Gillingham activities. |
| The UDL Guidelines - CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology | Website | The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines are a tool used to ensure all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities. |
Accessibility
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - National Center on Accessible Educational Material (AEM) |
Includes information specific to parents and families as well as educators. |
|
|
Website - Inclusion in Texas - Special Education Technical Assistance Network. |
Website Explore the resources you need (e.g., PD, AT Integration, AT resources, ESC Contacts) to successfully include technology devices and services to support your students in your schools. |
|
| AT Resources for families and Professionals | Website - Center of Technology and Disability | Explore popular topics and relevant resources specific to state and local leaders, teachers, families, and service providers. |
|
Website - Resources - Microsoft |
Various resources about accessibility for different abilities. |
|
|
Website - Resources - New York City Department of Education |
List of commonly used technology devices and software with links for information on how to use the device. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - 3PlayMedia: |
Describes the elements and benefits of accessible videos. |
|
|
PDF Checklist – SPED Task Force |
Planning checklist for low-tech AT tools to support learning during COVID-19 | |
| Navigating Accessibility for Blind and Visually Impaired Students |
TEA Resource October 15, 2020 |
Provides tips and resources for educators designed to help provide instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired. |
The documents and links included on this webpage are provided as a resource only. This information is intended to assist in the delivery of educational resources in this time of public crisis.
 2020 - 2021 School Year |
Click a topic to go that section of this page
- General Supports
- Regional ESC COVID-19 Special Education Resources
- Progress Monitoring
- Significant Cognitive Disabilities
- Autism
- Sensory Impairments
- Behavioral and Emotional Disabilities
- Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities
- Post-Secondary Transition
- Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP)
- Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT)
- Assistive Technology
- Social Skills Support
General Supports
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Instructional Continuity detailed Guidance for students with disabilities |
TEA Guidance and support | Detailed guidance and information on supporting instruction for students with disabilities during COVID-19. |
|
TEA Guidance |
Guidance and considerations for ARD Committees during COVID-19. |
|
|
TEA Website |
Regional ESC map with links to all regions COVID sites for special education. |
Progress Monitoring
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Special Education Progress Monitoring During Remote Learning |
July 21, 2020
|
Includes guidance for progress monitoring during remote learning. |
|
Materials and checklist - TEA April 14, 2020 |
Includes information about progress monitoring, considerations used in decision making and useful links. |
Significant Cognitive Disabilities
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
TEA Guidance |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to serving students with complex needs during COVID-19. |
|
|
Facebook page - Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
Includes an online teaching collective about how to provide distance learning to students with severe disabilities and other resources. |
|
|
Website - Region 13 |
Supports for teacher and learner setups related to virtual learning. |
|
|
Modified Lessons for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
Website - with modified instructional lessons (the Inclusive Class) |
Includes lessons and resources for all subject areas organized by skill rather than grade level. Materials include supports strategies and applications for modifying your instructional activities. |
|
Webinar - National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) |
Includes information on creating transition activities and lessons at home. |
Autism
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
TEA Guidance |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to serving students with complex needs during COVID-19. |
|
|
Website - Online Courses - Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
All courses are free, you can learn at your own pace, and you can earn CEUs and a certificate for each course you complete. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
Visual and data collection tools. |
|
|
Website - Video Library - Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
A collection of knowledge from experts, teachers, students and parents. |
|
|
Website - Information - University of Louisville Kentucky Autism Training Center |
Includes communication, social-emotional, and visual supports and academic resources. |
Sensory Impairments
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website- Texas Sensory Support Network |
Includes a LiveBinder with information specific to teaching students who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, visually impaired, and blind, including best practices for remote learning, live streams and field trips, and specific resources and remote instruction. |
|
|
Division on Visual Impairments and Deaf blindness Facebook page |
Facebook page - Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
Includes information on infection control-proof tactile boards, high-quality virtual conferences, and preparing for virtual instruction. |
|
Virtual expanded Core Education Learning (ExCEL) Academy for Students with Visual Impairments |
Website - Lessons - Paths to Literacy |
Free nationwide virtual web classes for students with visual impairments who have a variety of abilities. |
|
Website - Resources - Crossroads |
