OCALI Pass accounts are available free of charge to anyone who wishes to participate in professional development opportunities and access various tools offered through the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI).
Acquire information from Autism Speaks 100 Day Toolkit that was created specifically for newly diagnosed families.
Explore the strategies that teams can use to promote family participation and engagement in the AT selection and implementation process.
Use this site to access test administration systems, sample tasks, and informational resources.
Antecedent-based interventions (ABI) comprise an evidence-based practice derived from applied behavior analysis (ABA) and are used to address both interfering and on-task behaviors.
Real-life, practical, evidence-based learning for families and service providers.
This course presents real-world video examples of evidence-based strategies that further develop skills and can be used at home, at school, and in the community.
Identify initial concerns and red flags through the diagnostic process. Understand what evidence-based early intervention could and should look like.
This module provides foundational information for understanding diagnosis, assessment for identification, and eligibility for special education services under the label of
Learn about assistive technology through online learning modules on a broad range of topics for educators, professionals, families, persons with disabilities, and others.
The AT and AEM Center is a centralized, responsive resource center that empowers individuals with disabilities by providing AEM, access to AT and highly specialized technical assistance and PD support
School administrators must have a working knowledge of these laws and the implications of AT to facilitate good leadership among educators and families of students with disabilities.
The content of this module focuses on transition planning for students who use assistive technology (AT) as they move to new placements or settings.
Discover the Autism Treatment Network (ATN), providing resources to support families from the First 100 Day Kit to information on specific topics of concern.
This module will define the biopsychosocial model as it has developed in psychiatry and other fields.
OCALI is seeking skilled professionals with leadership and project management experience who share our passion.
Investigate free online modules on characteristics, evidence-based practices, and promising practices in ASD. Credit is available for a fee.
The Autism Scholarship allows ODE to pay a scholarship to the parents of a child identified with autism.
This module will define ASR, discuss why it is used, who can benefit and list many resources for ASR products.
The certificate is interdisciplinary and will provide skills and understanding identifying and programming for individuals with ASD.
This book moves beyond functional literacy skills and shows K-12 educators how to bring high-quality, meaningful literacy instruction to students with autism.
This book addresses the need for social programming for children and adolescents with ASD by providing a comprehensive five-step model.
Practical suggestions and advice for how to teach and learn those subtle messages most students pick up automatically but that have to be taught to those with social deficits.
A book full of practical strategies to support students with weak executive function skills including organization, impulse control and self-monitoring.
This book study allows participants to learn about and practice a framework for designing interventions for those with autism spectrum disorders.
A book written by a man with ASD and his mother, including reflections of his life and the affects of his challenges on him as well as his family.
Search the lending library for braille versions of Ohio’s State Practice Tests. Practice tests are available for grades 3-8 as well as end of course exams for high school content areas.
BIAOH is a statewide advocacy and education organization established in 1982 to improve services and supports to Ohioans with brain injury and their families, and to promote prevention.
The Lending Library and the Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness are excited that FM/DM devices are available to borrow for FREE! These devices can provide greater access and support to learners.
Center of Excellence on Inclusive Practice Coming Soon! Sign up to learn more as the Center launches.
Do you have questions about Charter Schools and their responsibility for serving students with disabilities? See this new resource from the NICHCY.
Highlights from Mary Ulrich's Climbing Every Mountain blog.
This module will describe cognitive differences that occures with most individuals with ASD and discuss their impact on behavior and learning.
Join an Ohio based community of practice (CoP) where you can ask questions, browse and download resources and share planning examples.
An overview of the CPP process and some tools that can be used as teams work to complete the development of a comprehensive plan for a student with ASD.
Learn from siblings in their own words. This resource addresses sibling issues.
Differential reinforcement of other behaviors (DRO) means that reinforcement is provided for desired behaviors, while inappropriate behaviors are ignored.
This module will provide information on the evidence-based intervention, DTT.
Review the changes in ASD in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Expand your knowledge through in depth courses about prenatal, infant and toddler development, disabilities and risk factors from birth and providing family-centered services and supports.
Every Moment Counts is a mental health promotion initiative developed to help all children and youth become mentally healthy in order to succeed in school, at home and in the community.
Extinction is a procedure based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in which reinforcement of a previously reinforced behavior is discontinued.
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FIP helps educators develop a thorough understanding of the standards for their students, and they need to know how to teach those skills.
