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10 Websites to Find Special Needs Apps for the iPad & iPhoneFrom website: Friendship Circle BlogChild with iPad
10 Websites to Find Special Needs Apps for the iPad & iPhone (updated and added to by Deanne Kopp, SLP. Added SNApps4kids, Spectronics, Google doc)
SNApps4Kids.com
SNApps4Kids is a community of parents, therapists, doctors, and teachers who share information on how we are using the iPad, iPhone iPod Touch and Android devices with children who have special needs.
Huge list and details of many, many AAC apps!AAC website where you can compare from a multitude of apps based upon your selected criteriaMoms With Apps
Moms With Apps is a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Moms with Apps is a group of individual, independent, family-friendly developers who share best practices on making and marketing mobile apps. Most of our membership is comprised of parents who have launched their own apps on the App Store, have their own access to iTunes Connect, and have the time and inclination to share best practices with other developers at the founder’s level.
Go To: Moms With Apps
Apps 4 Children With Special Needs
Apps 4 Chidlren with special needs provide video reviews of Apps for Special Needs Children and education in general. A4CWSN works closely with schools, parents and advocates to find the best resources for children. This site gives you the ability to watch videos of the apps in action before you make the decision to purchase them.
Go to: Apps 4 Children With Special NeedsAppolicious
Appolicious is the place to discover and share the latest and best iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android apps through social recommendations as well as reviews from users and the Appolicious editorial team. Check out their deep special education section for the latest assistive communication apps reviews.
Go To: Appolicious Special Education SectioniPad Apps & Resources for People With Autism : Reviews, Links, PricesA google document that has info that is regularly updated for apps:About.Com – Apps for Children With Special Needs
About.com highlights new apps that are designed specifically to make life easier for people with special needs, by making communication or behavior management or health management easier. Check out their special needs apps section. About.com also gives you a place to review the apps that you have tried.
Go to: About.com Apps for Children With Special NeedsLilie’s Pad
The mission of this site is to be an up-to-date resource for everything special needs related to the iPad and the iPhone. Whether it be apps, videos, music, news stories, accessories, links, helpful hints, etc. It’s goal is to have this site be a trusted resource for the special needs community.
Go To: Lilie’s PadBabies with iPads
This blog is designed to document infants/toddlers with disabilities using an iPad to promote their development. This blog hopes to show how new technology can help children with disabilities develop their communication, play, pre-literacy, cognitive, visual/auditory and motor skills.
Go To: Babies with iPadsAtla’s Assistive Technology Blog
Assistive Technology of Alaska (ATLA) connects Alaskans with disabilities to the tools they need to learn, work, play, and participate in community life safely and independently. They also have a great Assistive Technology blog highlighting some great new apps.
Go To: Atla’s Assistive Technology BlogThe Rest of the Series on Friendship Circle Blog:
- The Special Needs iPad & App Series: Welcome
- 7 Assistive communication (AAC) apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
- 7 Scheduling and Behavioral Apps to help with transitions and more
- 11 Social Skills & Life Skills Apps in iPad App Store
- 10 Websites to Find Special Needs Apps for the iPad & iPhone
- 7 Special Needs Apps in the Google Android Market
- On a tight budget? 7 ways to get an ipad for your child with special needs
- 6 steps to get the iPad into your child’s special education classroom
- 4 Special Needs iPad/iPhone Apps for the Future
Filed Under: Resources, Technology Tagged With: about.com, appolicious, babies with ipads, Eric Sailers, Lillie"s Pad, moms with apps, Special Needs Apps, Special Needs websitesAbout TzviRabbi Tzvi Schectman joined the Friendship Circle in 2007 as a program coordinator at Friendship Circle. In addition he maintains the Friendship Circle website and keeps an eye on the latest and greatest in the tech world