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automated tool available that improves accommodation decisions! VB-MAPP App Data Makes the Difference, LLC Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development, , diagnostic, IEP/IPP, instructional management Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome The VB-MAPP App is an app for the iPad that allows special educators, psycholo- gists, speech language pathologists and parents alike to conduct what is widely considered to be the go to assessment instrument for children and adolescents with developmental delays particularly in the speech and language area. Vehicle Jigsaw - Assemble 6 pieces of a picture. Age 2.5+. STEP BY STEP Special Skill: early childhood, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch, speech output Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool Operating System: iOS (Apple) Welcome to “Vehicle Jigsaw”. This educa- tional app is designed for children aged 2.5 and above. Here children can learn to piece together a well known picture of a vehicle. It is fun, and it helps them develop spatial cognition skills and visual percep- tion skills.STEP BY STEP is a professional EdTech studio that focuses on developing educational apps for children aged 1 to 5 years old. During these critical years, chil- dren enter a new learning stage every few months. Our apps support and strengthen the development of crucial skills for each learning stage. This way we guide your children, step by step, throughout this entire age range. Vehicle Maze - Find a route through the maze STEP BY STEP Price: $0 - $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: infant/toddler, preschool Children learn to navigate through a maze. App helps develop spatial orientation skills, and planning skills. Full Version: https://itunes.apple.com/app/ id1186201607?mt=8 View2do Virtual Reality Aids, Inc Price: $99 Special Skill: basic living skills, communication, early childhood, language development, , authoring

system Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS (Apple), Android, Chrome View2Do is an online yearly subscription program that lets teachers and parents create customized teaching aids for visual learners. It contains thousands of picture cards that can easily be combined into schedules and lessons in multiple languages. These are stored on the cloud and can be remotely shared with parents and students using internet connected devices including smart phones and ipads. View2Do gives schools and families a powerful tool to create, share, network and teach, all in an engaging visual medium ideal for students with learning and com- munication differences. Visual Attention Therapy Tactus Therapy Solutions Price: $9.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, Disability: cognitive, learning, speech, vision Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple), Android Retrain the brain with interactive cancel- lation exercises that help you assess and treat left neglect. Visuals2Go Bo Innovations Pty Ltd Special Skill: communication, language development, Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, Visuals2Go is an ALL-IN-ONE app created to support people with communication and learning difficulties. It serves as a tool to build language, for choice-making, to create social stories, for visual prompts, to use as a visual schedule, to learn to read, to print visuals on different templates and many more! Vital Vital Price: $399 Special Skill: , optical character recognition, speech output Disability: learning, vision Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows, Mac, An- droid elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple) From tables to graphs to maps, create digital, accessiblelearning contentwith Vitalthat can be exploredby students with visual impairments on tablets.At Vital, we believe that all studentsshould be provided truly accessible learning content. Whether created for a student with a visual

speech output, voice recognition Disability: hearing, learning, speech, vision Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS (Apple), Android For the first time, people with dysarthria can use voice commands to communicate. VocaTempo is the world’s first voice input augmentative and alternative communica- tion (AAC) app. It is designed for people with dysarthria and allows them to use voice commands to speak phrases. Voice Build SpeakUnique Price: $235 Special Skill: communication, language development, speech output Disability: speech Skill Level: adult Operating System: Windows, iOS (Apple), Android A personalized digital voice based on a short recording of someone speaking. The personalized voice can then be integrated into a range of different Speech Generat- ing / AAC Devices. Voice Design SpeakUnique Price: $350 Special Skill: communication, speech output Disability: speech Skill Level: adult Operating System: Windows, iOS (Apple), Android A bespoke synthetic voice for use in a Speech Generating Device that matches your desired characteristics such as age, gender, regional accent and cultural influ- ence. Nominate two voice donors who sound similar to how you’d like to sound and we will blend their voices together to create a bespoke voice just for you. Voice Design can also be used to create a digital voice, based on old recordings of someone speaking. Voice Repair SpeakUnique Price: $300 Special Skill: communication, speech output Disability: speech Skill Level: adult Operating System: Windows, iOS (Apple), Android For people who have changes in their speech, such as slowness or slurring, Voice Repair creates a healthy sounding personalized digital voice by removing any impairments in the voice generation pro- cess. The “healthy sounding” digital voice can then be used in a Speech Generating Device.

impairment, ADHD, autism or dyslexia, students can explore and learn through sensory channels that best fit their learn- ing style. Students with visual impairments can explore the tablet through their sense of touch by feeling vibrations, much like exploring tactile graphics, and listen for audio cues and text-to-speech. Learn more at www.vital.education. Vocabulary Fitness Merit Software Price: $79 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development, Disability: cognitive, learning Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows Vocabulary Fitness provides students with interactive vocabulary lessons to help them master commonly confused and misused words. After an assessment, stu- dents work at their own pace and receive help and contextual feedback throughout. Scores are kept in a record management system that allows teachers to view and print results. Vocabulary Stretch Merit Software Price: $79 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, language development, Disability: cognitive, learning Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac Helps students recognize words in differ- ent contexts and understand the deriva- tion of many English words. Students advance as they demonstrate readiness. A convenient record management system tracks scores and allows teachers to view detailed reports. Designed for students in grades 4 through 10 and can be used by older students. Vocal Assessment Tiger DRS, Inc. Price: $695 - $895 Special Skill: language development, speech output, diagnostic Disability: speech

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Vocal Assessment provides you with the ability to analyze and display both acoustic and EGG features of a sustained vowel. A wide range of parameters (jitter, shimmer, NNE, etc.) and graphic displays (spectro- gram, F0, intensity, etc.) are offered. Used to guide diagnostic assessments for voice disorders by measuring hoarse, harsh, and breathy voice. VocaTempo THERAPY BOX LIMITED Price: $99.98 Special Skill: basic living skills, communication, eye-hand coordination, language development, vocational,

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