The Region 16 Lending Library allows area school districts to preview and try equipment for student use.
We work to support and serve local education agencies and charter schools in a joint effort to improve student performance. We are committed to providing services to support our districts, schools, administrators, teachers, and students.
Thank you for visiting, and please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
Services
• Loan assistive technology devices and special adaptive software based on need and availability
• Provide on-site technical assistance and professional development
• Provide regional professional development
Resources
Trainings & Conferences
Assistive TechnologyInternet Modules (ATIM)
Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN)
Switches & Products
Curriculum Resources
Informational Resources
Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
Services
• Provide resources to districts, teachers and families
• Provide technical assistance and professional development on effective educational programming for students with autism spectrum disorders.
Services
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Behavioral Response to Intervention (RTI)
- Provide professional development in:
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Classroom Management
- Functional Behavior Assessments
- Other research and evidence based practices
- Conscious Discipline
- De-Escalation Strategies and Techniques
- Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
- Social Skills Instruction
- Teacher consultation, classroom observation, and technical assistance upon request
Resources
Services
- Provide/coordinate professional development for regional school districts
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on curriculum and strategies for working with low-incidence population students
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on STAAR Alternate
- Provide technical assistance and professional development to improve student performance
- Serve as an information and referral source to districts, teachers, and families
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Upcoming Workshops for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Upcoming Workshops for Visual Impairment
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Services and Resources
- Attend ARD Meetings for students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Disseminate current information, materials & local resources
- Loan assistive listening devices/FM Systems
- Provide consultative services
- Provide resources for hearing aids and educational options
- Screen, identify & recommend resources for appropriate assessments
Cochlear Implant Information
Parent Information- Described and Captioned Media Program
- My Baby's Hearing - Boys Town National Research Hospital
- National Association of the Deaf
- National Center on Deaf-Blindness
- Success for Kids with Hearing Loss
- Texas Hands and Voices
- Texas School for the Deaf
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Professional Information
Universities for Deaf Students
Visual Impairment Services and Resources
- Provide consultative and support services to districts, teachers, students, and parents
- Provide orientation and mobility evaluative, consultative, and direct services
- Provide technical assistance on disability-specific assistive technology
- Analyze region-wide student performance data
- Facilitate SFASU teacher of the visually impaired (TVI) and orientation and mobility (O&M) certification programs
VI Resources
- American Council of the Blind
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Active Learning Space
- Braille Authority of North America
- Braille Institute
- Guide Dogs of Texas
- HHSC Blind Children's Program
- Independent Living Aids
- Leader Dogs for the Blind
- National Federation of the Blind
- Region 16 Street Crossing Analysis Tool
- TEA - VI Consent for Release of Information
- Texas Interagency Eye Report Form
- Texas State Library Talking Book Program
- The Seeing Eye
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)
- TWC Vocational Rehabilitation
- VI Specific Information from the Legal Framework
TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders Website
Texas Dyslexia Academy (TDA) Online Courses
Services
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. It refers to a cluster of symptoms that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia usually experience difficulties with other language skills, such as spelling, writing, and pronouncing words.
Dyslexia affects individuals throughout their lives; however, its impact can change at different stages in a person’s life. It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed academically in the typical instructional environment, and in its more severe forms, will qualify a student for special education, special accommodations, or extra support services.
Region 16 Services:
- Disseminate current information, materials, and local resources
- Provide consultative services
- Provide professional development on eligibility, legal updates, and Dyslexia intervention programs
Resources
Audio Books
Parent Information
State Dyslexia Technology Plan
Section 2: Useful Technologies to Support Students with Dyslexia
These technology resources are available for free or a minimal cost. Page 2 of Section 2 provides a list of apps and technology available for mobile devices.
