Feb/March 2019 Closing The Gap Resource Directory

L3 SKILLS N2Y, LLC Price: $99

Operating System: iOS Keedogo is an iPad keyboard designed for children and young students who just started to read, write and type. Keedogo provides a simplified layout with just the essential keys so early writers can focus only developing their skills rather than being distracted by symbols and functions they don’t yet need.

Operating System: iOS, Android, Chrome Ipad App, to teach the layout of the keyboard by matching keys and being rewarded with sight and sounds. Data Col- lection included.

and comics and video modeling. Resources appeal to a wide range of interests and skill levels; students can have fun and develop skills. Joystick (and Mouse) Trainer RJ Cooper and Associates Price: $0 Special Skill: eye-hand coordination Disability: cognitive, physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary, secondary Operating System: Windows, Mac Nine activities for persons attempting transition to electric wheelchairs.The disk starts with simple exploratory activities for gross movement and cognitive aware- ness, moves through initial proportional path-oriented tasks and graduates to maze games for fine control. As the user improves, the software presents incremen- tally more challenging tasks. Joystick-To-Mouse Innovation Management Group, Inc. Price: $99.95 - $3500 Special Skill: basic living skills, eye- hand coordination, vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access Disability: physical Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool,

Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, language development, single switch, instructional management Academic Skill: math, problem solving, reading, science, spelling Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Chrome L3 Skills is an online resource that promotes lifelong learning through fun interactive activities, creating opportuni- ties for individuals with special needs to master educational concepts and develop life-building skills.Through engaging graphics and relevant content, L3 Skills captures the imagination, builds confi- dence, and prepares students for higher levels of success. Language Therapy 4-in-1 Tactus Therapy Solutions Price: $59.99 Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development Academic Skill: language arts, reading, spelling Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS, Android A suite of four apps in one. Language Ther- apy combines Comprehension, Naming, Reading, & Writing Therapy in a discounted bundle. Perfect for aphasia therapy and children with special needs (child-friendly mode in settings. Download Language Therapy Lite for free trial. English (US and UK accents), Spanish, German, & French. Learning Sight Words LocuTour Multimedia Price: $1.99 Special Skill: early childhood, language development Academic Skill: language arts, reading Disability: learning Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: iOS Studies have shown that good readers look at some words and automatically decode them.The Sight Words apps lets beginning readers get a head start on learning these words. It also helps older students who are struggling with reading. There are 208 words organized by level of difficulty.

Koppy Kattz Marblesoft-Simtech Price: $9.99 - $39

Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, eye-hand coordination, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output Academic Skill: math, music, problem solving Disability: cognitive, learning, physical, vision Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac A fun memory game for players from 3 to adult. Cause and effect and training activi- ties are suitable for any child. In Koppy Katt mode the game will challenge any player and a multi-player game challenges any number of players. Lots of options let you control program difficulty and fun. Kurzweil 1000 Kurzweil Education Price: $995 Special Skill: basic living skills, communication, adapted keyboard/switch access, optical character recognition, scanning, single switch, speech output Academic Skill: reading, spelling, word processing Disability: vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows Kurzweil 1000 makes printed or electronic text accessible to people with blindness and visual impairments speaking text aloud in a variety of natural-sounding voices that can be modified to individual preferences

Keedogo Plus AssistiveWare Price: $2.99

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Special Skill: communication, early childhood, language development Academic Skill: typing tutor, word processing Disability: learning Skill Level: preschool, elementary Operating System: iOS Keedogo Plus is an iPad keyboard with word prediction designed for children and young students.The keyboard provides a simplified layout with just the essential keys so early writers can focus on develop- ing their skills rather than being distracted by symbols and functions they don’t yet need. Keyboard Explorer OT-Care Price: $0 - $25 Special Skill: large print Academic Skill: pre-reading, spelling, typing tutor Disability: cognitive, learning, physical, speech, vision Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool, elementary Operating System: Windows, Mac, iOS When a key on the keyboard is pressed, a fun picture is shown and sound for that letter is played.

elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows

A joystick driver to mouse emulator. It allows any foot pedal, game pad, IR controller, joystick, steering wheel or glove that attaches to the joystick or USB port, to control the cursor and buttons in any Windows application or game, just like a mouse. Supports Windows 2000 thru Windows 10

Keeble AssistiveWare Price: $24.99

Keyboard Wizard Koester Performance Research Price: $0

Special Skill: communication, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch, speech output Academic Skill: spelling, word processing Disability: learning, physical, vision Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: iOS Keeble is an iOS keyboard that allows individuals with fine-motor challenges or vision impairments to type in almost any app that support Apple’s standard keyboard. Switch users will significantly benefit from the optimized scanning layouts. Use Keeble’s broad customization options to personalize the keyboard to the user’s needs.

Special Skill: eye-hand coordination, vocational, adapted keyboard/switch access, diagnostic Academic Skill: word processing Disability: physical Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows If you or someone you know has physical difficulty with typing, try Keyboard Wizard. Just type a sentence into Keyboard Wizard, and it will determine if there are changes to the Windows keyboard settings that may make typing faster and easier.With your approval, it activates those changes for you. It’s free! KeyboardFun OT-Care Price: $0 - $5.99 Special Skill: communication, language development Academic Skill: language arts, reading, spelling Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: preschool, elementary

Kurzweil 3000-firefly Kurzweil Education Price: $395

Special Skill: cognitive redevelopment, communication, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, optical character recognition, scanning, single switch, multi switch, instructional management Academic Skill: language arts, pre- reading, reading, spelling, word processing Disability: cognitive, learning, speech Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Operating System: Windows, Mac Kurzweil 3000-firefly is literacy software that offers multisensory approaches to reading, comprehension, study skills, writing, and test taking so everyone can become independent, confident learners who can achieve rigorous academic goals. With Kurzweil 3000-firefly, learners will read, understand what they read, and demonstrate their knowledge.

Learning to Get Along Software Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $79

Keedogo AssistiveWare Price: $0.99

Special Skill: communication, early childhood, language development Academic Skill: typing tutor, word processing Disability: learning Skill Level: preschool, elementary

Special Skill: basic living skills, cognitive redevelopment, early childhood, language development, adapted keyboard/switch access, scanning, single switch, multi switch

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