Toys for Sensory Integration/Autism: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Children with Special Needs: Part 4

Our holiday gift guide wraps up today with suggestions for toys that are good for sensory integration and/or those with autism. There’s still 11 days left until Santa Claus comes to town, so if you haven’t finished your holiday shopping, here’s a great place to start. Parts 1-3 of the gift guide focused on auditory […]

Toys to Encourage Language: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Children with Special Needs: Part 3

Welcome to Part 3 of our Holiday Gift Guide! Be sure to check out the first two installments, featuring toys that help with auditory development and those that help practice motor skills. This week we’ll focus on toys that assist children with disabilities by encouraging language skills. As before we’ll focus on lower-cost items ($40 […]

OrCam MyEye: See for Yourself

OrCam is a company focused on wearable technology to help people who are blind or have visual impairment better interact with the world around them through the concept of “artificial vision.” Their signature product is the MyEye, a miniature smart camera that sits on a normal eyeglasses frame, converting visual information into the spoken word. […]

Toys to Practice Motor Skills: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Children with Special Needs: Part 2

Our holiday gift guide continues! Last week we highlighted some toys to help with auditory development. This time we’ll focus on those that help children with disabilities practice their motor skills – both fine (grasping and hand-eye coordination) and gross (large muscle movement). As before, we’ll focus on lower-cost items ($40 or less) so as […]

Toys for Auditory Development: 2016 Holiday Gift Guide for Children with Special Needs: Part 1

After an autumn filled with war days, the winter chill has finally descended upon us with a fury. As we rummage the boots out of the basements and tune up the snow thrower, that also means it’s a good time to get an early jump on Christmas shopping! Once again we’re here to help with […]

AcceleRead AcceleWrite App

Learning to read and write are challenging tasks for anyone, but they are especially so for individuals with dyslexia and other learning disabilities.  The AcceleRead AcceleWrite Student App is a resource that can be used both in and outside of the classroom. In sum, it is an educational app “aimed at improving reading and writing […]