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Helping Fidgety Kids Sit Still?
A sensory approach to the age-old question.
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Looking for Words CD- Rom Mac-PC Compatible
Where would you find a basketball or mailbox?
Learn Community, School and Home words! Engaging graphics, interesting animation and quality audio helps teach hundreds of words in context. Each program has an EXPLORE, LIST, and PICTURE PRINT option. In EXPLORE, children move to different areas, learning words as they go. Click or touch (with Touch Window) any object and it names itself. LIST creates a word list to search for. Where would you find a basketball, broom or mailbox? How about a fire hydrant, construction site or toaster? Teachers or parents determine difficulty of the word list. Scores are saved to track progress. System Requirements Macintosh - system 7 or greater Windows - Windows 95 with sound card.
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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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Assentive Computer Technology - Infrared Head Pointing
The Tracker and the Smart Nav AT can be helpful for users with carpal-tunnel syndrome, severe arthritis, quadriplegia, ALS, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis.
Head pointing should be considered for computer users who have good head control and poor (or no) fine motor skills in their hands. Pointing is the quickest, most direct way of controlling the computer. Many people with disabilities have been forced to use scanning, mouth sticks, and other alternative devices when all they really needed to do was somehow point.
One 'point' to remember when considering this kind of alternative mouse: you can use your head, but you don't really have to. You may use any body part that has reliable movement and control, like an arm or a knee, to place the dot upon. Also, you may use a hat, a headband, or a sweatband to hold the dot if you do not want to place the dot directly upon the skin.