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Abc Production - Sells photocopiable worksheet packs as a teaching resource for basic skills.

Academic Therapy Publications - Publishes tests and assessment materials, parent/teacher resources, and visual-perceptual aids for all professionals working with students with special needs.

A.D.D. WareHouse - Sells and distributes a large collection of ADD-related books, videos, training programs, games, professional texts and assessment products.

ADHD Solution - A book providing educators with simple, effective techniques to better manage students with ADD/ADHD.

All Kinds of Minds - Provides training and research findings for teachers, and a database of intervention strategies.

ASD Project: Accommodating Students with Disabilities - Creates materials for college disability services offices to train their faculty regarding students with disabilities and the accommodation process.

Audiblox Learning Programs - Cognitive exercises, aimed at the development of skills such as concentration, spatial orientation and number concept, visual and auditory memory, verbal comprehension and vocabulary. Can be applied one-on-one or in groups.

Beyond Play LLC - Selling early intervention products for children birth to five with special needs.

Child Development Media - A collection of video tapes and training materials that have been professionally previewed, and are targeted for parents, professionals and students alike.

The Childhood League Center - Early intervention and preschool for children with special needs and their families.

Do To Learn - Range of downloadable resources and information for parents and teachers of pupils with learning disabilities and/or autism.

Educational Help, Inc. - Computer-based academic assessment system used to diagnose ADHD, LD, dyslexia, and other reading, math, and learning problems.

G. Whiz Educational Resources - Research-based, classroom-tested materials designed for students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD.

Hearit Company - Auditory tools for children in special education programs and for adults.

Henry Spink Foundation - A charity providing help to families with children who have a disability, rare disorder, chronic syndrome, behavioural problem or chemical imbalance.

Home School Diary - Freewas/shareware program to print communication symbols for students with intellectual disabilities.

HOTS Information Index - Education program for Title I and Learning Disabled students in grades 4-8 developed by Dr. Stanley Pogrow.

Hunziker Multimedia CD-ROMs - Visual training for learning disabilities.

Inclusion Catalogue - Catalogue of on-line resources for people working with learners who have individual learning needs and for the learners themselves.

IRIS Media Inc. - Educational materials for school staff, special educators and individuals who work with people who have developmental disabilities.

Junction of Occupational Therapy Function - Ideas, products, and free monthly newsletter to help teach special-needs children domestic life skills, crafts, leisure involvement, and vocational skills. Created by an occupational therapist.

Learning Abilities Books - Children's and educators' books, lesson plans, and learning strategies.

NCIP - National Center to Improve Practice in special education through technology, media, and materials.

Phillip Roy Inc. - Educational programs and materials for students of various learning abilities such as adult education, vocational skills, GED, pre-GED, welfare to work and correctional education.

ProTeacher - Special needs resources for special education teachers

Speaking to Write - Explores the use of speech recognition software for writing by secondary students with disabilities. The project focuses on secondary students (middle and high school) who experience significant difficulty with writing due to physical and/or learning disabilities. [Funding for this project ended 11/2001. Final update of material: 2/2002]

Special Needs Corner - Offering software, books, examples and ideas for teachers, therapists and parents.

Special reads for special needs - Teaching reading to children with special needs, including Down Syndrome, Autism, visual impairment, and developmental delays.

Step Ahead Consulting - Services for people with intellectual diabilities and/or communication disorders and their staff. Located in New South Wales, Australia.

Time Timer - The Time Timer is a simple visual timer to help depict elapsed time.

Unique Link Inc - Provides interactive sensory enriched social skills training, tutoring, and school facilitating to children in one-on-one and group environments. Services offered in school, home, or clinic setting.