Includes online teaching resources, google education apps for teachers, online dictionaries, and virtual activities for teachers and families. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - National Deaf Center (NDC) |
Includes tips and resources to ensure students who are deaf or hard of hearing have access to the same course content as their peers. |
|
|
Website - Resources - National Deaf Center (NDC) |
The NDC is providing regular updates that include tips for disability service providers to provide accessibility in online classes, remote interpreting services, remotes speech-to-text services. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Rocky Mountain Deaf Schools (Jefferson County Public Schools, CO) |
Includes videos in ASL of books for toddlers and young children. |
|
|
Navigating Accessibility for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students |
TEA Resource October 15, 2020 |
Provides tips for educators to ensure that students who are deaf or hard of hearing have access to the same resources and instructional content. |
|
Navigating Accessibility for Blind and Visually Impaired Students |
TEA Resource October 15, 2020 |
Provides tips and resources for educators designed to help provide instruction for students who are blind or visually impaired. |
Behavioral and Emotional Disabilities
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
PDF - Information - TEA April 14, 2020 |
Information for managing behaviors during at-home learning. |
|
|
Article - Child Mind Institute |
Managing Problem Behavior at Home - A guide to more confident, consistent and effective parenting. |
|
|
Website - Information - Fort Bend ISD |
List of resources for managing behaviors at home. |
|
|
Article - International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) |
In this article you will find 15 supportive behavior strategies for children on the autism spectrum (some strategies can be used with adults as well). Many of the strategies can also be used to help children without autism who have challenging behaviors. |
|
|
Responding to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak through PBIS |
Website - Resources - Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports 2019 |
Recommendations educators can embed across a continuum of supports. |
|
Website-Resources - Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports March 13, 2020 |
Strategies for school teams to ensure a safe, predictable and positive school year. The strategies are beneficial for all students if the school has been closed, as well as for individual students returning from extended time away from school. |
Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - International Dyslexia Association |
Online resources to structure time and keep learning happening remotely. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Region 10 |
Includes resources from various Texas education service centers, information on accommodating virtual platforms for students with disabilities, assistive technology, and additional resources. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Scholastic |
Includes daily projects for grades prekindergarten to 9th grade to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. |
|
|
Website - Resources - University of Michigan-Dyslexia Help |
List of applications and online games for education and enjoyment. |
|
|
Website - Resources - University of Michigan-Dyslexia Help |
Apps for Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities. |
|
|
Website - Resources - TeachingLD |
List of resources for teachers and teacher educators that will help answer some questions as well as provide access to materials for online learning. |
|
| YouTube Channel | YouTube videos - Neuhaus Education Center | Includes videos that can be used for virtual tutoring ideas. |
| YouTube Channel | YouTube videos - Institute for Multi-Sensory Education | Includes virtual tutoring ideas for students participating in Orton-Gillingham activities. |
Post-Secondary Transition
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Webinar - Transition Coalition |
Strategies and resources for distance learning environments |
|
|
Website - Guidance and information Texas Workforce Commission |
Includes support for VR planning and remote/virtual delivery |
|
|
Website - Webinar - National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) |
Scroll to the March 24, 2020 webinar for remote instructional resources, at-a-week glance, and choice boards. |
|
|
PDF - SHSU Garrett Center and ESC Regions 4, 10, 13, and 20 March 24, 2020 |
Includes transition assessment considerations, tips for completing transition assessments while e-learning, and online transition assessment tools. |
|
|
Website - Resources - National Deaf Center (NDC) March 12, 2020 |
Includes tips and resources to make sure students who are deaf or hard of hearing have access to the same course content as their peers. |
|
| Continuity of Learning for Secondary Transition During COVID-19 |
TEA Guidance June 4, 2020 |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to transition services for students with disabilities during COVID-19 |
|
PDF – Information – TEA June 4, 2020 |
Information for activities support transition during at-home learning. |
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
TEA Resource |
Guidance and consideration for evaluations during COVID-19. |
|
|
Website - Resources - National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) |
Information, guidelines and resources to help support the learning and well-being of students, their families and others in the school community during the COVID-19 crisis. |
|
|
Website - Article - American Psychological Association (APA) December - 2013 |
Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology. |
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP)
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Guidance and information - TEA |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to speech services during COVID-19. |
|
|
Webinar and information -TEA |
