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ROCKING BOWL
The Rocking Bowl is adaptive equipment designed for children with balance disabilities to work on gross motor development. Offers vestibular balance, control and stimulation. Can fit two children for a variety of games and exercises. Bowl can be filled with balls or plush toys. Made of clear blue ABS plastic; not made with natural rubber latex. Weight capacity 120 pounds. Measures 24 inches x 15 inches.
ENABLEMART 865 Muirfield Drive Hanover Park, IL 60133 Phone: 888-640-1999 Fax: 800-235-1305 Web: enablemart.com Email: sales@enablemart.com
TALKING COLOR IDENTIFIER
The Color Teller Talking Color Identifier is a device designed to help individuals with low vision, color vision impairment, or blindness identify colors. The Color Teller Talking Color Identifier helps to match clothes, identify colors in gardens and homes, access color-coded products, and more. Accurately and consistently determines colors and shades, announces all the common colors, plus many tints and shades like pink, pale blue-green, dark brown and vivid yellow. It is also able to tell whether a light is on or off. It powers on and off automatically; has three volume levels; and supports three languages: English, French and Spanish. Measures 6 inches long, and weighs 3 ounces.
ENABLEMART 865 Muirfield Drive Hanover Park, IL 60133 Phone: 888-640-1999 Fax: 800-235-1305 Web: enablemart.com Email: sales@enablemart.com
MINI STILTS
Mini Stilts are designed for children ages 3 and up, with balance disabilities, to walk on. They are designed to motivate younger children into being physically active and to build motor skills. The hard rubber handles provide a good grip that can be adapted to the height of the child. Depending on how brave the child is, they can adjust the height of the stilts using the loose plateaus. On the Mini Stilts, children can easily and safely mount or remove the plateaus. The Mini Stilts are made of nylon, the sole and handle is made of artificial rubber, and the plateaus is made of plastic. Measure 28 x 11 x 8 inches and weighs 8 pounds. Weight capacity is 220 pounds.
ESPECIAL NEEDS 1850 Borman Court St. Louis, MO 63146 Phone: 877-664-4565 Fax: 800-664-4534 Web: especial- needs.com
The ABLEDATA database of assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment contains information on more than 30,000 products for persons of all ages who have a physical, cognitive, or sensory disability. Products are chosen for these pages by the ABLEDATA staff based on their specific applicability to or design for children who have disabilities. ABLEDATA, operated by New Editions Consulting, Inc., is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) under contract number ED-OSE-13-C-0064. For more information on these and other assistive devices, or to submit product information for the database (and possible inclusion on this page), contact: ABLEDATA, 103 W. Broad Street, Suite 400, Falls Church, VA 22046; phone: 1-800-227-0216; TTY – 703-992-8313; website: abledata.com; email: abledata@neweditions.net; twitter: twitter.com/AT_Info; Facebook: facebook.com/abledata.
MAGNETIC CLOCK & TEACHING HANDS
The Magnetic Clock & Teaching Hands is a wall-mounted clock designed for children with neurological disabilities to learn how to tell time. The Magnetic Clock with Teaching Hands includes over 50 magnetic pieces to customize a program for a student's specific needs, whether at home or in the classroom. Learning to tell time is broken down into manageable lessons as follows: Number to Number Matching with Hour Numerals; Number to Number Matching with Minute Numerals; Filling in the Missing Numbers with Hour Numerals; Filling in the Missing Numbers with Minute Numerals; Reading the Hour and Minute Numerals with the Teaching Hands; Filling in the color-coded "Time Is:"; Reading the Hour and Minute Numerals with the colorcoded arrow hands and checking answers with the teaching hands; and Reading the Hour and Minute Numerals with the black clock hands. This systematic, interactive approach makes time-telling basics fun to learn and build upon, from becoming familiar with hours and minutes to understanding more abstract concepts like quar ter and half hours. This kit breaks telling time down into manageable parts so students with learning disabilities will be able to feel successful every step of the way. The Magnetic Clock's adaptability and handson design make it usable for an entire classroom or a single student. Handle with adult supervision for the child.
ESPECIAL NEEDS 1850 Borman Court St. Louis, MO 63146 Phone: 877-664-4565 Fax: 800-664-4534 Web: especialneeds.com
VIDEO MAGNIFIER
The CANDY 5 HD II Handheld Video Magnifier has a 5-inch high-definition LCD wide-screen designed for individuals with low vision. It features continuous zoom magnification from 2.5x – 22x, with an intuitive center-position HD autofocus camera. It can be used as either a handheld or stand magnifier. Its compact size makes it easy to take along on the go, and can be used at home, school, library, or elsewhere. Users can save up to 5 images so they are easy to find. The CANDY 5 HD II has an intuitive user interface with high-contrast and easy-to-locate buttons. The 3-position handle makes it a good ergonomic choice for left or right-handed users.
MAXI-AIDS 42 Executive Boulevard Farmingdale, NY 11735 Phone: 800-522-6294 Fax: 631-752-0689 Web: maxiaids.com
E-Z SEE PLAYING CARDS
The Braille Preschool Puzzle is designed for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Each of the puzzles in the Preschool Puzzles set are made of solid wood, handpainted, and polished. The Braille puzzle assists the user with readiness, tactile discrimination, and putting things back together. Each piece has its name Brailled on it, so children know not only what it is, but which way to fit it into the board. The wooden boards are rectangular or square and can be used for individual or largegroup play. The E-Z See Playing Cards are designed for individuals who are blind or who have low vision. These poker-sized cards feature big 1-1/4 inch numbers which are easily read by users with low vision. The cards feature high-contrast white letters on dark red backgrounds for hearts and diamonds, and black back grounds for clubs and spades. The cards feature a code for quick suit recognition. .
FUTURE AIDS 33222 Lynn Avenue Abbotsford, BC V2S 1C9 Canada Phone: 800-987-1231 Fax: 800-985-1231 Web: braillebookstore.com