have access to meaningful and engaging learning experi- ences. Staff completes a Google Form with their name, loca- tion and the items they would like to check out. Inventory is updated as items are loaned and returned so that users can see what is available in real-time. Items are on loan for a two- week period and are delivered by our assistive technology team or through our interoffice mail system. At the end of the two weeks, we collect the items and swap them out for something new if requested. During our first year of operation, we expanded our lend- ing library to include life skills curricula, adapted toys and professional titles. Now that we have a strong foundation of children’s literature (19 titles and counting!), we are looking to add more books for our secondary population, specifically chapter books and non-fiction works. We are also exploring shoebox work tasks and other activities that might target pre-vocational and daily living skills. Additionally, we would like to supplement our existing kits with more digital mate- rials and activities, further increasing the accessibility factor for our students with more complex needs. While our lending library serves to ensure that students have access to appropri- ate learning materials, our ultimate hope is that our adapted
literacy kits generate new ideas and encourage teachers and therapists to collaborate, problem solve and think outside the box.
References About Universal Design for Learning. (2018, August 31). Retrieved September 5, 2018, from http://www.cast.org/our- work/about-udl.html#.XA7Cx2hKjcs What Are AEM & Accessible Technologies? (2016, Decem- ber 15). Retrieved December 3, 2018, from http://aem.cast. org/about/what-are-aem-accessible-technologies.html#.XB- PLZGhKjcs
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