Special Needs
Other Severe and Complex Special Needs Products
Fully configurable switch accessible activities – lots of picture building fun that helps teach the concept of cause and effect. The latest SwitchIt!s have simple flash cards, picture builds and simple stories that unfold in response to switch presses. Ideal for switch training and early language work.
SwitchIt! Originals Set 1
SwitchIt! Originals Set 2
SwitchIt! Bob the Builder
SwitchIt! Christmas Extra
SwitchIt! Dinosaurs Extra
SwitchIt! Facemaker
SwitchIt! Farm Extra
SwitchIt! Hygiene Extra
SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2
SwitchIt! Maker 2
SwitchIt! People Extra
SwitchIt! Sport Extra
SwitchIt! Transport Extra
SwitchIt! Weather Extra
SwitchIt! Wildlife Extra
These programs make it easy to create your own cause and effect and choosing activities, or on-screen jigsaw puzzles.
SwitchIt! Maker 2
ChooseIt! Maker 2
SwitchIt! Facemaker
SwitchIt! Jigsaw Maker 2
Beautifully illustrated story programs that encourage children to make choices and create their own stories. Fully switch accessible.
Choose and Tell: Fairy Tales
Choose and Tell: Legends
Choose and Tell: Nursery Rhymes
Choose and Tell: More Nursery Rhymes
Go on an adventure, with lots of decisions to make, scenes to explore and real life activities to learn about! Fully switch accessible too.
Let’s Go To The Seaside
Let’s Go To Town
Readit! Series – Younger Readers' Library
Delightful, animated stories for young children, including those in the Foundation Stage. Each story has lots of opportunities for interaction and includes a CD-Rom and a full colour illustrated book.
ReadIt! The Sleepy Farmer
ReadIt! The Best Thing
ReadIt! The Time of My Life
ReadIt! All 3 Younger Readers Titles
Older Readers' Library
Several titles from Gatehouse Books are available as ReadIt! CDs, providing all the features of the ReadIt! series for adult learners.
More Switch Accessible Software
Simple Cause and Effect Activities
CamOn
Big Bang
Big Bang Patterns
Big Bang Pictures
Disco
ReacTickles
Switch On Travel
Switch On Zoo
A Busy Day
Alphabet Track
Eye Track
FacePaint 2
Leaps and Bounds
Leaps and Bounds 2
Leaps and Bounds 3
Letter Olympics
Making Creatures
Musical Leaps and Bounds
Number Track
Phoneme Track
Picture Builder
Sound Beginnings 1
Sound Beginnings 2
Sound Beginnings - Making Sounds
Spell Track
Strumbie Island
Think About! 1
Two Wise Owls
Switch Timing
Spot On Games
Switch Skills 1
Switch Skills for Two Set 1
Switch Skills for Two Set 2
More Switching Software
1-2-3 Paint
Alphabet Paint
Cam On
Pablo – a switch accessible colouring book.
Sherston Skill Builders
Toyshop
Learning Touch, Keyboard and Mouse Skills
Learning Touch Skills
Touch!
Touch Balloons
Touch Games 2
Touch Funfair
Learning Keyboarding Skills
First Keys 2
Five Finger Typist
Nessy Fingers
Speedy Keys
TypeQuick for Students
UltraKey
Learning Mouse Skills
CatchMe
IT Mouse Skills – the ever-popular mouse trainer.
Teaching Resources Curriculum Software
Barrier Games
Boardmaker – the incredibly flexible and powerful communication display maker.
Boardmaker Plus!
Flash! Pro 2 – over 8,500 photo flash cards to print out.
PCS Animations
Picture This ... Pro – over 5,000 photos
Schedule It! Sequence It!
