Click on http://www.microsoft.com/enable/casestudy/default.aspx to read:

Accessibility case studies [which] showcase organizations that have integrated accessible technology solutions into their technology plans to help individuals with various types of impairments maintain productivity on the job. Case studies feature best practices and lessons learned, as well as examples of why it makes good business sense to provide accessible technology in the workplace.

Case studies include:
- Texthelp Read&Write Software Provides Valuable Productivity Tool for Microsoft Technology Specialist
- Kurzweil 3000 Reading and Comprehension Software Helps Business Leader Reach Full Potential
- State of Georgia: Computers and Assistive Technology Remove Barriers for State of Georgia Employee with Learning Disability

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JAN is a great site to explore various resources, definitions, laws the address accommodations in the workplace. There is information for federal, private and small business employers, as well as information about what to expect as an employee and exploring other opportunities. JAN provides free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities. Go to the website and explore: http://www.jan.wvu.edu

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Here's a cool site. Audio guides are digital audio walking guides to popular neighborhoods. These can be downloaded to your iPod or favorite mp3 player. For more information visit, http://audiosteps.com/ or http://podguides.net/

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Discovery Education speaker Hall Davidson recently reminded us at the VSTE conference of the true power in those iPods. Did you realize that a full size iPod can hold over 40,000 clips and the entire Discovery education library? That an iPod is truly a small computer -- the video iPod has 80GB and more of storage space and can carry most of the same files as your laptop. To learn more, visit the following link for detailed information on how you might use this tool in a classroom to support student learning, http://discoveryedspeakersbureau.com/node/87

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Click on http://www.jonathanbishop.com/Web/Projects/Publications/Display.asp?NoID=62&MID=9&NID=62&Item=9&Anchor=Download#Download to read The Internet for educating individuals with social impairments, which investigates the social and practical implications of using mobile Internet technology to deliver information relating to participation in a social situation.

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