Useful Links
Here are some useful websites for reference.
All content in the links or content below is not necessarily endorsed by NMTAP or GCD.
Online Meeting Platforms
Zoom
Please read the instruction sheets created by the Creative Life Center below for some assistance on how to use Zoom.
How to Setup Video and Sound in a Zoom Meeting
Learn about Zoom Meeting Controls and Buttons
Learn about Social Rules and Etiquette for Video Conferencing
Cisco WebEx
Cisco Webex is holding free live virtual trainings to assist users with getting started using their video meeting platform.
Please visit their website to sign-up for one of their 30 minute classes.
Resources in NM
New Mexico Commission for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Mexico Commission for the Blind
New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
New Mexico Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Community Outreach Program for the Deaf
National Organizations
National Multiple Sclerosis Society New Mexico
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
Center For Accessibility Technology
Dreams for Kids, Inc. – Assistive Technology Solutions
Tech Connections – provides current information on AT
Closing The Gap – resources regarding computer access
Bookshare- An accessible online library, free to use program for US Students and Teachers
Computers for the Blind – provides refurbished computers to the visually impaired
Support Groups & Family Resources
Federal Government Information & Job Sites
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
Resources for School
Free Online Resources for Learning:
Khan Academy – For 2nd grade level and above
IXL – For Pre-K through 12th grade learning levels
CK-12 – For all learning levels
For Parents:
Distance Learning Survival Guide with Khan Academy
Office of Educational Technology’s Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide
UNM-CDD Imagine 2020-2021 Conference: A Future that is Flourishing is being held online. Please review the Session Six Schedule to sign-up to attend sessions
Parents Reaching Out is also providing a variety of online workshops for parents. Please review their website to sign-up to attend these sessions.
The UNM Center for Development and Disability Partners for Employment & Parents Reaching Out have released a School-to-Work Transition Guide. This guide is designed for parents but can also be useful for providers/professionals and youth.
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitive Services has also released A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities in hopes to assist students with disabilities and their families to better understand how local and state agencies work together to facilitate improved outcomes for students and youth with disabilities.
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