Ipad Apps

All of the apps listed below are free. Some have upgraded versions which you could purchase if you find the free one worthwhile.

 

AUDITORY APPS

Play Piano

Piano Prodigy

I Hear Ewe

TouchSounds

Barnyard Games for Kids

Sound?

SoundTouch

Sound EFX

Sound Effects

Zoola

BOOKS

Mr. Turkey

How Camel Got It's Hump

Halloween Book

Green Eggs and Ham

Smelly Sprout

Tickle Finger

Three Little Pigs

Princess Chocolate

Cat in the Hat

Boy! A Wolf's Tale

BRAILLE

Braille Now

BrailleCoder

PocketBraille

VisualBraille

BrailleVT

CAUSE AND EFFECT

Peekaboo Barn

Peek-a-Bouncer

I (heart) Fireworks

Bouncing!

Rattle

Baby Finger

Built it Up

LuxDraw

Spray

Crayon

Hatch!

Peekaboo HD

PeekabooPets

COMMUNICATION

Verbally

Talking Tom 2

Baby Sign

Answers Free

Talking!!

EARLY LITERACY

SightCards

Alphabet Tracing

SpellingMagic 1 and 2

MyABC

Magnetic ABC

Meet the Vowels

Sight Pre-K

Flash2Englis

Picture Dictionary

Bob Books

SAS Flash Cards

Little Speller for Kids

EMOTIONS

Emotions

Feelings

EYE-HAND COORDINATION

Shape Sorter

Little Sorter Alphabet

SeeTouchLearn

Tic Tac Toe

Awesome Shape Puzzles

My First Words

ABC Writing

Ball Tapper

Puzzle Play

UKong'sMaze

MATCHING

Farm Flip

Memory

MATH

Counting

Let's Count

First Count

Can You Count

Learn 123s

Numbers

Early Math

Basic Math

KidsMathFun

Math Tutor

Tap Times Tables

Jumbo Calculator

Geometry

Grade 1 Math

MONEY

Amazing Coin

Money Counting

MUSIC

Xylophone

Seuss Band

Mambo Bongo

KidsBongo

DoReMi 1-2-3

Kids Song Fiesta

Jingle Bells Christmas

TappyTunes

PianoMan

Virtuoso

PianoFree

OLDER CHILDREN

TapTyping

MakeChange

Spelling Free

CountingMoney

Measure

SONGS

OldMcDonald

Twinkle Star

ABC Song

TIME

TellTime

Time?

TellingTime Photo Touch

Little Matchups Tell Time

Tellling Time

Measure

TODDLERS

Baby Colors

Memory Match

Opposites

ABC Photo Touch

Vehicle Colors

ABC Alphabet

Flash Cards English

Kids Builder

Things That Go Together

Learn Shapes

Kids Patterns

Big or Small

Baby Show

Peekaboo

Baby Learns

A Bee Sees

VISION STIMULATION

Art of Glow

ColorPlay

Baby Patterns

Flidity

Tap-n-See Zoo

Farm Animals Photo Touch

Doodle Buddy

Shadow?

Picture Game

Awesome

Real Fireworks

Animal Hide and Seek

Vision Sim

Funky Visions

Toddler Flash Cards

FindDiff

Captain Lazy Eye

Optical Illusions

Pixel Storm

Rattle

 

The following is a wonderful list of resources for funding for iPads for children with special needs courtesy of the WonderBaby Blog:

There are a many places that specialize in getting funds to children who need them. Applying for an iPad through these organizations is not a guarantee, but it's worth a shot!
  • Babies with iPads: This site collects donations and purchases iPads for children with significant developmental and/or medical issues. The grants are rewarded as the funds are available.
  • Conover Company: The Conover Mobile Technology Grant is designed to help people with disabilities (adults and children) lead more independent lives. You can fill out their application online.
  • Different Needz Foundation: This organization raises money throughout the year to fund their grant program. Their grants go to families with children with special needs. You can tell them specifically what you want (such as an iPad) and how much it will cost.
  • First Hand Foundation: First Hand will help children with special needs fund assistive technology equipment (among other things) that isn't covered by your insurance. They do have financial guidelines.
  • Gia Nicole Angel Foundation: This program helps by purchasing a specific item for children with special needs. Funds are awarded on a case by case basis with preference given to lower income and single parent families.
  • Gracie's Hope: Gracie's Hope is committed to help improve the lives of children with special needs. They can help provide needed equipment not covered by insurance.
  • Hanna's Helping Hands: This grant is aimed at helping low-income families with children with special needs. They focus on Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Michigan, Rhode Island, and New York.
  • iHelp for Special Needs: This program provides iPads and iPad apps to families with children with special needs.
  • The Lindsay Foundation: The Lindsay Foundation is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is to assist families with resources necessary to provide medical treatment, therapies and rehabilitative equipment in order to improve the quality of life for their special needs children.
  • LoudMommy: This site is dedicated to helping children who are non-verbal. They grant iPads to children who could use them to aid communication.
  • Maggie Welby Foundation: This foundation offers grants for children and families that have a financial need for a particular purpose. If awarded, they will purchase the item for you.
  • Small Steps in Speech: The mission of Small Steps in Speech is to help children with speech and/or language disorders take the steps needed to be better communicators. They offer grants to purchase communication devices (including iPads).
  • Special Kids Therapy: Special Kids Therapy's mission is to serve children with various developmental, physical and/or emotional difficulties and their families, principally by raising money for therapies and services not covered by private/public insurance.
  • Zane's Foundation: This site provides grants to families with children with special needs in Northeast Ohio. The geographic location is limited, but the grant can be used for anything related to your child's needs, including an iPad.
  • For children with CVI:  http://www.littlebearsees.org/about/charity/little-bear-gives/little-bear-gives-application/

http://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/ipad-funding-special-needs

Sources for other appropriate apps can be found on the Perkins Website at http://www.perkins.org/search/search.jsp?query=ipad+apps

Demonstrations on Accessibility can be found at:  http://distance.tsbvi.edu/nichols_ipad-voiceover.html