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Adaptive Use Musical Instruments (AUMI) software enables students who have very little voluntary mobility or other varieties of impairments to create and perform electronic sounds and sequences in order to participate in solo and ensemble electronic music improvisation and composition.

I'm proud to say that I know Kathy Shirley, the tech director who has been instrumental in Escondido's success with iPods. She and her district are doing amazing things in my hometown of San Diego, CA.

"Origin Instruments is pleased to deliver the first switch-based access solutions for Amazon's popular Kindle electronic book readers. Our PageBot for Kindle products enable the independent reading of books and other long form documents by people who cannot hold the Kindle or press its buttons."

"This week, NPR Ed's Eric Westervelt visited a special education classroom in New York City where iPads are being used in a novel way. Students with a range of severe disabilities, including developmental, mental, physical and autism spectrum disorders, are using apps alongside traditional instruments to help express themselves through music."