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*Virginia
Transition - Vocational Assessment and evaluation:  http://pen6.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/sped/transition/vocass.shtml

*Deaf Mentorship for Parents
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2052370652539558817

*This website lists occupations that match the 7 Multiple Intelligences. Just scroll down to the bottom of this page to select each intelligence that you want to review.
http://www.igs.net/~cmorris/smo1.html

*OPAC Office Skills and Clerical System
http://www.opac.com/ and

The Conover Company’s Meca systems
http://www.conovercompany.com/products/worksamples/caws.html.
OPAC is very much office and clerical skill.  They can be a little expensive if you get multiple licenses, but they use the live software for application tests. OPAC also has typing, proof reading and medical billing modules.

*http://www.expertrating.com/computer-technician-test.asp
This is a free computer technician test. I went there now and it actually costs $9.95 but that is relatively cheap.
For more conceptual work in computers, the old SRA Computer Operator Aptitude Battery (COAB) stills is useful as it tests Sequence Recognition, Format (code) checking, and Logical Thinking Diagrams or flowcharts.  I actually like this better than the Computer Programmer Aptitude Battery.
For hands-on work we have used the Singer Electronics Assembly work sample (you can simulate this); also Valpar’s newer work samples with circuit checking and soldering;  and you can always take a defunct computer and have the client open it u p, remove and replace the memory chips, dust it out, or similar exercises.Hope this helps.  (All of these comments are from Vocational Evaluators ).

*Adult Basic Computer Skills test found here:
http://www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/softdown.htm#Computer

*Cyber Careers
http://www.nwcet.org/programs/cyberCareers/students/test/iquiz/intquizstep1.aspx

*Multiple Intelligence Survey:
http://www.nwcet.org/programs/cyberCareers/students/test/iquiz/miistep1.asp

*An audio version of the MD Driver’s Manual Handbook located at
http://www.marylandmva.com/DriverServ/ROOKIEDRIVER/DriversGuide.html

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