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**Sign up for free alerts from USPS for when and what mail is being delivered | **Sign up for free alerts from USPS for when and what mail is being delivered | ||
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**[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zoom-hacks-work-meetings-virtual-happy-hours_l_5e7ba807c5b6cb9dc1991ef4 Zoom Hacks for Work Meetings and Virtual Happy Hours] | **[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zoom-hacks-work-meetings-virtual-happy-hours_l_5e7ba807c5b6cb9dc1991ef4 Zoom Hacks for Work Meetings and Virtual Happy Hours] | ||
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*'''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OH-_GM-eYefOa7JDNmM6wdUb9fsa1H8k8O_XgPih4m0/edit?fbclid=IwAR0bs59ft5cLEWrmi8RA7RSs2qyDgld95YrRI6pjFIR3AgF6LhqoCtLrHZg Websites for Read Alouds and Activities] | *'''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OH-_GM-eYefOa7JDNmM6wdUb9fsa1H8k8O_XgPih4m0/edit?fbclid=IwAR0bs59ft5cLEWrmi8RA7RSs2qyDgld95YrRI6pjFIR3AgF6LhqoCtLrHZg Websites for Read Alouds and Activities] | ||
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Revision as of 09:32, 3 April 2020
Helpful Apps
Visit the Tools for Life App Finder for apps on teleworking, social distancing, emergency preparedness and more
Planning Guides and Resources
- COVID-19 Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
- From the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Emergency Management Resources from AT3
- Resources from the National Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training (AT3) Center
- FFC Keep Americans Connected Initiative
- Over 650 companies and associations have signed the pledge to Keep Americans Connected
- Ensures that Americans do not lose their broadband or telephone connectivity as a result of these exceptional circumstances
- Informational Videos in ASL
- From the North Carolina Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Plan and Prep Guide for Adults Living with Neuromuscular Disabilities
- Provides fact-based, reliable resources that educate our community on how to reduce and prevent the spread of COVID-19, while also providing practical coping tools and life-management strategies that can be used not just for this specific situation, but for addressing any viral or bacterial infection risk.
- USPS Informed Delivery
- Sign up for free alerts from USPS for when and what mail is being delivered
- Great for limiting trips to the mailbox
Entertainment and Recreation
- Apple Books
- Offering free novels and audiobooks
- Audible
- Offering free titles for kids
- Conde Nast Traveler
- All the Museum Exhibits, Symphonies and Operas You Can Enjoy From Home
- ReelAbilities Film Festival
- Free online screening
- San Diego Zoo
- Activities, games and videos
- The Center for Puppetry Arts
- Virtual shows and online tours
- The Louvre
- Virtual Tour
- Yellowstone National Park
- Virtual Tour
Connectedness/Virtual Platforms
- Comcast COVID-19 Response
- Xfinity Wifi free for everyone and other benefits
- FFC Keep Americans Connected Initiative
- Over 650 companies and associations have signed the pledge to Keep Americans Connected
- Ensures that Americans do not lose their broadband or telephone connectivity as a result of these exceptional circumstances
- Microsoft Teams
- Free platform for distance learning and work
- Remote Learning/Education
- Work Remotely
- Zoom
- Free virtual meetings and resources
- Zoom Hacks for Work Meetings and Virtual Happy Hours
Education
- Apple Offers Free Support to Educators Navigating Challenges of Virtual Education
- Support for educators at all levels
- Free one-on-one virtual coaching sessions
- HelpKidzLearn
- Offering low cost online learning tools
- Dr.Seuss
- Read, play games and hang out with Dr. Seuess
- Publishers.org
- What Publishers Are Doing To Help During The Coronavirus Pandemic
- RedShelf
- Initiative ensures students have access to their learning resources during unprecedented campus closures
- VitalSource
- Helping ensure students can continue to access quality digital course materials due to a recent and rapid campus shift to distance-learning
- Students and instructors at impacted 2 and 4-year non-profit institutions in the U.S. and Canada can now access an expansive catalog of etexts at no charge
Software
- Crick Software
- Free access to Clicker@home for schools closed due to COVID-19
- Dolphin SuperNova
- 3 months free access to any edition of SuperNova: Magnifier, Magnifier and Speech or Magnifier and Screen Reader
- JAWS, ZoomText and Fusion
- Free for students, faculty and staff
- Kurzweil 3000
- Offered for free while schools are suspended
Speech/Communication
- Patient Provider Communication
- Free communication tools