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 A Site with 175 Flashcard  apps for idevices  that you can filter to find the one that meets your needs

Kevin Honeycutt's iPad site

Confusing interface, very cluttered. Art Snacks site might be useful but you have to join and give specific information before looking at the site to decide whether it would be beneficial - needs a preview. So, not a chance! You'll need to spend quite a bit of time and energy digging through the site. Parts are definitely valuable.

This is an awesome website! We are exploring assistive technology apps in my special education class and this will be very helpful! Thanks!

Differentiating instruction is a time-tested way of thinking about meeting students' needs as they make progress toward achievement or learning targets.  Differentiation is an elegant mindset that suggests to teachers a framework that permits them to engage students while focusing on learning results, and digital technologies offer many opportunities to differentiate instruction in meaningful ways.  However, differentiating instruction takes a concerted planning effort on our parts as teachers and teacher educators. This is especially so as we develop a mindset that differentiation can be effective. In this post, I propose a three-phase approach to planning differentiated instruction: Where do we start planning for differentiated instruction with technology, What are considerations for who we teach, what we teach, and how we plan? How do I put it all together?

Full version is $200 "This is a lite version of OneVoice and does not include speech capabilities. Purchase the full version if you need voices. OneVoice turns the iPad or iPhone into an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. Building on the simplicity of iOS devices, OneVoice is easy to understand, and designed for usability above everything else. Though OneVoice comes with a pre-populated vocabulary (focused on children) the real value is that you can easily add your own phrases and photos to create a custom experience. Features include: - 4 High Quality Voices (Not included in the lite version) - Over 100 custom made icons - Drag and drop organization of phrases and categories - Choose and crop your own photos from the device photo gallery or your camera. - Simple, focused application. Users won't get lost in many levels of categories and be unable to find their way back "

""Use your words," I hear a parent tell their child... This augmentative assisted communication tool (AAC) helps children talk about their feelings and behaviour. Calm talk also helps children practice self-calming strategies through a variety of activities. All children can benefit from this app, including those who have ASD, ADD/ADHD, speech and language impairments and intellectual impairments. Developing children's emotional intelligence is fundamental for life. Calm Talk was developed by an Educational Therapist who needed a tool to help children with social and behavioural difficulties."

"Welcome to Silver Kite, the new resource from Saltillo, AMDi, and PRC that is dedicated to providing helpful solutions for people with adaptive living needs. Our mission is simple: Allow people with disabilities to participate in - and enjoy - life to the fullest. We're committed to enabling everyone with differing abilities to soar independently - like a kite in the air - by providing the latest and most effective assistive products and comprehensive support. In our catalog and on our website you'll find details on communication devices and other products and accessories that are enabling adults and children around the world to express themselves and lead fuller lives."

Isn't this a cool solution for making an iPad easily accessible to individuals with special needs?`

APTE's new Literacy Suite is a collection of applications & teacher resources designed to meet the needs of visual learners. The program is aimed at special education. The applications provide students with a platform to create their own projects with words, pictures, & videos. [ISTE Learning & Leading With Technology, June/July 2010, Vol. 37 No. 8]