Speaking Dynamically Pro
Video Bank
ChooseIt! Ready-mades: Literacy Series
Clicker 5
Clicker 5 Add-ons
Clicker Phonics
ClozePro
Communicate: By Choice
Communicate: In Print 2
Communicate: SymWriter
Communicate: Webwide
Jigworks
Multisensory Games
Picture Sentence Key
Pixel
Podd
Smart Alex
Smart Phonics 1
Smart Phonics 2
Smart Phonics 3
Songs I Sing at Pre-School
Speaking for Myself PLUS
SpellTrack
The Wheels on the Bus
Vowel Sounds
WriteOnline
Living Books
Arthur’s Birthday
Harry & the Haunted House
Just Grandma and Me
Little Monster at School
Sheila Rae the Brave
The Tortoise and the Hare
ChooseIt! Ready-mades: Numeracy Series
Bubble Reef
Knowsley Woods
Match Time
MathsWiz 1
MathsWiz 2
NumberShark 3
Other Curriculum Software
Clicker Paint
Dazzle 03
Digital Portfolio
Drumkit
Paint-ING
Splodge
My World
My World 3
My World 3: Literacy through Traditional Tales
My World Support Packs
Collection 1: Early Language and Literacy
Collection 2: Shape, Sorting and Thinking
Collection 3: Reading and Recording
All 3 Collections
IntelliTools Software
IntelliMathics
IntelliTalk 3
IntelliPics Studio
Overlay Maker 3
Older Learners
ColorCards Interactive
Disco
Teen Tunes Plus
Life Skills
Coping with Chaos
Lifeskills: 24 hours a day
Out and About 1 Plus - The Living Community
Out and About 2 Plus - Around The Home
Out and About 3 - Gadgets at Home
Out and About 4 - Money and Finance
Personal Success
SwitchIt! Hygiene Extra
Thinking and Study Skills
Inspiration V7.6
Kidspiration 2.1
Thinking with Pictures
Think About! 1
AbleNet Switches
All AbleNet switches are made of durable, high impact ABS. They are responsive across the entire surface; are easy to mount with the flange base; have a six-foot lead and 3.5mm jack; and provide audible feedback.
AbleNet Switches
Jelly Beamer
Jelly Beamer with SLAT
Large Adjustable Pressure Switch
Medium Adjustable Pressure Switch
AbleNet Snap Switch Caps
ERi Sensory Switches
These Sensor Switches are designed to meet the needs of people with limited movement capabilities, limited strength or limited endurance. They are an ideal choice for the ALS population. They include proximity sensors with varying ranges of sensitivity and beam switches of varying size and means of activation. The special Fibre-Optic Sensor is customized to detect purposeful eye-blinks. The Piezo Sensor detects the slightest of muscle movements.
Ultra Thin Proximity Switch
Cylindrical Proximity Switch
Mini Moon Proximity Switch
Adjustable Proximity Switch
Non-Adjustable Proximity Switch
Reflective Beam Proximity Switch
Fibre-Optic Eye-Blink Switch
Flat Mini-Beam Switch
Piezo Switch Inc PCM3
Power Control Module 1
Power Control Module 4
Sensor Switch Evaluation Kit
ERi Mechanical Switches
These user friendly mechanical switches enable individuals with special needs to operate various augmentative and alternative devices and other equipment.
Squeeze Switch
Wobble Switch
FlexAble Switch
Plate Switch
Rocking Action Switch
Single Membrane Switch
Double Membrane Switch
Wireless Switch Converter
Mechanical Switch Evaluation Kit
Switch Adapted Toys
These fun toys are already adapted for switches. Simply plug in your switch and play!
Switch Adapted Toy - Allie G
Switch Adapted Toy - Arnold the Snoring Pig
Switch Adapted Toy - Bouncing Butterfly
Switch Adapted Toy - Christmas Goober Bear
Switch Adapted Toy - Christmas Hip Hop Randy
Switch Adapted Toy - Christmas Storytime Bear
Switch Adapted Toy - Cowley the Cow
Switch Adapted Toy - Dotty Dalmation
Switch Adapted Toy - Friendly Firefly
Switch Adapted Toy - Leo the Lion
Switch Adapted Toy - Magic Powerball
Switch Adapted Toy - Mongo the Monkey
Switch Adapted Toy - Nurserytime Bear
Switch Adapted Toy - Percy Pig
Switch Adapted Toy - Portable Fan
Switch Adapted Toy - Robbie Rabbit
Switch Adapted Toy - Roly Poly Cow
Switch Adapted Toy - Sharpie
Switch Adapted Toy - Sprout
Access Switch
Big Jack
Domino
Fireball
Fuzzlight
Inclusive MP3 Player
IntelliSwitch
Micro Jack
Pal Pad Switches
Plasma Ball
Pneumatic Switch Kit
Tash Buddy Button
Tash Grasp Switch
Tash Microlight Switch
Tash Pillow Switch
Tash Plate Switch
Tash Soft Switch
Test-It!
Twin Disco Ball
Universal Switch Mountings
Switch Mounting Plates
Maxess Mounting System
UltraStick Adhesive
More Mounting Options
Connecting Switches to Battery Operated Devices
Toys and simple devices are often used to introduce switches because they are highly motivating and educational. Watching a child operate a toy using a battery adaptor and a switch can help establish whether they understand cause and effect: that is they know that the switch press causes the device to operate. Moving toys are also good for group work; the child can press to send the toy to a friend.