Webinar on Amplio Speech Services. |
|
|
Website - The Whimsical Word |
Includes information on how to start telepractice, considerations, resources and supports. |
|
|
Website - Resources - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) |
Resources will be updates as new information becomes available during the current coronavirus/COVID-19 situation. |
|
|
Website - Resources - New York City Department of Education |
Ideas, Activities, and Tips for Success. |
Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT)
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) Guidance |
Guidance and information - TEA |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to OT and PT services during COVID-19. |
|
Website - Guidance - American Occupational Therapy Association |
To help all OT practitioners, educators, and students navigate through this uncertain time they have lifted member-only access. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy |
Includes a statement about legality of providing services and additional resources. |
|
|
Website - Resources - American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) |
Includes information on telehealth and implementing telehealth. |
|
|
Occupational & Physical Therapy Resources from Handwriting Without Tears |
PDF - Resources |
Contains links to various resources. |
|
Website - Activities - New York City Department of Education |
Lists of activities and games for students receiving PT. |
Assistive Technology
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - National Center on Accessible Educational Material (AEM) |
Includes information specific to parents and families as well as educators. |
|
|
Website - Inclusion in Texas - Special Education Technical Assistance Network. |
Website Explore the resources you need (e.g., PD, AT Integration, AT resources, ESC Contacts) to successfully include technology devices and services to support your students in your schools. |
|
| AT Resources for families and Professionals | Website - Center of Technology and Disability | Explore popular topics and relevant resources specific to state and local leaders, teachers, families, and service providers. |
|
Website - Resources - The State Educational Technology Directors Association (STEDA) |
Includes information specific to administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, and tech directors and coaches. This site also includes instructions for making documents, presentations, social media, and videos accessible. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Microsoft |
Various resources about accessibility for different abilities. |
|
|
Website - Resources - New York City Department of Education |
List of commonly used technology devices and software with links for information on how to use the device. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Includes best practices and work-around tips if you are unable to make online learning accessible. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - 3PlayMedia: |
Describes the elements and benefits of accessible videos. |
|
|
PDF Checklist – SPED Task Force |
Planning checklist for low-tech AT tools to support learning during COVID-19 |
Social Skills Support
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - Fort Bend ISD |
Social Narratives, Social Skills Lessons, Library of resources, Activities, Supports and Strategies and YouTube videos. |
The documents and links included on this webpage are provided as a resource only. This information is intended to assist in the delivery of educational resources in this time of public crisis.
|
2019 - 2020 School Year |
Click a topic to go that section of this page
- General Supports
- Regional ESC COVID-19 Special Education Resources
- Progress Monitoring
- Early Childhood
- Significant Cognitive Disabilities
- Autism
- Sensory Impairments
- Behavioral and Emotional Disabilities
- Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities
- Post-Secondary Transition
- Orientation and Mobility
- Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)
- Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP)
- Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT)
- Assistive Technology
- Social Skills Support
General Supports
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Instructional Continuity detailed Guidance for students with disabilities |
TEA Guidance and support | Detailed guidance and information on supporting instruction for students with disabilities during COVID-19. |
|
TEA Guidance |
Guidance and considerations for ARD Committees during COVID-19. |
|
|
Special Education Privacy and FERPA considerations for virtual instruction |
TEA Guidance |
Guidance and information related to virtual instruction and FERPA. |
|
Documenting Services Documenting Temporary Special Education Services During COVID-19 FAQ |
TEA Guidance and forms |
TEA Guidance and sample forms for the documentation of services during the COVID-19 response. |
|
TEA Website |
Regional ESC map with links to all regions COVID sites for special education. |
Progress Monitoring
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Special Education Progress Monitoring During Remote Learning |
July 21, 2020 |
Includes guidance for progress monitoring during remote learning. |
|
Materials and checklist - TEA April 14, 2020 |
Includes information about progress monitoring, considerations used in decision making and useful links. |
Early Childhood
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) April 16, 2020 |
Includes information about tele-intervention and distance learning. |
|
|
PDF - Resources - UCONN Health |
Includes COVID-19 information for providing and coordinating ECI services. |
|
|
PDF information - PCG |
Information on Telepractice and Early Childhood Services. |
Significant Cognitive Disabilities
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
TEA Guidance |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to serving students with complex needs during COVID-19. |
|
|
Facebook page - Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
