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CrossScanner RJ Cooper and Associates Price: $119 Special Skill: , adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch Disability: physical Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac CrossScanner is an easy way to run any software by single switch. The user is able to perform mouse moves and clicks, double clicks, drags, text entry and oper- ate menus. The user interface is incredibly intuitive. Options for fine tuning operation are available. Step-Scan now available also. Developing Critical Thinking Skills for Effective Reading Merit Software Price: $79 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development, vocational, Disability: cognitive, learning Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac Hands-on practice that improves students reading comprehension. Step-by-step tu- torials offer immediate instructional feed- back. A convenient record management system tracks scores and allows teachers to view detailed reports. Designed for students in grades five through eight. Can be used with older students as well. DiagnoseFirst Virtual Reality Aids, Inc Special Skill: , , diagnostic, IEP/IPP Disability: cognitive Skill Level: adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome Designed to help professionals better identify ASD, DiagnoseFirst.com has over 3,000 high quality videos showing ASD and typical behaviors for individuals 6 months to 55 years of age. It includes quizzes, print resources, parent feedback guidance and support, analysis of complex cases, and ready to use handouts and treatment aids. It is free to professionals and access can be obtained by emailing do2learn@do2learn.com. Dialogue® AAC iOS app PRC-Saltillo Special Skill: communication, language development, speech output Disability: speech Skill Level: secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple) Dialogue® AAC is designed for literate individuals who require augmentative and alternative communication or AAC. Based around a keyboard, word prediction, and quick phrases, Dialogue AAC offers intuitive programming, a variety of access methods, and free integration of a person- alized voice and message banking. This

Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development, Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple), Android Engage in real-life discussions with pictures and questions that get people talking to practice communication strate- gies. Free trial available. Core Communication Workshop CoughDrop, Inc. Special Skill: communication, language development, Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome, Other This FREE online resource provides print- ables, activities, take-homes, modeling ideas, books, and videos relating to core vocabulary words. The Communication Workshop is available to all users -- teach- ers, therapists, families, communicators, and more -- to support language learning and encourage reading, communication, and growth. The site is sponsored by CoughDrop AAC.

iOS app, available in English and Spanish, features the Essence® Vocabulary System. Differ By Kind - Find the visually odd one out STEP BY STEP Price: $2.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch, diagnostic Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool Children learn to differentiate among items according to visual characteristics. App helps develop visual differentiation skills, visual perception skills, and cognitive skills. Full Version: https://itunes.apple. com/app/id1186207345?mt=8 Differ By Nature - Find the logically odd one out STEP BY STEP Price: $2.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch, diagnostic Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool Children learn to differentiate among items according to logical characteristics. App helps develop visual differentiation skills, visual perception skills, and cognitive skills. Full Version: https://itunes.apple. com/app/id1186210094?mt=8 Digital Accessibility Services The Viscardi Center Price: $4 - $50 The Viscardi Center’s Digital Accessibil- ity suite of services, Website Accessibil- ity, Document Accessibility, and Closed Captioning and Audio Description ensures existing, or newly created, websites, electronic documents, and video files are fully accessible to people with visual and physical disabilities, and aging individuals, using assistive technologies and screen reading software. Dino-DOT Academic Software, Inc. Price: $20 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows Connect the dots and colorful animated dinosaurs appear before your eyes. Num- ber concepts, counting, sequencing skills and special perception are involved in play. Games can be selected using patterns of three, six, nine or 12 dots. Mode of play,

difficulty level, auditory feedback and scan speed can be controlled manually. Dino-FIND Academic Software, Inc. Price: $20 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows Dino-Find is a game of concentration stimulating memory and pattern recogni- tion and providing scanning practice. Di- nosaurs are selected randomly. One to six matching pairs can be displayed. Switch users make selections using row/column or linear scanning. Mode of play, difficulty level, auditory feedback and scan rate can be controlled manually. Dino-GAMES Academic Software, Inc. Price: $60 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch Disability: cognitive, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows All 4 early-childhood educational games: DinoDOT (spatial-perception, counting and sequencing skills); DinoFIND and Di- noLIKE (memory and pattern-recognition); and DinoMAZE (cause and effect and directionality learning). Adjust difficulty level and other settings for each game independently. DinoGAMES work with keyboard, mouse, or external single-switch and provide early scanning practice op- portunities. Dino-LIKE Academic Software, Inc. Price: $20 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows Single switch users select dinosaurs identi- cal to a target dinosaur. The discrimination level can be set manually, choosing a match and two distracters, a match and one distracter, or the match alone. Color, shape and orientation of dinosaurs are used to enhance pattern matching skills. Can be controlled manually. Dino-MAZE Academic Software, Inc. Price: $20 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination,

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CoughDrop CoughDrop, Inc. Price: $200 - $250

Special Skill: communication, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output Disability: cognitive, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome, Other CoughDrop is a modern, cross-platform, cloud-based, team-focused AAC app. In addition to being accessible on almost any device and providing lots of customiza- tions for the communicator, CoughDrop allows linked supervisor accounts so therapists, parents, and teachers can view reports and collaborate on vocabulary from their own devices. Sign up for a free 2-month trial at mycoughdrop.com. Create a Series - Arrange items in a sequence STEP BY STEP Price: $2.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch, diagnostic Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool Children learn to arrange related items in a sequence. App helps develop visual per- ception skills, and primary math concepts. Full Version: https://itunes.apple.com/app/ id1135867219?mt=8

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