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...HomeKit-compatible devices, which are more limited than Alexa or Google integrations. The advantage is cross-device control: your child can issue commands from their iPad, iPhone, or Apple Watch without needing a separate smart speaker. Test before...

...of RocketKeys Rocket Keys RocketKeys is an app that turns your iPad into a customizable talking keyboard that is easy for people with physical...is easy for people with physical challenges to use. Designed to improve accessibility for users with special needs, this text-to-speech app allows users to design...

...your district covers the license, JAWS costs your family nothing during the school years. VoiceOver is built into every Apple device, Mac, iPhone, and iPad. If your child already uses Apple hardware, there's nothing to purchase. Narrator ships...

Your daughter asks why her brother gets the new iPad when she's been waiting three months for hers. Your son stops inviting friends over because he never knows when a meltdown will happen. Your youngest...

The question of whether an iPad app or dedicated desktop AAC...evaluation. Starting with what the iPad does well is the more honest...use direct touch selection, an iPad app is typically the right starting...SLP community's confidence in iPad-based AAC over the past fifteen...becomes meaningful. When the iPad Stops Being Enough. There are...

...gaze or head tilt for children with motor challenges. Tablet-based apps sit somewhere in the middle. Apps like Proloquo2Go and TouchChat HD turn an iPad into a communication device, often at a fraction of the cost of a dedicated SGD. For children with autism who are already drawn to tablets, these apps...

...phonics-based spelling approach to literacy. But the curriculum she envisioned wasn't readily available. Her husband, Craig Welburn, stepped in to create an iPad app that has grown into a series of apps that help children from kindergarten through fifth grade learn to read. "Most apps are for pre-K and kindergarten...

This review is courtesy of Wynsum Arts' Every App Has a Story, the stories behind Wynsum Arts' distinguished apps. "The iPad opens the door for parents to take on a more active role. We are in a new era of AAC; this is very powerful for families." — Dave Hershberger, president...

...capitalize on the multimedia capabilities of the iPad to create a communications tool for people with...passport based on a picture of himself holding an iPad. When he touches an area of the picture, the iPad...iPad. When he touches an area of the picture, the iPad can play pre-recorded audio: "Hi, I'm Tim...

...and sense of discovery. Most children love music, and it is a great motivator that provides immediate auditory feedback. Jellybean Tunes, an app for iPad, features a series of familiar songs. Flip through the pages of the songbook and tap on one you'd like to learn. Play each note of the tune as they...

...the way mobile technology works for special needs. Many lists of the best iPad Apps for special needs are surfacing in Google searches. Here are some of...tablet into an AAC, or Augmentive and Alternative Communication device. This iPad app for special needs allows non-verbal children to communicate their basic...

...and your child will find it entertaining while learning. Dexteria is also featured as a TWA Pick on www.TeachersWithApps.com Dexteria is available on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch for $9.99. For more information, go here.