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FeaturediPads really can be used as assistive devices for children with special needs. If you're trying to get an iPad for your blind or disabled child, but need help raising money for one, here are five ways to get funding.
My Talking Picture Board app, from Little Bear Sees, helps children with CVI learn how to locate and recognize two dimensional images.
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Sensory Sound Box is very similar to Sensory Light Box, an app that makes lights and sounds appear on the screen when you touch it, but this version plays with sounds differently, allowing you to make the sounds higher or lower depending on where your finger is on the screen.
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Sensory Light Box is a really well made cause-and-effect app that creates sounds and lights when your finger is on the screen, then stops when you remove your finger. The high contrast and dynamic images are perfect for children with low vision or CVI.
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This new app from Braille Institute, ViA, helps visually impaired users find apps that have been pre-approved and reviewed by other blind users. Rather than downloading and trying out tons of apps only to find that they aren't accessible, check out ViA first to see what this team has to say!
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iPads really can be used as assistive devices for children with special needs. If you're trying to get an iPad for your blind or disabled child, but need help raising money for one, here are five ways to get funding.
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Enter to win the perfect iPad package for a child with special needs! We're giving away a NEW iPad (iPad 3), a sturdy case, switches and three apps. Find out more and how to enter! Contest ends May 15, 2012.
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Eric Jerman reviews the "generative music" iPad app, Bloom. Bloom allows children to create gentle, soft music patterns and bubbles of color with just the tap of a finger. The app also allows you to choose which color palette and contrast is most attractive to your child.
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Inclusive Technology, a company that creates software for children with special needs, has also created a set of fun and accessible iPad apps. We review the two that are best for children with visual impairments: Smarty Pants and Five Sharks Swimming.
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We review our favorite iPad case: the GumDrop. The GumDrop is perfect for kids with disabilities because it is nearly indestructible. Now you can feel comfortable handing your iPad to your child!
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Read Eric Jerman's review of Talking Carl for iPhone and iPad. Talking Carl repeats any word, phrase or sound he hears in a funny high pitch voice. Carl can get your kids laughing and learning how to have a "conversation" when they speak, pause, then listen to the response.
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Eric Jerman reviews a favorite app: Sound Shaker! This app has very high contrast with colorful spheres floating on a white background and produces lovely sounds with each tap, from animal sounds to instruments. Sound Shaker can be a simple cause-and-effect game or, as Eric explains, you can use it for sound and sight discriminating lessons.
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This app is a winner in our house! Ivan loves iLoveFireworks because it makes BIG sounds with just the tap of his finger on the iPad screen. It's a great app for blind children.
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Eric Jerman reviews the hilariously addictive Baby Look Tickle app for kids. The app is a simple cause-and-effect game in which a baby laughs every time you tickle her, and Eric explains why blind children would find this app especially appealing.
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Enter to win our top five favorite paid apps for Apple's iPad! From creating music to helping with communication, these apps are perfect for young children with visual impairments.
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Have you heard of "the first app for iPad and iPhone created specifically for children with cortical visual impairment"? It's pretty cool! Check out the Tap-n-See Zoo app for kids with CVI.
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Bubbles is intended for babies and toddlers as a simple and fun app, but it also works beautifully as a way to help visually impaired children learn to use their functional vision. This high-contrast app could be especially appealing to children with CVI.
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The iPad is the perfect platform to create interactive and accessible picture books for kids. Oceanhouse Media is doing just this with a large collection of Dr. Seuss books. Here's our review of our favorite, Dr. Seuss's ABC.
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ThumbJam is a simple music app that allows your child to make beautiful, clear sounds with their iPad. It features all sorts of advanced options for changing the sounds or mixing tracks, but at it's foundation it's really just a touch-and-play game.
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Apple's iPad and other iOS5 devices (like the iPhone and iPod Touch) are supposed to be very accessible for kids with special needs, but you might need help setting them up so your child can use them properly. We'll show you how to adjust your settings and tell you about all the cool accessible features!
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Eric Jerman reviews a super-cute story book app called Tickle Finger. In this highly interactive story, the reader has to help Tiny Tinga the monkey get home by "tickling" various predators along the way.
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Eric Jerman reviews a simple iPad & iPhone app for young children. In Peek-a-Bouncer your child holds their finger on the touch screen to see and hear a silly and colorful animal. As soon as they release their finger, the animal disappears behind a bright green curtain.
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Eric Jerman reviews this simple yet extremely versatile app that turns your iPad into a communication switch. It's a communication application that allows for an array of customizations and it only costs $3.99!
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Eric Jerman reviews the musical iPad app TappyTunes, explaining how it works and why it's a good app for blind children.
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Read Mary's review of the Big Trace iPad app that teaches children how to print capital letters, cursives and numbers. The app is great for children with low vision who are learning print because of the high contrast and large size of the letters.
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Eric Jerman, COMS, reviews the popular iPad app Peekaboo Barn. He explains how the app works and why it's ideal for young children learning simple fine motor skills. He also talks about why this app works wonderfully for kids with low vision, especially children with CVI.
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Learn more about iPad apps for blind children! Mary reviews one of her favorites - a coloring book app with an amazing zoom feature for children with low vision.
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You've got an iPad, but you're still new to this whole app thing. What are apps? And how do you buy them? Eric Jerman explains how to find and download apps for your iPhone or iPad by using the Apple App Store and iTunes.
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