In this module, we will help the reader understand the relationship between the environment and challenging behavior, describe the steps for engaging, the tools available for gathering information.
Functional communication training (FCT) is a practice that emerged from the research on functional behavioral assessment (FBA).
This module will define Home Base, a strategy that may prove helpful. Specific examples for use across settings and age groups will be provided.
IDEA guarantees a free and appropriate public education for every child with a disability.
Convened in January 2008, the work group continues to meet to improve the coordination of the state's efforts to address the service needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
Explore the Introductory Series on Deafness and Blindness: Assessments page. Learn about assessment tools and strategies that can support learners who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired.
This module will address two aspects of ASD: language and communication characteristics.
Interested in obtaining a long term loan of braille, large print books and learning aids for students who are blind or low vision? Visit the online searchable clearinghouse collection of braille and large print books.
OCALI’s Lending Library connects people with disabilities and those who support them with accessible materials, resources, and technology to promote lifelong learning.
Explore AT features with an AT device loan from the lending library. Short term loans are available for AT device evaluations.
Lending Library Catalog
Lending Library Curriculum Support Kits
OCALI's Center for the Young Child (CYC) is looking for video clips and photos from real families in Ohio! We need toddlers and infants at different stages of development and with different abilities.
For subjects where traditional assessments are not an option (i.e., art or music) districts or schools should establish a process to create different strategies to measure student progress.
Learn strategies for ensuring that your child has a successful start to the new school year.
Explore a wide variety of resources including trainings, support groups, camps, and toolkits.
Naturalistic intervention is a collection of practices including environmental arrangement, interaction techniques, and strategies based on applied behavior analysis principles.
Explore basic foundational issues related to AIM and present the AIM Navigator - a tool that can be used to facilitate the selection and implementation of accessible instructional materials.
Check out Ashland University graduate level ATIM Courses! Each Assistive Technology course is only $225. No face-to-face meetings. Earn your credit from home! Registration opens August 21.
Check out the redesigned site for 10 Minutes with Barb & Ron! Easily search for topics in categories such as classroom practices, collaborative teaching, and educational framework and strategies.
Through these modules, you will be able to identify the purpose and structure of the Ohio Academic Content Standards-Extended (OACS-E).
Need an assessment tool? Check the OCALI lending library for general assessment tools or for more specifically focused tools for behavior, sensory, communication, etc.
View OCALI content on iTunes U.
Take an audio journey into compelling conversations and captivating stories from families, policy makers, educators, self advocates, and leaders.
The learning and discovery continue! 250+ on-demand sessions available until January 5, 2024.
OCALICONLINE is the premier autism and disabilities conference, offering sessions which target a range of disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, deaf/hard of hearing, blind/visual impairments and other low-inci
The Office for Exceptional Children is a branch of ODE focusing supports and services for Ohio's youth with identified exceptionalities including disability, giftedness, and English language learners.
Discover how Ohio's County Boards of Developmental Disabilities (CBDD) support families. Each county has a CBDD. They offer information, referral, and services based on eligibility.
Learn about education in Ohio. Their parent page will give you information and resources about schools, scholarships, special education and more.
Get information on Ohio's Home Visiting program for pregnant moms and new parents. There are also lots of other parenting and health resources on their site.
See how Ohio decides if you or your family member would be eligible for Medicaid and how to apply. Medicaid is insurance coverage that helps some families pay for some services.
Learn about Ohio's Early Intervention System. Early Intervention is for infants and toddlers age 0 to 2.
Find your local FCFC here. If your family member is involved with many systems (school, county board, children's services), FCFC may be able to help coordinate all those services so you don't have to.
Explore the more rigorous standards, geared to college and career readiness, will drive learning in Ohio classrooms by 2014-2015.
Navigate the standards that help to ensure that students with significant cognitive disabilities are provided with multiple ways to learn and demonstrate knowledge.
Modules that identify the purpose and structure of the Ohio Academic Content Standards-Extended and provide training to participants wanting to meet the educational needs of their students.
The purpose of this video series prepared by the The Ohio State Bar Foundation is to help parents and youth with special needs understand the court process.
Find out how OOD helps people with disabilities get and keep jobs. They also decide if you are eligible for Social Security disability.
Looking for Continuing Education Units? Many of the Outreach Center’s resources were recently approved by several CEU providers. Get credit for your learning today!
This module will define PECS, outline the steps to effectively implement this evidence-based practice, and provide specific examples for its use across settings and age groups.