Dyslexia Organizations
International Dyslexia Association
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Scottish Rite Learning Center of West Texas
SMU Learning Therapy Specialization
WTAMU Center for Learning Disabilities
Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity
State Resources
Texas Dyslexia Hotline: 1-800-232-3030 ext. 1410
TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders Website
Texas Dyslexia Handbook & FAQ (updated August 2024)
Manual Sobre Dislexia (The Dyslexia Handbook - Spanish) (updated April 2024)
The Dyslexia Handbook/FAQ (English)-August 2024
Manual Sobre Dislexia (The Dyslexia Handbook-Spanish)-April 2024
Services
- Provide Early Childhood Screening materials and Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO) assessment materials
- Provide free on-site consultation
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on inclusive settings for young children (child care, ECSE, pre-kindergarten, and kindergarten)
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on instructional strategies and methodologies, developmentally appropriate curriculum, and behavior with early childhood students
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on transition from Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) to appropriate preschool placements
Resources
Parent Resources
- Parents Guide to ECI and ECSE
- Texas Project First
- CLI Engage Family Engagement Resources
- SPEDTEX for families
- Developmental Milestones - CDC
Educator Resources
- ECSE Continuum of Services
- A Guide to Early Transitions
- Texas SPED Support
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA)
- Early Childhood Outcomes (COS) Information
- National Center for Pyramid Model Resource - Challenging Behavior
- Texas PreK Guidelines
- Texas High-Quality PreK
- CLI Circle Activity Collection: PreK-2 Classroom
Educator and Parent Resources
- TEA ECSE Resources
- Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- Child Find - Legal Framework
- Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children - Recommended Practices
- Do2Learn
- Google Tools for Special Needs - Chrome Extensions
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- National Head Start Association
- Next Steps to Independence
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services - U.S. Department of Education
- Zero to Three
Services
- Provide professional development on:
- Current eligibility criteria issues
- Eligibility categories
- Evaluation instrument training
- Interpretation of evaluation results
- Legal updates
- Newly certified evaluation personnel training
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on the identification of IDEA disabilities
- Provide technical assistance and professional development to educational diagnosticians, speech language pathologists and licensed specialists in school psychology
Resources
- Legal Framework
- LD Online - Learning Disabilities Information and Resources
- National Association of School of School Psychologists (NASP)
- Texas Association of School Psychologists (TASP)
- Texas Educational Diagnostician's Association
- The ARC of Texas
- The Council for Exceptional Children
- What Works Clearinghouse
Services
- Develop capacity in schools to serve students with disabilities in integrated settings
- Provide professional development for paraprofessionals who work with students with disabilities
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on Accommodations/Modifications
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on Differentiated Instruction
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on inclusive practices including support facilitation, co-teaching and accessing grade level TEKS
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on writing Standards-Based Individualized Education Programs
- Provide technical assistance and professional development to general and special education teachers regarding instructional strategies
Resources
Services
- Provide technical assistance and professional development for ethics, legal updates, and best practices in speech therapy
Resources
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association
- TSHA Speech Impairment Eligibility Guidelines
Services
- Facilitate interagency coordination of school districts and other state agencies/organizations serving individuals with disabilities
- Provide technical assistance and professional development to vocational adjustment/transition personnel and parents
- Share information about innovative high school programs, post-secondary options, and transition services
- Provide technical assistance and professional development on transition services from ages 3-21
Resources
- Amarillo College - Disability Services
- The Garrett Center at Sam Houston State University
- ECI Transition Flow Chart
- The Legal Framework for Child-Centered Special Education Processes
- My Future
- Think College - College Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
- Transition Coalition
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability
- United States Department of Labor
- Online Training Modules
- Uniting Parents
- Texas Association of Vocational Adjustment Coordinators
- Virtual Job Shadowing
- Texas Cares - Texas Workforce Commission
- Youthhood
- Texas Department of State Health Services
- Texas Transition and Employment Guide
- Zarrow Center
Welcome to the Region 16 Section 504 Page! Our goal is to provide professional development and follow-up support for Section 504. Contact us today with any questions.
