Selecting Software for Students with Learning Disabilities: An Instructional Resource  

Selecting appropriate educational software for students with learning disabilities can often be a difficult and complicated process. This online resource helps people to better understand the nature of different learning disabilities as well as identify appropriate and effective educational software to deal with specific cognitive and achievement deficits- as identified through common learning disability testing instruments. Learn how this resource came to be created, and how you can use it to better help your students with learning disabilities.
 

Presenter:

Jayme Johnson, Web Accessibility Instructor, High Tech Center Training Unit of the California Community Colleges

Jayme Johnson is the Web Accessibility Instructor at the High Tech Center Training Unit (HTCTU) for the California Community Colleges.  The HTCTU provides trainings and technical assistance to higher-education faculty and staff on the use of assistive computer technology for students with disabilities, the creation of alternate media, and web accessibility. Jayme conducts workshops and trainings in the areas of assistive computer technology and web accessibility, including instructional design and technology, assistive computer technology applications, emerging technologies and media, distance education, and related access issues.