This module will describe the fundamental principles of PRT, its conceptual framework, and how it can be implemented in a variety of settings with learners who display a range of abilities and needs.
Individuals and groups can use this self-paced module to learn about accessibility and creating inclusive learning environments and earn credit from ASHA, OCCRRA, ACVREP, and more.
This module will provide information on the evidence-based strategy, prompting.
Website visitors can use this innovative software to increase accessibility. Have the text on our website read aloud; change font sizes and colors; access a fully integrated dictionary and thesaurus; and much more.
Learn about the RedTreehouse, Ohio's online resource for promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development of children and young adults, prenatal-25.
In this module, three reinforcement procedures will be discussed: (a) positive reinforcement, (b) negative reinforcement, and (c) token economy programs.
Response interruption/redirection (RIR) is used to decrease interfering behaviors, predominantly those that are repetitive, stereotypical, and/or self-injurious.
This module will define this core deficit area; describe and explain intense interests, routines and rituals, and repetitive motor behaviors.
Explore sample SLO's that include learners with low incidence disabilities across the grade range. See samples that demonstrate the use of extended standards and learning progression.
Strengthen your knowledge about the screening processes and tools for individuals at risk for ASD and those who experience global developmental delays.
Self-management interventions help individuals learn to independently regulate their behaviors and act appropriately in a variety of home-, school-, and community-based situations.
This module focuses on the senses and sensory differences that may be present in persons with ASD and how they may impact their day-to-day performance.
Learn about Sibshops an opportunity for siblings to meet with others who have similar needs.
Check out Physical Access to ACC Devices - a NEW domain added to SIFTS (Student Inventory for Technology Supports) to enhance the AT feature matching process for teams.
visually represented stories that describe social situations and socially appropriate responses or behaviors to help individuals with ASD acquire and use appropriate social skills.
Social skills groups (SSG) are used to teach individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) ways to appropriately interact with typically developing peers.
This module will explore social program models designed to address the specific needs of transition-aged individuals with ASD and their families.
Learn about adopting a child or youth with special needs. Discover resources that provide detailed answers.
Learn about the Complex Care Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital which offers resources to foster parents of children with special healthcare needs.
(AAC) is a set of procedures and processes that can maximize communication.
Ohio's state support system includes State Support Teams who use a connected set of tools to improve instructional practice and student performance on a continuing basis.
Locate your SST. Every area of the state has an SST, and every SST has a Family Engagement Coordinator. They offer training and information for families.
Find an educational service provider in your area who serves learners who are D/HH and B/VI.
Visually based approach to creating highly structured environments that support individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in a variety of educational, community, and home/living settings.
This module defines the evidence-based practice of structured work systems and provides specific examples for use.
Student growth measures are a method for determining how much academic progress students are making by measuring growth between two points in time.
Gain information about a variety of topics for early childhood professionals to support children's growth and development within everyday routines.
Seeking information/resources on providing whole child supports for students who are B/VI? This FREE series offers perspectives from Teachers of the Visually Impaired along with practical considerations and examples.
Some strategies and tools to address unique challenges of learners with ASD in the areas of organization, sensory needs, and academic differences are provided.
Targeted Student Learning Objective Template
Task analysis is the process of breaking a skill into smaller, more manageable steps in order to teach the skill.
The Autism Society of Ohio's Neighbor to Neighbor program
This module explains The Incredible 5-Point Scale, a visual representation of a social behavior, an emotion, or an abstract idea and how it can support persons with autism.
The Outreach Center seeks to increase access and equity for students with blindness, visual impairment, deafness, and hearing impairment and their families.
The lending library is a free and easy-to-access resource for families. You can search for items you're interested in or check out our 'Top 10' list for families.
Whether you’re new to transition planning or looking for additional resources to navigate to a specific adult life vision, Traveling Through Transition will help a student, family, educator and education team.
UDL Book Study Sept 2015
Do you believe that Early Childhood Transitions are important for young children with disabilities, their families & professionals? If so, you need these 20-minute videos. Learn the best practices for transitioning.
Video modeling is a growing evidence-based practice for teaching a wide range of behaviors, including social/emotional skills, adaptive behavior, life skills, academics, and play skills.
This module will define visual supports, discuss how they might be used across settings, and provide specific examples that can be used to accommodate individuals with ASD.
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Learn Ohio's rules and rights for special education services with this family friendly guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).