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FACELAND uses an Amusement Park theme to engage and motivate. 6 “Schools” introduce concepts as “clues” and 11 game-like activities offer practice that is fun with hundreds of real faces! Faceland is augmented by a series of print activities to practice the same concepts when not on the computer. It was recently moved from a commercial CD product used in many schools to a free online game at do2learn. com. Like all programs at do2learn, there are no ads or tracking of any user actions so the website content is safe for access by children and adults. Fasteroid Outloud Price: $3.99 Special Skill: language development, Disability: speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: iOS (Apple), Android Fasteroid is Out and Loud in App Store!This isso far the most entertaining voice- activated space game forspeech therapy. In this app, a space ship reacts to the user’s voice pitch, and you can get the ship higher or lower‚Äî with the power of your voice! Fill the Matrix - Place items in the correct cells STEP BY STEP Price: $2.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool Children practice orientation and atten- tion. App helps develop visual perception skills, cognitive skills, and perseverance. Full Version: https://itunes.apple.com/app/ id1135867233?mt=8 Financial Success System The Conover Company Price: $5 - $50 Special Skill: basic living skills, speech output Skill Level: secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome Conover’s Financial Success System integrates financial soft skills with financial hard skills. It consists of two series:Financial Soft Skills, a 12 part series on the soft skills (emotional intelligence skills) related to successful financial goal settingFinancial Hard Skills, an 8 part series combining financial soft skills with financial hard skills. Knowledge gained in the Soft Skill series is applied here. Five Finger Typist SoftDawn Software Price: $85 Special Skill: communication, language development, vocational, large print,

Dolphin’s FREE EasyReader App can be downloaded to any Android, Amazon Fire, Windows or Apple iOS device, enabling people with Dyslexia, who are blind, or have visual impairments to instantly access their favorite talking book libraries (Bookshare, NLS/Bard, CELA and Newsline) without limit. A Premium version is avail- able for schools that includes access to the Mac platform. Frog and Fly Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, scanning, single switch, multi switch Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool Operating System: Windows Inspired by the classic Apple II game, New Frog and Fly comes to the Mac and PC in high-resolution color with delightful ani- mation and sound. Select from a variety of switch activities ranging from basic cause and effect, step scanning, auto-scanning, to scanning speed training. Functional Skills System The Conover Company Price: $5 - $50 Marblesoft Price: $30 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, adapted keyboard/switch access, large print, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output, diagnostic, IEP/IPP Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech, vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome, Other Functional Skills System™ is a life skills assessment and curriculum system that utilizes video modeling to help learn- ers achieve independence in their homes, schools, communities and workplaces. Using real videos makes for quicker gen- eralization of the concepts being taught, and with a video library of over 5,500 videos to choose from, there’s something for everyone. Whether the user needs help with basic signs and words, hygiene, grooming, dress, social skills, or even core vocabulary, our system uses real-life video (not cartoons, drawings, animations or symbols) to communicate the concept clearly and effectively. Funēìmics Read Naturally Price: $185 Special Skill: early childhood, language development, Disability: learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Mac, iOS (Apple) Teach phonemic awareness to small groups of pre-readers or struggling readers. Students gain awareness of words, syllables, rhyming, phonemes, and

speech output Disability: learning, physical, vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac Teaches the accepted keyboarding technique for one-handed touch typing on the QWERTY keyboard. A self-paced program with lessons for either hand. The last lesson worked is remembered and opens there next time. Version 2.2 offers very large fonts for the vision impaired. Suppliers: Tobii-Dynavox and Technology For Education. Floreo, Inc. Floreo, Inc. Price: $49.99 - $10000 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development, vocational, Disability: cognitive, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple), Other Floreo is a virtual reality platform dedi- cated to teaching social, communication, behavioral, emotional regulation and daily live skills for neurodiverse individuals and others who can benefit from growing those skills. Our ever-growing library of evidence-based lessons is fun and engag- ing for the Learner, and also provides a supervising adult “Coach” (therapist, educator or even a family member) the opportunity to monitor and track the Learner’s progress. Fonologia en Espa√±ol LocuTour Multimedia Price: $19 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac Fonologia en Espanol consists of six games to improve auditory processing and speech production of Spanish speaking children. Targeted phonological patterns include: syllable inclusion, prevocalic con- sonant singletons, consonant sequences, postvocalic consonant singletons and liquid singletons. Games focus on auditory bombardment, speech practice and car- ryover. FREE EasyReader App for Android, iOS, Windows, Amazon Fire Dolphin Computer Access, Inc. Special Skill: , large print, speech output Disability: learning, vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome, Other

phoneme manipulation using a research- based, scripted curriculum with interactive exercises. Requires one Apple iPad per small group. Ginger Software Ginger Software Price: $9.94 - $23.95 Special Skill: communication, language development, , diagnostic Disability: hearing, learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome Ginger Software is a patented software which uses an algorithm that deals with natural language processing. The algorithm allows correcting your written sentences with relatively high accuracy compared to standard spell checkers. The unique algorithm allows the software to understand the context of the sentence rather than correcting based solely on a word. The benefits of the software is an error-free English writing, Grammar and Spell Checker, Sentence Rephraser, Per- sonal Trainer and Text to Speech Reader. Ginger Tiger 4ID Price: $14 - $1499 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access, large print, scanning, single switch, multi switch Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech, vision Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome Ginger Tiger is an online activity resource on the net for special needs. Hundreds of games, exercises and open joyful activities. Accessible anywhere and anytime on a multitude of platforms (iPad, Android tablets, smartphones etc.) and access devices (Switches, eye gaze, touchscreens, keyboards etc.) Glean Sonocent Price: $12 Disability: cognitive, learning, physical, vision Skill Level: secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome The note taking web app that helps students reach their potential. Glean allows stu- dents to take great notes in class, online or out and about. Developed with learning disabilities in mind, the tool is simple-to- use and distraction free. Glean Glean Price: $129

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