Updated as of September 14, 2024. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations make the difference between access to opportunities and being shut out of those opportunities. Accommodations, while vital, vary from individual to individual and depend on many different factors. Join the Bridges Helpdesk as we explore understanding, identifying, and advocating for accommodations in the area […]
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Updated as of September 14, 2024. What is Assistive Technology? In the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law that created Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), “assistive technology devices” (AT devices) have a broad definition and, essentially, anything that helps a student with a disability do something is an AT device (see the legal […]
Updated as of August 19, 2024 We do not have to limit our learning to school classes or college courses. Check out these videos to explore all different kinds of topics! Crash Course As of August 19, 2024, the Crash Course YouTube channel has more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) videos on a variety […]
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Updated as of September 7, 2024. Before deciding on what accessible AT device you need, you will want to determine how it will be useful to prove why you need it. A great tool to use in this determination is the SETT Framework (developed by the late educator Joy Zambala). SETT stands for Student, Environment, […]
Anticipation August August brings our last few weeks of summer vacation before school begins. As we anticipate a new school year, we review the information that will help make this school year a terrific one! In this fifth segment of the series, we investigate recently updated secondary transition resources provided by our Maryland State Department […]