Finger Isolation Switch

These photos show an Ablenet Jelly Bean switch adapted to teach finger isolation.  It is adapted with molded splinting material to cover the switch and a hold cut in the middle.  For low vision the hole could be marked with paint or brightly colored duct tape.  The adaption was done by the wonderful COTA at our school.

Name Stamps

Many of us use name stamps with student who cannot physically write there names (and many of us who cannot afford name stamps use one dollar labels from the dollar store pre-printed for sticking on papers). Now a company has gone a step further and is selling name stamps that are in a dotted font for tracing. You can choose all CAPS or mixed but sadly it is first name only (limited to nine letters).

Isn't that a great idea for pre-writers of all ages? I am sure special educators and OTs will be all over it. See it at The Little Stamp Company.

Don't worry non-writers aren't left out! The funky font series is perfect for them! There are eleven fonts to choose from and three colors.

All stamps are about $27.00 CA plus shipping. There is a sale write now for orders over $80.00 (great if you need to order stamps for your entire class or school.)

Cool Chewy Jewlery

Teething Bling is food safe, phthalate-free, federally-approved silicone jewlery that is designed to be chewed on. It is sold as jewlery and key chains for mom's to wear or carry for their babies to chew on. However I thing that this age appropriate, fashionable jewlery might be great for our pre-teen to adult girls and women with disabilities who need something to chew on that is a little more fashionable and cool than chewy tubes and chewlery. The tan or green camoflage pendants could even be ok for the young men we work with.