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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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Kids with disabilities love Halloween too! Here are ideas that will incorporate your child's wheelchair or white cane into their costume.
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The best tactile books for blind kids. Find books that provide some nice feedback for kids reading with their fingers!
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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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Learn how to make your own Cajon, a box that's a drum that's a box!
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What are the words of encouragement you wan to hear? One dad shares his balanced approach, advising both hope and acceptance.
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Learn how to make an apple prints sensory art project with your blind child. It's easy and fun!
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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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Enter to win your very own Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube. This is a great musical toy for young children. It's also a wonderful travel toy.
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Enter to win a copy of Mama Doni's Chanukah Fever CD and a copy of The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes from National Braille Press!
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Songwriter Brady Rymer finds a unique audience in kids who celebrate life as they live it. Rymer's CD of singalong songs are instantly memorable, and his videos show kids of all shapes, sizes, and abilities singing along.
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Gwen writes about her baby daughter, Ivey, and the medical issues she faces. Gwen finds strength in her friends, family and even strangers who are drawn to her little girl.
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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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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 musical iPad app TappyTunes, explaining how it works and why it's a good app for blind children.
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What fun is a dyed Easter egg if you can't see it? We've collected the best tactile Easter crafts from around the internet. Have fun making threaded Easter eggs or paper flowers with your blind child this year!
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Enter to win a free copy of Run, Play, Move, a book by Matt LaCortiglia that will show you how to adapt any sport or game for any child. Visually impaired students should be able to participate in physical education programs just like all kids!
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Enter to win a collection of three children's Christmas CDs! These are some of our favorites: Putumayo's Celtic Christmas, Ben Rudnick & Friends' It's Santa Claus, and Phil Cooke's Christmas Time is Coming.
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Heidi writes about finding out that her son, AJ, is blind and how she reacted. She gives advice to other parents dealing with this.
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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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Enter to win a copy of Marsha Peterson's book Come Sign With Us: The Adventures of Potts and Friends. This book will help you teach your baby sign language.
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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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Enter to win three Christmas board books from Seedlings with print and braille: Biscuit's Pet & Play Christmas, Silent Night, and Christmas Angel.
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Growing babies develop motor skills during "tummy time," and may need the support of a positioning cushion like Original Baby Company's Tumzee. One of our readers won a Tumzee in our giveaway contest.
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It can be hard to find appropriate and accessible activities for your visually impaired child in the summer. Here are 36 ideas to help you start planning your summer break!
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Enter to win a Tumzee from Original Baby Company! Tumzees are amazing little positioners that allow your baby to experience tummy time play with full support - perfect for babies who have a hard time on their bellies!
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Enter to win free CDs from DidiPop and the Jimmies: Everyday Adventures, DidiPop Goes to Hawaii, and Practically Ridiculous.
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What do you do with your child during long breaks away from school or therapies? Do you take time off to spend with your family or do you try to fill that time with as much developmental activities as possible?
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How to begin orientation and mobility (O&M) training for your blind infant - before they're even crawling!
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Simple ways to introduce your blind or disabled child to everyday activities and experiences. Teach your child about how the world works and the things people do every day.
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Find out about Ivan's new favorite toy - the Bilibo - and why it's so great!
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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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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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Learn how to make your own Touch Book for your blind baby by putting together a book of textures for him to feel. It's easy and fun and can be a great gift for a visually impaired child... or anyone!
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Sponsored giveaways connect vendors and organizations with families in our community. The Basic Guide to Low Vision published by Perkins Publications was awarded to a reader.
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Enter to win a copy of copy of Peter and the Wolf, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, and The Tortoise and the Hare on CD from Maestro Classics!
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There are so many strollers on the market and they can be a really big investment. Here are our favorites.
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Enter to win a Rib-It-Ball from Perkins Products! This ball is large but light weight and very easy to thrown and catch. Plus its high contrast colors make it a perfect toy for children with low vision.
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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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