Feb/March 2019 Closing The Gap Resource Directory

Fab@School Maker Studio FableVision Learning Price: $25 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, eye-hand coordination Academic Skill: math, problem solving Disability: Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Chrome Fab@School Maker Studio provides a prac- tical way to engage in design and fabrica- tion.The online software can be used to learn about 3 D design without the need of an expensive 3D printer! Using paper, card stock, scissors or a craft cutting tool from Silhouette, you can start fabricating. FACELAND Do2Learn Price: $179 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication Academic Skill: social studies Disability: cognitive, learning Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows FACELAND uses an Amusement Park theme to engage and motivate while teaching children to recognize the emo- tions behind facial expressions. Six Schools introduce concepts as clues and 11 game- like activities offer fun practice. Includes teacher tools and individual student tracking for IEPs. FaceToFace PC Communicator Deaf-Blind Solution Freedom Scientific, Inc. Price: $495 Special Skill: communication, braille Disability: hearing, vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows FaceToFace teams with Bluetooth con- nectivity and the PAC Mate accessible Pocket PC for a portable way that deaf- blind individuals can engage in real-time conversations with others, without the need for a specially trained interpreter Includes application CD for the PAC Mate and the Desktop PC and a CompactFlash Bluetooth card. Fill the Matrix - Place items in the correct cells STEP BY STEP Price: $0 - $2.99 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, single switch, multi switch Academic Skill: problem solving Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool Children practice orientation and atten- tion. App helps develop visual perception skills, cognitive skills, and perseverance.

Special Skill: communication, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output, authoring system Academic Skill: language arts, science, social studies, spelling, word processing Disability: learning, physical, speech Skill Level: elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows, Mac Enable children to independently research a range of curriculum related topics. Children read the information from the talking book and link directly to writing grids, which enables even early writers to achieve success. High quality real speech gives added support on reading and writ- ing activities. Requires Clicker 6 or 7.

Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac

access skills. Add your own pictures and sounds to extend the 18 activities to your specific communication and curriculum needs. Eye Gaze Exploring & Playing Inclusive TLC Price: $295 - $885 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows 18 fun packed games and exploring op- portunities to play on your own and with friends. Assess and improve your targeting and access skills and progress from cause and effect to early choice making. Learn to take turns or do just what you want. Eye Gaze Learning Curve Inclusive TLC Price: $799 - $2389 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, eye-hand coordination Disability: cognitive, learning, physical, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows The Inclusive Eye Gaze Learning Curve consists of Attention & Looking, Explor- ing & Playing and Choosing & Learning software titles. Providing a progression of skills from Cause and Effect to Communi- cation and Learning, ensuring success and effective teaching while gathering data for teachers analysis of student s performance, preferences and progression. Eye-cons Equestrian Therapy Collection KidAccess, Inc. Price: $19 - $19 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development Disability: hearing, learning, physical, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac More than 100 images designed with the help of professionals in equine-facilitated therapy. Includes: riding basics, tack grooming, hippotherapy, colors, shapes, games, animals and more. Online catalog available for preview. Use for commu- nication, teaching routines, organizing behavior in those riders who need visual supports. (available via electronic down- load only) Eye-cons General Collection KidAccess, Inc. Price: $49 - $49 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development Academic Skill: pre-reading, problem solving, spelling Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech

More than 1,000 images for visual supports and communication materials. Preschool and elementary age vocabulary. Requires only a Web browser (no Internet connec- tion) but GIF images can be imported into most off-the-shelf software (Word, Power- Point, AppleWorks, etc.). BMP images can be imported into Boardmaker. (electronic download only)

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Eye-cons Music Therapy Collection KidAccess, Inc. Price: $19 - $19

Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development Academic Skill: music Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Chrome, Other More than 150 color images for music ther- apists to support visual learners. Includes extensive instrument vocabulary, shapes, colors, animals, human body and more. On- line catalog available to preview images. (available via electronic download only) EyeGaze Attention & Looking Inclusive TLC Price: $295 - $885 Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood Disability: cognitive, learning, physical Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows These 18 fun and meaningful activities can be used with any child trying their first steps with eye gaze.They provide a progression of skills from experiential/ cause and effect to targeting, ensuring early success and effective teaching while gathering data for teachers analysis of student s performance, preferences and progression. EZ Speech PRO for iOS and Android Gus Communication Devices Inc Price: $99.99 - $99.99 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development, vocational, speech output, authoring system, diagnostic Academic Skill: language arts, reading Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS, Android EZ Speech PRO is ideal for individuals that are able to read but that cannot speak. It offers a text based interface that includes unlimited Topics and Phrase as well as the ability to freely type and speak any text. Compatible with iPod, iPad, iPhone and Android.

Five Finger Typist SoftDawn Software Price: $85

Special Skill: communication, language development, vocational, large print, speech output Academic Skill: typing tutor 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.

Flash! Pro3 USB ABA Materials Pty Ltd Price: $129

Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, language development, large print Academic Skill: health, language arts, pre- reading, reading, spelling Disability: learning, speech, vision Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows The Flash! Pro3 USB has over 15,000 print- able color photographic flashcards that can be previewed and printed to teach speech, language and communication. Include your own digital camera shots too. For teaching children with speech and lan- guage difficulties such as autism or PDD. Fluency Tracker Smarty Ears Apps Price: $9.99 - $9.99 Special Skill: communication Disability: speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Fluency Tracker is an application designed for individuals who stutter and parents of children who stutter. Fluency Tracker is the application that will complement the services of speech therapists in making progress towards a more fluent speech,

Find Out & Write About Crick Software, Inc. Price: $99

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