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Resources: Children and Family

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  • Ableplay.org
    AblePlay provides independent toy reviews and detailed information to help you understand each toy's unique features, creative ways each toy can be used with children with special needs, and skills that will be enhanced as a result.
  • Adapting Toy Ideas (a handout from the Vermont AT Program) Download PDF Document

  • AT for Behavioral Safety and Self-Protection
    Individuals with cognitive and/or behavioral disabilities often need help preventing behaviors which challenge their safety living at home. If you are caring for someone with this type of disability--such as a child with autism or an adult with Alzheimer's--this MassMATCH page was created to let you know about the growing range of assistive technology (AT) products that exists to help you.

  • Children's Rights to Health Care under the MassHealth Program (Fact Sheet)
    Provided by the Disability Law Center.

  • DisabilityResources--Toys
    This DisabilityResources.org Web page can help you locate toys that are specially developed for kids with physical, cognitive, and sensory impairments; resources to tell you how to adapt conventional toys for kids with disabilities; and resources to help you select off-the-shelf toys that are best suited for your child.

  • Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD)
    FCTD offers a wealth of information in English and Spanish on assistive technology. There are fact sheets, newsletters, family information guides, lists of resources and organizations, as well as hundreds of reviews.

  • Family Guide to Assistive Technology
    Created by Parents, Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK) in cooperation with the Federation for Children with Special Needs.

  • Family Place in Cyberspace
    Funded by the Stulsaft Foundation, this Alliance for Technology Access initiative addresses the assistive technology needs of families of children with disabilities. Information on accessible toys and play, K-12 resources, FAQs, and other resources for families are available here.

  • Outdoor Play Adapting Ideas (a handout from the Vermont AT Program) Download PDF Document
    A list of ideas to help children with disabilities play outside.

  • SPED Child and Teen
    This site offers valuable information on Massachusetts-area special needs workshops, seminars and more regarding financial help, legal help, and free or low cost family and support programs. There is a special section on programs just for teens and young adults and their unique needs.
  • 7-128 Software Games
    These games are family friendly. They entertain with stories, puzzles, and word problems. They are playable by senior gamers and those with reduced vision. Many are playable by people who are blind, deaf, or cannot use a keyboard.