Feb/March 2019 Closing The Gap Resource Directory

Price: $24 - $34 Product Type: learning aid, seating/ positioning/mobility Skill Level: infant/toddler, preschool,

Disability: learning Explore Budgeting focuses on the skills needed to set and stick to a budget. First, how much money do you have available and what s its relative value? What are projected expenses, and how do you keep track of them? And how can you avoid splurges and other unnecessary purchases? Explore Life Science Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $34 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning, physical A standards-based curriculum for second- ary students to learn the basics of biology. Is adaptable for various learning and communication preferences and follows consistent format across 11 chapters and four themes: ecology, evolution, cell biol- ogy, and human body systems. Provides extensive illustrations, simplified text, and outlined labs for hands-on learning. Explore Math 1 Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $159 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning Explore Math has six chapters: Math Vocabulary, Using Numbers 0 12, Using Numbers 0 18, Using Numbers 0 100, Using Numbers 0 1000, and Fractions. Explore Math 2 Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $159 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning Explore Math 2 has four chapters: Home, Work, Community, and Leisure Math. It expands the concepts presented in book one and links them to a character s everyday life. Explore Social Studies Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $99 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning, physical Explore Social Studies is a curriculum that covers five disciplines: Civics, Econom- ics, American History, World History, and Geography. Fifty topics tackle big ideas like:The Right to Vote and Pioneers Travel West. Includes a Student Book and Instruc- tor s Guide. Explore World History Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $199 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning, physical

This comprehensive social studies cur- riculum for high school students includes several components: Student Book, Instructor s Guide, Reference Booklets and Lesson Plan, Historical Videos on DVD, and Study Cards. Exploring Science Series Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $99 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning, physical These science readers are linked to the general curriculum and align with state and national standards.They cover the areas of earth, life and physical science and are adapted for student access with Board- maker symbols and simplified language. EZ Access Flat Edge Rubber Threshold Wheelchair Ramp Express Ramps Price: $139.95 Product Type: seating/positioning/ mobility Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Disability: physical ADA compliant Rubber Threshold Ramps: Flat side edges, available in 1.5-, 2.5- or 4.75- inch heights. For wheelchairs or scooters with free shipping. Feelif Creator - smart tablet Feelif d.o.o. Price: $1700 Product Type: adapted play/manipulative, learing aid, sensory stimulation, telecommunications Skill Level: preschool, elementary,

Feelif’s technology allows blind and visually impaired people to feel shapes and pictures on a standard touchscreen. A special transparent embossed grid and a combination of visual, audio and haptic feedback, give the users a multisensory experience with which they can visualize what is shown underneath their fingers. Feelif provides entertaining and educa- tional multisensory content and practical everyday apps designed especially for blind and VI users.

elementary, secondary, adult Disability: learning, physical

Compusult is pleased to offer our newest EVA2 Case.This soft, easy to hold foam- based case is simple to carry, and protects the iPad 2/3/4, iPad mini 4 iPad Air and iPad Air 2 from drops and tumbles. It also features a built-in stand, making it easier to work or play with your iPad from a table, desk, or couch. Evoflex Bodypoint Inc. Price: $92 - $118 Product Type: seating/positioning/ mobility Skill Level: preschool, elementary, secondary, adult Disability: physical The Evoflex is the first wheelchair postural support with stiffened end straps that stay right where you want them to and won’t twist or fall into wheels. Sleeker and more convenient than a traditional belt, it gives users increased stability and can be used on chest, trunk and/or upper legs. Straps pivot forward and back, making it ideal for quick transfers or part-time use. Explore American History Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $199 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning, physical Explore American History is a curriculum for high school students participating in alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. It has four compo- nents: Student Book,Tools of History Mats, Teacher s Manual, and DVD. Explore Biology Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $34 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary Disability: learning, physical A standards-based curriculum for high school students to go beyond the basics of biology. It’s the logical next step after Attainment’s Explore Life Science with eleven chapters that comprise the cur- riculum, including topics like Cells and DNA, Photosynthesis, the Immune System, and Reproduction. Is a full-year biology course for high school students with an intellectual disability or autism with a supplementary chapter included that reviews the basics of biology. Explore Budgeting Attainment Company, Inc. Price: $159 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: secondary

Fidgeting Foot Bands Therapy Shoppe Incorporated Price: $3.89 - $4.89

Product Type: adapted play/manipulative, learning aid, seating/positioning/mobility, sensory stimulation Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Disability: cognitive, hearing, learning, physical, speech, vision Fidgeting Foot Bands are a continuous loop of 1.5” wide stretchy band you “string” around desk or chair legs to keep fidgety feet busy. Users stay more focused as they push, stretch, and kick these quiet fidgets with their feet. A subtle, effective foot fidget tool for classrooms, home, and the office. Finger Position Keytop Stickers DataCal Enterprises Price: $12.95 Product Type: learning aid Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Disability: learning, vision Finger Position Keytop Stickers are color coordinated to aid in the teaching of proper finger placement for typing.The bright colors are a very visible aid to finger placement.The labels attach to the keys with a high quality, semi-permanent adhesive.

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secondary, adult Disability: vision

On a Feelif Creator tablet, a blind or visually impaired (VI) person can sense and recognize pictures and shapes on a standard touch screen. A special transparent embossed grid and a combination of visual, audio and haptic feedback, give the users a multisensory experience with which they can visualize what is shown underneath their fingers. Feelif provides several practical apps, educational and entertainment content, that will fulfill certain needs of the blind and visually impaired. For example: you can learn Braille and geometric functions, you can draw, play games and even take photos and feel what is on them.You can also read FeelBooks, which are digital tactile books. Feelif Gamer – Smartphone Feelif d.o.o. Price: $800 - $820 Product Type: adapted play/manipulative, learing aid, sensory stimulation, telecommunications Skill Level: preschool, elementary,

Finger Stylus ShapeDad Price: $24 - $24

Product Type: adapted play/manipulative Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Disability: physical Control your tablet and smartphone with this “extended finger”. First Author Writing Curriculum Don Johnston, Inc. Price: $699 Product Type: instructional material Skill Level: elementary, secondary, adult Disability: learning, physical, speech First Author Writing Curriculum is the first comprehensive writing curriculum for students with complex needs. It is designed to teach the skills necessary for the new alternate assessments including DLM, STAAR, and NCSC. The curriculum includes explicit Instruction and lessons,

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