Toy Control Box
AbleNet Toy Control Timers
Battery Switch Adaptors
Connecting Switches to Mains Operated Devices
AbleNet PowerLink and Airlink Remote Switch
Connecting Switches to Your Computer
Sensory Radio Switch Connector
Joy Cable
QuizWORKS USB Switch Interface
Crick USB Switch Box
Simple Switch Box
Traxsys Roller Plus Switch Box
Compact Keyboards and Accessories
Compact Keyboard with Mouse Pad
Compact Keyboard with Roller
Compact Keyboard with Guard and Rest
Standard Size Keyboards and Accessories
Early Learning Keyboard
Cherry Internet Keyboard and Guard
Large Print Keyboard
Lowercase Keyboard
Kid Glove (Keyboard Glove) and Keyboard
Wireless Keyboard
Clear Laptop Rest and Covered Laptop Rest
Angled Keyboard Rest
Clear Rollerball Rests
Wrist Rest
Y-key-key Dual Keyboard Connector
Alphabet Keyboard Stickers
Full Keyboard Stickers
Also see:
The products in our IntelliTools Corner, for more alternative keyboards.
Many people find a standard mouse hard to use. Physical difficulties can make it hard to control, and long term mouse use can lead to RSI, making it advisable to use an alternative. The options available in this section of our catalogue can help.
Many of the alternatives have either a roller (sometimes called a tracker) ball or joystick type of control. The simplest are those like the Microspeed KidTRAC or PC TRAC. These meet any needs, but may not be appropriate for users with more severe motor control difficulties because they may find that they touch the exposed buttons accidentally.
More specialist devices like the Traxsys Rollers and Joysticks or the n-ABLER have guards or recessed buttons to make accidental presses less likely. Some devices also have switch jacks, allowing large eternal switches to be used instead of the built-in butons.
BIGtrack
Discover: Switch PS2
Lomak
n-ABLER
Tiny Mouse
Small Optical Mouse
Microspeed KidTRAC
Microspeed PC-TRAC/MAX-TRAC
Inclusive KIDTRAC
My First Mouse
OPTIMA Joystick
OPTIMA Rollerball
OPTIMAX Wireless Joystick
OPTIMAX Wireless Rollerball
Traxsys Roller II
Traxsys Roller Joystick II
Traxsys Roller Plus
Traxsys Roller Plus Joystick
EasiTrax
smartNAV 4
TrackerPro
Wireless Mouse
Also see the following products elsewhere in our catalogue:
Traxsys Roller Plus Switch Box
IntelliKeys USB Keyboard
Clear Rollerball Rests
These are the simplest way for people with speech problems to make themselves heard.They are also a fun way to develop switch skills and assess a users' understanding - can they produce a message at the right time?
It is easy to change the message, giving lots of opportunities to join in. A child could join in by playing a repeated phase from a story or a chorus from a song. A toy control option adds an extra dimension by playing a message at the same time
as switching on a battery toy.
AbleNet BIGmack
AbleNet LITTLEmack
Lex
No Touch Talker
One Talker
Partner/Plus
Devices with a s
mall number of messages may be the next step for users who can target more then one switch. Moving on to two messages can createmore opportunities to interact and it also introduces the element of choice. Pictures or symbols on the buttons will help users associate them with spoken messages and develop their vocabulary.
Stepped communicators are still operated by a single switch, but produce sequences of messages. Theuser could read the text from a story book, 
give a sequence of instructions to a carer or friend, or count objects as they are placed in front of mate.
AbleNet LITTLE Step-by-Step
AbleNet BIG Step-by-Step
Sequencer
Partner One/Stepper
Randomizer
Getting Started with Communicators
One by Four Talker
SuperTalker
VoicePal 8K
Listen to Me
Go Talk 4+
Go Talk 9+
Go Talk 20+
Go Talk Button
Go Talk Overlay Software
iMemo
Voice Cue
The AMDi "Tech" Communication Aids
Having developed the skill of selecting messages some users will be ready to use a portable communicator with a greater choice of messages. AMDi communicators are inexpensive, durable and easy to carry. These simple machines can meet the communication needs of many people, while for others they will provide an ideal way of assessing their ability to move on to a more complex communicator. Most importantly, they are very easy to program, enabling carers to keep pace with the user's needs.
