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Routine tasks and leisure activities are part of everyone's day.
Here are a few specially designed aids that can help make them more
accessible to a greater number of students.
Specialty Devices
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Flash (Franklin)
Electronic devices can help students be better organized.
"Flash", by Franklin, includes a Phone Book, a Schedule
Keeper, Birthday Reminders and more! Homework assignments
can be entered and checked.
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TimePAD (Attainment
Co.)
This hand held device includes five recorded messages that
can be activated by a timer. Set the alarm to play your recorded
messages at just the right time. For example, "math class
is next-- bring the calculator". Students can record homework
assignments. Teachers can use it to break down tasks. It can
also function as an expressive communication aid. Just press
the message buttons to talk.
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Talking Keychain Clock (Attainment
Co.)
This is a portable, digital clock with speech output. Press
the "play" button to hear the time. Speech is clear
and easy to understand for students with low vision and those
who understand the time better with an auditory cue. It is
also useful for learning time-telling skills.
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All-Turn-It T Spinner (Ablenet,
Inc.)
Using this spinner for curriculum adaptations, everyone can
play and anyone can win! Even students with severe disabilities
can be active participants in many commercially available
games. There are also accessory packages available for Golf,
Bowling and Bingo and for creating your own spinner games.
It requires the use of any single switch.
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VCR/TV Controllers
TV & VCR Remote (Ablenet,
Inc.)
This single switch device is designed to work like a Universal
Remote and is simple to program! To control a TV, the first activation is "on".
Each subsequent touch "advances" one channel. To control a VCR, the first activation
sets the TV to the correct station and starts the "play" function. TV/VCR/Cable Remote (Enabling
Devices)
This cordless remote unit allows the user to control the basic
functions of a TV, VCR, or cable box by simply operating one or more switches!
It accommodates 5 switches--one for each function. Single Switch TV, VCR and Cable Control Unit (Enabling
Devices)
This cordless TV, VCR and Cable Control remote controls the
basic functions of all three units simply by operating a scan with a single switch.
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