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FCTD Activities

• 03/2008 - Online Discussion: Designing a Performance Technology Toolkit
• AT Fact Sheet Series
• AT Institute 2007: Autism & AT
• AT Institute 2007: Transition & AT
• AT Resource Review Database
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Center Overview

FCTD provides current, accurate, and relevant information resources on assistive and instructional technologies. It conducts outreach to a national infrastructure of organizations that work directly with families and children, strengthening their ability to provide technology-related support. The project also provides online forums, annual technology institutes, and in-depth monthly newsletters to educators, disability professionals, TA%D project personnel, and families.

Methods

This project is a partnership of organizations led by the Academy for Educational Development, including the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA), the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER Center), and InfoUse. The AED partnership maintains and expands an organizational network of approximately 3,000 organizations, in a searchable database available via its website. The Center also maintains a searchable database of professionally-reviewed resources on assistive and instructional technologies. The Center creates unique content, from 2-page information sheets to a 54-page family guide, that are available to the public without charge. Annually they distribute a CD-ROM with printable, accessible versions of the thousands of resources available on the project website.