AMDi Tech/128
AMDi Tech/Talk plus Environmental
AMDi Tech/Talk 8
AMDi Tech/Caps
AMDi Tech/Speak 32
AMDi Tech/Scan
AMDi Tech/Scan 8 plus Environmental
AMDi Tech/Scan 32 plus Environmental
AMDi talkbook
AMDi Carry Cases
The AMDi "Smart" Communication Aids
AMDi Smart Series
Features include a Smart Overlay System, Interchangeable Flash Memory, slimmer profile, controls hidden behind a door and a low battery indicator. With the Smart Overlay System, each overlay is 'keyed' by punching a hole in the designated area with a standard hole punch. Each Smart Series device then automatically identifies the overlay. Interchangeable flash memory cards each hold 6 levels of recorded voice with up to 30 minutes of recording time. So you can have unlimited numbers of levels on your device.
AMDi Smart/Talk
AMDi Smart/Speak
AMDi Smart/128
AMDi Smart/Scan Series
The new Smart/Scan devices have the advantages of the Smart series, as well as access via single or two switch scanning, an external earphone jack, LED scanning with auditory prompts and adjustable scan speeds.
AMDi Smart/Scan 8 Plus
AMDi Smart/Scan 32 Plus
Traxsys Inclusive 4talk4
Traxsys Inclusive Scan4
A3 Talking Photo Album
Chatter-Box
4pic4
FL4SH Scanning Communicator
Flip 'n Talk
Lingo
Talking Photo Album
Talking Symbols Notepad
Talking Tins
RecordaCard
Voice Pad
The following are links to products elsewhere in the catalogue which may be of interest:
Boardmaker Activity Pad
Toy Control Box
Battery Switch Adaptors
IntelliTools Corner
Mayer-Johnson BoardMaker
Mayer-Johnson BoardMaker/Speaking Dynamically Pro Combo
Pointing at something you want is a natural way to communicate. Young children often point accurately and with understanding long before they can react in other ways.
Bright, noisy computer programs can provide the stimulus needed by children and people with special needs. However, a mouse may require too much motor skill and switches may be too indirect. Touch monitors operate with standard mouse operated programs and provide the most direct input method of all. The user watches the screen and uses it as an input method. There is a direct connection between action and result.
Flat Panel Touch Monitors
Widescreen LCD Touch Monitors
ELO LCD Touch Monitors (15", 17" and 19")
ELO LCD Touch Monitors (24")
You may be interested in our special Touch Monitor Collection, a complete bundle of software that supports teaching touch screen skills at all levels.
Neo
Neo2
Reading Pen Oxford Edition
Adjustable Computer Trolleys – easily height adjustable to suit.
Height Adjustable Desk – easily height adjustable to suit.
Bee Bot – the cheeky programmable robot!
Constructa-Bot – a delightful, versatile digger that uses the same controls and movement capabilities as Bee-Bot.
Pro-Bot – like Bee-Bot, but this new floor robot can be used for teaching more advanced control techniques.
Probotix – a user friendly on-screen logo programming software program, which can work independently or with the Pro-Bot floor robot.
Log-Box – the new, easy to use data logger from TTS Group - the makers of Bee-Bot and Pro-Bot!
Digital Blue Head Camera – designed to be worn on the user's head using the strap supplied. Ideal for those with poor motor control.
Digital Blue Snap! Camera – Capture images up to 3.0 mega pixels and video clips (without sound) at 320 x 240 pixels
Digital Movie Creator 3 – makes it easy to create movies!
Easi-Speak – record voices and sounds on the move with this easy to use MP3 recorder.
Tuff-Cam – an ultra simple, purpose designed, child friendly MP3 digital movie/still camera.
Microphone – personalising programs by using familiar pictures and sounds, e.g. SwitchIt! Maker 2, ChooseIt! Maker 2, Clicker etc.
Sci-Plus 200 Calculator – a large, easy to use calculator
Sci-Plus 300 Calculator – the talking version!
Calc-U-Vue Talking Calculator – provides spoken repetition of every button pressed - perfect for students with dyslexia or a visual impairment.
Boardmaker Activity Pad – puts interactive activities right into the hands of the learner!
Interactive Stories – books with interactive shapes and communication boards
Big Jack – ideal for everybody who needs to use switches for environment control.
Micro Jack – simple, trainable remote control that can control many electrical devices including a TV, DVD, stereo or any infrared controlled device.