T/TAC Mission
The mission of the Training & Technical Assistance Center (T/TAC) is to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities (birth-22 years). This mission is two-fold; first, to increase the...
Read More >>
You can always call 1-800-848-2714 to hear an announcement about cancellation of T/TAC events due to inclement weather.
Winter 2009 Newsletter
The winter edition of the T/TAC Newsletter is now available. Download your copy now. Sign up to receive notification when the next online newsletter is available.
Coordinator's Corner
The Three Amigos and the Supported Ride Toward a Desired Civilization
By: Margaret Vaughan
"Civilization is the process in which one gradually increases the number of people included in the term ‘we’ or ‘us’ and at the same time decreases those labeled ‘you’ or ‘them’ until that category has no one left in it." (Howard Winters as quoted in Cantwell, 1994)
The quote from Howard Winters is very direct, and it is nearly impossible to miss the point that is being made. The quote embodies the values and beliefs that push us toward better inclusion for all students. The movement toward a universal understanding of and personal... Read more on page 3.
Featured Resources
The Universally Designed Classroom: Accessible Curriculum and Digital Technologies
Edited By: David H. Rose, Anne Meyer, and Chuck Hitchcock
Library Code: 700/C35
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
The Universally Designed Classroom addresses crucial questions about how to create full access to the general education curriculum for children with disabilities. Based on years of research and innovation at CAST (The Center for Applied Special Technology), the book provides a helpful overview of the digital solutions that are at the forefront of efforts to create universal access. It also looks closely at the major policy and practice issues connected to this initiative. Universal Design for Learning, or UDL--a network of methods, technologies, and materials developed at CAST--stands at the vanguard of this new era of initiatives and possibilities in special education.
Save the Date
Two Day Event
Community Autism Awareness Evening
Wednesday, March 24
&
7th Annual Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference
Thursday, March 25
Southwest Higher Education Center Abingdon, VA
See both events on our Upcoming Events page.
Spring 2010 Reading Open House
Saturday, April 10, 2010 / Spring Reading Open House and Writing Fair
This event will include two make and take workshop sessions for educators entitled: "Literacy Centers to Support Writing For All Learners"
Check out what happened at our Fall 2009 Reading Open House.
AT Training Days
Our AT Training Days are back! Click here to discover what is being offered and to register for the sessions that are of interest to you.