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The Top Twenty Assistive Technology Products


It is that time of year again. We reveal which hardware access devices and software learning resources topped our polls in 2001.

Most active countries graph November 2001

But first a welcome to American readers of our UK site. There are a lot of you. Inclusive.co.uk averages 16,000 hits each day. User sessions (a more reliable measure) have reached over 1,000 each day and recently lengthened to an average 14 minutes per session. We publish our web statistics every month. Look at these:

Table of visitors for November 2001

As you will see there were 18,000 user sessions from the United States. This is three times the number from the UK and more than half of the total 32,000 user sessions we recorded in November. My calculator says that Americans spent 250,000 minutes on our UK site last month. That is over 4166 hours or 520 eight hour days!

Thank you America. Just for you I will point out which of these forty hot products are available from our US company, Inclusive TLC, Inc., based in New Jersey. The US links will take you straight to our US catalogue with US versions and US$ dollar pricing (and color and center spelled the way you like). Incidentally, if you would like a printed US catalog, email joanne@InclusiveTLC.com with your name and street address and we will mail you a US catalog straight away. The same service is available in the UK, email inclusive@inclusive.co.uk for the latest UK catalogue.

Software: Top Twenty Special Needs Software Packages

 
  1. SwitchIt! Maker. Simply the best! Our simple switch software generator. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  2. ChooseIt! Maker. Going to the next stage allowing you to make professional choice making software related to the students surroundings and learning needs. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  3. Mayer-Johnson BoardMaker. Create your own symbol based communication resources.
  4. Inclusive Writer. Our full function talking word processor, which gives extra support where needed, including a huge picture library.
  5. Writing with Symbols. Symbol based word processing. Available soon from Inclusive TLC in the US.
 SwitchIt! Maker
SwitchIt! Maker
  1. Clicker 4. On-screen keyboard, word processor and much more. Like Inclusive Writer and Writing with Symbols, Clicker is fully switch accessible. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  2. LifeSkills: 24 hours a day. Our most popular program for older students in the UK.
  3. Spider and Friends. Enjoyable early mathematics work. Available as "Early Math" from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  4. Wordshark. Lively dyslexia drills.
  5. Teddy Games. Twelve great early learning activities from LaraMera. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  6. SwitchIt! Patterns. High impact in your face cause and effect. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  7. Touch Balloons. Great pointing and tracking practice for touch-screen or mouse. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
 Clicker 4
Clicker 4
  1. SwitchIt! At Home. Simple cause and effect building program featuring domestic appliances. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  2. Starspell. Much more than "look - listen - cover - write - check".
  3. Abrakadabra. Early cause and effect. Great graphics; great animation; great value. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  4. Touch!. Simple visual discrimination. Touch or mouse skills. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  5. Making Sense with Numbers. Early numeracy work from LaraMera.
  6. Bubble Reef. Super early number from Knowsley and John Moores University.
  7. Blob for Windows. The original switch suite with new characters. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  8. Spider in the Kitchen. Three early language activities on one CD.
 Bubble Reef
Bubble Reef

Hardware: Top Twenty Assistive Technology Hardware Products


  1. IntelliKeys. Top UK assistive technology device of 2001. These sales are just of the IntelliKeys Classic. The British version of the IntelliKeys USB will ship early in 2002.
  2. AlphaSmart. This durable note taker continues to sell in thousands. Inclusive's snap-on keyguard and angled rest now include even more students. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  3. Touch Monitors. The most natural way to use a computer and learn.
  4. BIGmack. The original single message communicator. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  5. Penny & Giles RollerPlus. High specification trackballs and joysticks. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  6. AbleNet Powerlink. Safe switching for electric appliances. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  7. Universal Switch Mounts. A variety of switch mounting arms. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
 AlphaSmart 3000
AlphaSmart 3000
  1. Big Keys LX. This much improved large keyboard is really taking off. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  2. SwitchBoard. The simplest way to connect switches to a PC. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  3. Tech/Talk and Tech/Speak. Durable and portable multi-message speech access devises. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  4. Inclusive KidTRAC. Economical and effective mouse alternative. Switch access made easy.
 Inclusive KidTrac
Inclusive KidTrac
  1. Penny & Giles Roller II. Super value quality trackballs and joysticks, now with switch access. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  2. AbleLink Communicators. Medium switch size single and multi-message communicators. Good sound quality. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  3. 4talk4. Four level, four message communicator that will fill a hall with sound! Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  4. VariTech Trolley computer table. Astonishing range of adjustment. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  5. AbleNet Medium Switch. The versatile "Jellybean" is still the industry leader. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
 Varitech computer table
Varitech computer table
  1. SwitchBox. Versatile and affordable way of connecting switches to a PC. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  2. PC Keyboards with Keyguards. Metal snap-on keyguards. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
  3. Don Johnston Switch Interface. Connect switches to Mac or Windows computers. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.
 SwITchBox
SwITchBox

Equal 20. Adjustable Pressure Switch. Penny & Giles large adjustable switch. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.

Equal 20. Big Switch. The Big Red switch from AbleNet has tied with the similarly sized P+G rival. Now available from Inclusive TLC in the US.

 Adjustable Pressure Switch
Adjustable Pressure Switch

Compiled by Martin Littler, Rod Boyes and Helen Melhuish. December 2001.