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A Second Life for People with Disabilities

I grew up playing Pong, Space Invaders, and PacMan, not the complicated games with virtual worlds of today. Maybe that’s why  Second Life is difficult for me. I just can’t get into it for some reason.

If I could figure it out, it might be neat to create a new persona, perhaps even one without a disability. I have always believed that if there was a magical machine that would take away my cerebral palsy, I would not use it. However, to be able to experience life without a disability in a virtual world might tempt me. Read the rest of this entry »

Two Other Visual Dictionaries

I was just looking through The Web Catcher, a blog by AT consultant and occupational therapist Kirsten Haugen. The Web Catcher highlights educational resources on the web, sorting them by age, accessibility, content, features, and academic subject. It’s great to have sites categorized in so many ways.

In a recent post, Kristen shares two other visual dictionaries that would compliment the Visual Dictionary Online I reviewed yesterday.

Great finds and fantastic blog, Kristen.

Let’s keep adding to the list. Please let me know if you have any other favorite sites for visually enhancing learning.