Includes an online teaching collective about how to provide distance learning to students with severe disabilities and other resources. |
|
|
Website - Region 13 |
Supports for teacher and learner setups related to virtual learning. |
|
|
Modified Lessons for Students with Intellectual Disabilities |
Website - with modified instructional lessons (the Inclusive Class) |
Includes lessons and resources for all subject areas organized by skill rather than grade level. Materials include supports strategies and applications for modifying your instructional activities. |
|
Webinar - National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) |
Includes information on creating transition activities and lessons at home. |
Autism
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
TEA Guidance |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to serving students with complex needs during COVID-19. |
|
|
Website - Online Courses - Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
All courses are free, you can learn at your own pace, and you can earn CEUs and a certificate for each course you complete. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
Visual and data collection tools. |
|
|
Website - Video Library - Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Training (TSLAT) |
A collection of knowledge from experts, teachers, students and parents. |
|
|
Website - Information - University of Louisville Kentucky Autism Training Center |
Includes communication, social-emotional, and visual supports and academic resources. |
Sensory Impairments
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website- Texas Sensory Support Network |
Includes a LiveBinder with information specific to teaching students who are deaf, deaf-blind, hard of hearing, visually impaired, and blind, including best practices for remote learning, live streams and field trips, and specific resources and remote instruction. |
|
|
Division on Visual Impairments and Deaf blindness Facebook page |
Facebook page - Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) |
Includes information on infection control-proof tactile boards, high-quality virtual conferences, and preparing for virtual instruction. |
|
Virtual expanded Core Education Learning (ExCEL) Academy for Students with Visual Impairments |
Website - Lessons - Paths to Literacy |
Free nationwide virtual web classes for students with visual impairments who have a variety of abilities. |
|
Website - Resources - Crossroads |
Includes online teaching resources, google education apps for teachers, online dictionaries, and virtual activities for teachers and families. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - National Deaf Center (NDC) |
Includes tips and resources to ensure students who are deaf or hard of hearing have access to the same course content as their peers. |
|
|
Website - Resources - National Deaf Center (NDC) |
The NDC is providing regular updates that include tips for disability service providers to provide accessibility in online classes, remote interpreting services, remotes speech-to-text services. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Rocky Mountain Deaf Schools (Jefferson County Public Schools, CO) |
Includes videos in ASL of books for toddlers and young children. |
Behavioral and Emotional Disabilities
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
PDF - Information - TEA April 14, 2020 |
Information for managing behaviors during at-home learning. |
|
|
Article - Child Mind Institute |
Managing Problem Behavior at Home - A guide to more confident, consistent and effective parenting. |
|
|
Website - Information - Fort Bend ISD |
List of resources for managing behaviors at home. |
|
|
Article - International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES) |
In this article you will find 15 supportive behavior strategies for children on the autism spectrum (some strategies can be used with adults as well). Many of the strategies can also be used to help children without autism who have challenging behaviors. |
|
|
Responding to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak through PBIS |
Website - Resources - Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports 2019 |
Recommendations educators can embed across a continuum of supports. |
|
Website-Resources - Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports March 13, 2020 |
Strategies for school teams to ensure a safe, predictable and positive school year. The strategies are beneficial for all students if the school has been closed, as well as for individual students returning from extended time away from school. |
Dyslexia and Specific Learning Disabilities
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - International Dyslexia Association |
Online resources to structure time and keep learning happening remotely. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Region 10 |
Includes resources from various Texas education service centers, information on accommodating virtual platforms for students with disabilities, assistive technology, and additional resources. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Scholastic |
Includes daily projects for grades prekindergarten to 9th grade to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing. |
|
|
Website - Resources - University of Michigan-Dyslexia Help |
List of applications and online games for education and enjoyment. |
|
|
Website - Resources - University of Michigan-Dyslexia Help |
Apps for Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities. |
|
|
Website - Resources - TeachingLD |
List of resources for teachers and teacher educators that will help answer some questions as well as provide access to materials for online learning. |
|
| YouTube Channel | YouTube videos - Neuhaus Education Center | Includes videos that can be used for virtual tutoring ideas. |
| YouTube Channel | YouTube videos - Institute for Multi-Sensory Education | Includes virtual tutoring ideas for students participating in Orton-Gillingham activities. |
