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Look to Learn Smartbox Assistive Technology Price: $570 - $1139 Special Skill: early childhood, Disability: learning Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows A motivating and fun way to get started with eye gaze technology including over 40 activities.With over 40 specially created activities, Look to Learn is a motivating and fun way to get started with eye gaze technology. Every activity has been devel- oped in consultation with teachers and therapists to improve access and choice making skills.  Look to Read Smartbox Assistive Technology Price: $570 - $1139 Special Skill: language development, scanning Disability: learning Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows Look to Read enables children with dis- abilities to experience and enjoy books independently. Suitable for eye gaze, switch and touch access.Everyone can enjoy Look to Read as part of their literacy journey - whether you are just starting out or already have some literacy skills. Each book is fully accessible, with exciting con- tent and learning activities to support you at every stage. Who is Look to Read for? Look to Read is suitable for AAC learners at any stage in their literacy journey, includ- ing those who are: Understanding cause and effect and developing access skills, Exploring books independently for the first time, Recognising sounds and letters, and developing early literacy LUCI Smart Sensor System LUCI Price: $9854 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, , instructional management Disability: cognitive, hearing, physical, vision Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome LUCI introduces three smart sensors that map the world around the power wheel- chair driver to provide 360-degree cover- age to prevent collision with obstacles like walls, furniture, people, or pets and drop-offs like curbs or stairs. To learn more or to schedule an in-service reach out to us at lucihelps@luci.com. Match and Find Special iApps Price: $19.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment,

prehensive management system:<ul> <li>Interest Indicator</li> <li>Work Samples</li> <li>Learning Assessment Programs</li> <li>Career Planners</ li></ul>The management system allows for a seamless program integration from interest testing to the assigning, delivery, benchmarking, tracking, and creating a transition IEP and a Summary of Perfor- mance. This eliminates the expensive and time-consuming activities of scoring and reporting results, and frees up the pro- gram administrator to help where needed. Hands on Work Samples can be used as an alternative for work experience.Please visit https://www.conovercompany.com/ conover-online/meca-system/ for more information. Menus4ALL - 750,000 Accessible Restaurant Menus Menus4ALL, Inc. Price: $2.99 - $29.99 Special Skill: basic living skills, braille, large print, speech output, voice recognition Disability: cognitive, learning, physical, speech, vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple) Menus4ALL the largest network of fully accessible restaurant menus. 500,000 in the US and 250,000 in Canada. Designed for folks that use VoiceOver, large text, Braille and Voice Control. Start with a monthly subscription to see if menus are available in your area. See why AppleVis nominated this iPhone / Ipad for a Golden Apple in 2022. You cancel any time. Show off your independence by ordering what you like and finding new restaurants and food items whenever and wherever you like. To learn more checkout Menus4ALL on https://www.menus4all.com Mind Express 5 Jabbla Price: $620 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development, vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output, telecommunications, diagnostic Disability: cognitive, learning, physical, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows Say what you want, when you want and how you want. We want to help you achieve that goal, we all have a voice. Communication is not only a right, but it is also needed to understand each other. Download Mind Express, create your profile and start using our ready-to-use pagesets.You can also use Mind Express for e-mails, texting, calling and social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch, IEP/IPP Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome Designed to improve working memory, language and fine motor skills. The activities exercise different aspects of auditory and visual memory, which are very important for the development of language and numeracy skills.Match and Find Plus will be coming in 2022 offering new resources, free 14 day trial, use on any device, and more! MathPlayer Design Science, Inc. Special Skill: vocational, speech output Disability: learning, vision Skill Level: secondary, adult Operating System: Windows Design Science MathPlayer is a free universal math reader that enables math to be spoken in assistive technology products such as JAWS, Window-Eyes, HAL, TextHelp software, Kurzweil 3000, or WYNN. MathPlayer 4 also works with NVDA to speak and Braille math content in Micro- soft Word, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome.

Environmental control such as switching on lights, opening a door or operating the television is also possible. Access Mind Express with a touch screen, a mouse or trackball, a joystick, one or two switches, head tracking and eye gaze. Mind Express is designed to be as personal and flexible as possible. You expect nothing less from a voice!With the demo version, you can try Mind Express for free for 30 days: www. jabbla.com/en/download-demo Minimal Pairs LocuTour Multimedia Price: $5.99 Special Skill: early childhood, language development, Disability: speech Skill Level: elementary Operating System: iOS (Apple) This app is based on the Minimal Pairs game from LocuTour’s Phonology I CD. It uses a phonological approach to remediat- ing speech that is based on the ideas of Hodson and Paden. The program focuses on target patterns rather than target pho- nemes. For children ages 3-5 with impaired speech intelligibility. Miss Sue’s Keyboard Fun OT-Care Price: $80 - $95 Special Skill: communication, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, large print, speech output Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech, vision Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac KeyboardFun is designed to encourage children to learn placement of keys on the keyboard, by matching keys to pictures and to be rewarded with sight and sound, then moving up to spelling words. Avail- able for Mac/PC, English or Spanish. Data Collection included Money Skills Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, scanning, single switch, multi switch Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows Teaches students to count money and make change using coins and bills. Features teacher control of difficulty level, rate of advancement, response to incor- rect answers and amount of verbal and visual feedback. Includes the programs Coins and Bills, Counting Money, Making Change, How Much Change? and the Marblesoft Store. Marblesoft Price: $60

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MathType 6.x Design Science, Inc. Price: $57 - $97

Special Skill: vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access, braille, large print, speech output, authoring system Disability: learning, physical, vision Skill Level: secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac MathType is software for creating standard print, large print, Braille and Web-based documents that contain math. MathType also makes it easy for students with low vision, a physical disability or handwriting problems to complete math homework or take math tests on a computer without using a human scribe. ($57 academic) MECA Career Exploration and Assessment The Conover Company Price: $5 - $50 Special Skill: vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access, large print, speech output, IEP/IPP Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech, vision Skill Level: secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome, Other The MECA System is an age-appropriate transi- tion, career exploration, career assessment and vocational assessment system related to training, education and employment. The MECA System is comprised of four unique parts, tied together by a com-

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