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This Kid Is Driving Me Crazy! -Tips For Parents Of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Helpful tips for families from the good folks at NICHCY
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Dragonfly: Specials Needs and Universal Access Resource
Universal Access Educational Video Games and Software.
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Understanding My Learning Differences with CD-ROM
Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.
23 pull-out sessions to prepare LD students for middle school
During years of teaching elementary students with learning disabilities, author Susan McMurchie developed a program to help them build awareness of their learning differences. Her program provided students in grades 4-5 with strategies to cope with and overcome differences before they transitioned to middle school. Understanding My LD has 23 topics divided into 5 sections: LD Awareness, Coping Skills, Self-help Skills, Study Skills and Road to Success. Each topic includes a lesson plan, reproducibles and desired outcomes. Spiralbound, 148 pgs., includes Win/Mac CD with printable PDF, 2003. Sessions include: LD awareness, Teasing, Asking for help, Getting organized, School stress, Looking to the future.
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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.