Post-Secondary Transition
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Webinar - Transition Coalition |
Strategies and resources for distance learning environments |
|
|
Website - Guidance and information Texas Workforce Commission |
Includes support for VR planning and remote/virtual delivery |
|
|
Website - Webinar - National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) |
Scroll to the March 24, 2020 webinar for remote instructional resources, at-a-week glance, and choice boards. |
|
|
PDF - SHSU Garrett Center and ESC Regions 4, 10, 13, and 20 March 24, 2020 |
Includes transition assessment considerations, tips for completing transition assessments while e-learning, and online transition assessment tools. |
|
|
Website - Resources - National Deaf Center (NDC) March 12, 2020 |
Includes tips and resources to make sure students who are deaf or hard of hearing have access to the same course content as their peers. |
|
| Continuity of Learning for Secondary Transition During COVID-19 |
TEA Guidance June 4, 2020 |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to transition services for students with disabilities during COVID-19 |
|
PDF – Information – TEA June 4, 2020 |
Information for activities support transition during at-home learning. |
Orientation and Mobility
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - information - Perkins School for the Blind |
How O&Ms can handle virtual instruction. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Perkins School for the Blind |
Remote O&M Instruction Ideas, tools, strategies, and resources |
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
TEA Resource |
Guidance and consideration for evaluations during COVID-19. |
|
|
Website - Resources - National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) |
Information, guidelines and resources to help support the learning and well-being of students, their families and others in the school community during the COVID-19 crisis. |
|
|
Website - Article - American Psychological Association (APA) December - 2013 |
Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology. |
Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP)
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Guidance and information - TEA |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to speech services during COVID-19. |
|
|
Webinar and information -TEA |
Webinar on Amplio Speech Services. |
|
|
Website - The Whimsical Word |
Includes information on how to start telepractice, considerations, resources and supports. |
|
|
Website - Resources - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) |
Resources will be updates as new information becomes available during the current coronavirus/COVID-19 situation. |
|
|
Website - Resources - New York City Department of Education |
Ideas, Activities, and Tips for Success. |
Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT)
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) Guidance |
Guidance and information - TEA |
TEA Guidance and information for consideration related to OT and PT services during COVID-19. |
|
Website - Guidance - American Occupational Therapy Association |
To help all OT practitioners, educators, and students navigate through this uncertain time they have lifted member-only access. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy |
Includes a statement about legality of providing services and additional resources. |
|
|
Website - Resources - American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) |
Includes information on telehealth and implementing telehealth. |
|
|
Occupational & Physical Therapy Resources from Handwriting Without Tears |
PDF - Resources |
Contains links to various resources. |
|
Website - Activities - New York City Department of Education |
Lists of activities and games for students receiving PT. |
Assistive Technology
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - National Center on Accessible Educational Material (AEM) |
Includes information specific to parents and families as well as educators. |
|
|
Website - Inclusion in Texas - Special Education Technical Assistance Network. |
Website Explore the resources you need (e.g., PD, AT Integration, AT resources, ESC Contacts) to successfully include technology devices and services to support your students in your schools. |
|
| AT Resources for families and Professionals | Website - Center of Technology and Disability | Explore popular topics and relevant resources specific to state and local leaders, teachers, families, and service providers. |
|
Website - Resources - The State Educational Technology Directors Association (STEDA) |
Includes information specific to administrators, special education teachers, general education teachers, and tech directors and coaches. This site also includes instructions for making documents, presentations, social media, and videos accessible. |
|
|
Website - Resources - Microsoft |
Various resources about accessibility for different abilities. |
|
|
Website - Resources - New York City Department of Education |
List of commonly used technology devices and software with links for information on how to use the device. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
Includes best practices and work-around tips if you are unable to make online learning accessible. |
|
|
Website - Guidance - 3PlayMedia: |
Describes the elements and benefits of accessible videos. |
|
|
PDF Checklist – SPED Task Force |
Planning checklist for low-tech AT tools to support learning during COVID-19 |
Social Skills Support
| Resource | Type/Source/Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Website - Resources - Fort Bend ISD |
Social Narratives, Social Skills Lessons, Library of resources, Activities, Supports and Strategies and YouTube videos. |
The documents and links included on this webpage are provided as a resource only. This information is intended to assist in the delivery of educational resources in this time of public crisis.
Resources and Information for Students with Disabilities
