Closing the Gap

Computers are tools that can provide solutions to many problems facing people with disabilities today. Closing the Gap, Inc. is an organization that focuses on computer technology for people with special needs through its bi-monthly newspaper, annual international conference and extensive web site. Published six times a year, the Closing the Gap newspaper highlights hardware and software products appropriate for people with special needs, and explains how this technology is being implemented in education, rehabilitation and vocational settings around the world.
The February/March issue of the newspaper, the annual Resource Directory, is a guide to the selection of the latest computer-related products available for people with special needs. (This acclaimed guide may also be purchased separately.) Closing the Gap's annual international conference, "Computer Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation", is held each fall in Minneapolis, MN, exploring the many ways that technology is being used to enhance the lives of people with special needs. Check the web site for the next conference dates. The Closing the Gap web site features:

• Search the Resource Directory - has over 2,000 products in the on-line searchable database. Information includes: price (US); medium i.e. diskette, CD; Academic Skills; Disability; Computer; Description; Manufacturers contact information: etc...
• Closing the Gap Forums - provides an opportunity for users to ask questions, seek advice and information. Questions and answers are posted.
• Bookmark Collection - is a resource to help manage all the information that an Assistive Technology Coordinator needs to know. A listing of Web Links is provided on a wide range of topics.
• and much more....

  Recommended for the extensive listing of resources and information, profiles of new products and practices. . . . a valuable resource. Software includes a number of those available commercially.

Resource Directory Copyright - Closing the Gap, Inc.

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Closing the Gap P.O. Box 68 Henderson, MN. 56044 Telephone: (507) 248-3294 Fax: (507) 248-3810 E-mail: mturek@closingthegap.com Web site: www.closingthegap.com

Description of Resource: Bi-monthly Newspaper (40 pages + or - ) Annual Resource Directory (180 pages + or - )

Approximate Cost: Subscriptions to Newspaper: one year (six issues) $47.00 two years*(12 issues) $82.00 (Canadian)

Resource Directory: $14.95 plus 5.00 postage (Canadian) * Receive a free Resource Directory with a prepaid, two-year subscriptio