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Disability Awareness for 5 year olds
Practical ideas for parents who want to help their child's classmates and playmates understand more about their child and his/her special needs.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Cheap Talk 4 Square Direct (Without Jacks)
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
Just press the squares to communicate!
Popular Cheap Talk units are lightweight, portable, user-friendly and economical communicators which allow the user to "speak" phrases that you pre-record. Use them to provide communication and cognitive support, enhance and develop expressive and receptive language skills. Each 2" square has an easy to remove, plastic protective cover to hold words and pictures. Messages can be up to 5 seconds each and be recorded as often as you wish. THis communicator is activated by pressing one of the four squares.
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Typical Access Profile
Auditory Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Hearing Hyper-Acute |
Vision Normal Low Extremely Low Not Using Vision |
Gross Motor All Some Few Not Using Gross Motor |
Fine Motor All Some Few Not Using Fine Motor |
Developmental Age Range 0 - 2 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13 and Over |
Language Typical Some Spoken Receptive Only Sign Assistive/Augmentitive Not Using Language |
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Interpreting Facial Emotions
Many children (especially those with autism-like conditions) have difficulty interpreting facial expressions and understanding why people feel certain emotions. Moody Bear Puzzle, Emotion Cards, Smart Alex software all offers an opportunity to recognize expressions and hopefully talk about why the person might be happy or frightened. Try using them with a mirror and perhaps Polaroids of familiar people showing the same emotions. Eventually see if your child can make (and understand) the expressions, then take their pictures!