2015 ALL PLAY Accessible Toy Guide for Children of All Sight Levels

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Sensory Sun was founded by Hillary Welch Kleck, mother of Madilyn who was born blind in 2005. Madilyn was diagnosed with bilateral anophthalmia shortly after birth, among other syndromes that have made life different for Madilyn more than Hillary could have ever imagined. SensorySun.org is an online resource sharing a variety of information about raising and teaching a child who is blind or visually impaired.

Visit www.SensorySun.org to find accessible toy and product ideas, creative ways to make the world accessible, as well as lesson plans for teachers and blog posts for everyone! Sensory Sun aims to promote a fully accessible world for children with visual impairments while educating and informing the world about how strong, brilliant, and unique kids with visual impairments are while these kids show the world how capable, special and deserving all of us really are when we take the time to consider others! #ALLPLAY because ALL kids want to PLAY!

The Exploring Braille App was created to introduce young children with visual impairments to the Braille alphabet through a fun interactive, multi-sensory approach. The multisensory Braille/Print approach also allows users of all sight levels to learn together, providing opportunities for socialization through learning.

Using sound and touch, children will love following along with Madilyn, an enthusiastic little girl who is blind, and her sidekick Ruff, a fun-loving pup, as they learn the alphabet together. Sighted users (including parents and teachers) can follow along on screen with high-quality graphics and visual representations of the Braille and print alphabet.

It’s All About Braille … 6 Braille It! … 8 Let’s Play … 10 Oh! Baby, Baby … 12 Tummy Time … 14 Awesome Stuff We Love! … 15 Fine Motor Toys & Tools … 16 Playing Pretend … 18 Mealtime Tricks & Adaptations … 19 Get Moving! … 20 Sitting Around … 22 Stand Up … 23 Lights On! … 24 LightAide Information … 25 Music is Life … 26 Early Literacy … 28 Exploring the Alphabet … 29 Listen UP! … 30 READ on… 31 For the Holidays … 32 Stocking Stuffers … 33 Math is Fun! … 34 Let’s Go To School! … 36 Toy Like Me Information … 37 STEM & Engineering … 38 If You Build It… 40 Tech Talk … 41 Multi-Sensory Arts & Crafts … 42 Audio Description Project … 44 Netflix Accessibility Information … 44 Great Expectations Program Information … 45

We Perceive, Inc. will use current technology and resources to make existing products and services accessible now by partnering with other corporations and organizations; provide accessible products and services to children with visual impairments; and work to find ways to advance accessibility for the future.

Many solutions currently exist to provide these children with access to movies, museums, toys and learning- parts of daily life every child needs and deserves. A fully accessible world is possible. Together, we can make it a reality. Â Our goals are to ensure children with visual impairments are able to interact and participate in all parts of their environment including home, school and in the community, while raising awareness of their needs to the industries which serve children as well as the general public. We believe awareness is the key to understanding, empathy and respect.

Our board consists of parents and supporters who are active in the blindness community and their local communities but want to make an impact at a national level, too. "We perceive a fully accessible world for children with visual impairments."

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1. Plan Toys Alphabet Tiles 2. Plan Toys Number Tiles 3. Perkins Panda Literacy Kit 4. Magnetic Letters 5. Magnetic Numbers 6. ENI Braille Puzzle

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braille braille Developed in partnership with Odds Bodkin and educational leaders across North America, this program teaches fundamental early literacy skills to children from birth through eight years old with visual impairments.

The Perkins Panda Literacy Kit includes three packets with interrelated storybooks produced in uncontracted (beginning-stage) braille, large print and high-contrast illustrations; activity guides and cassettes; a story box; a stuffed panda from Gund速 with a backpack to hold a tape player and a guide to additional resources.

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7. Tactile Braille Monopoly 8. Uncle Goose Alphabet Blocks 9. Miniland Activity Buttons 10. Uncle Goose Math Blocks 10

BRAILLE IT! There are many different ways to add Braille to your child’s toys, books, and even objects around the home or classroom! Some options are very cheap while others are more of an investment with longer lasting results.

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Slate and stylus with sticker paper TapeQueen Tape Slate & Stylus Tulip Dimensional Paint Reizen Braille Labeler 6dot Braille Label Maker Find more ideas on our Amazon Store!

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6 Dot Braille Label Maker from LoganTech is the most convenient and thoughtfully designed Braille embossing label maker ever produced. The built in Braille keyboard enables users to simply type any text in any language they wish and the label maker embosses it exactly as typed. A standard QWERTY keyboard can be plugged in so friends and family can create labels even if they do not know Braille. Learn more.

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1. Bone Braille Dog Charms by Braille Design 2. Custom Cane Charms by Braille Design 3. Aromatherapy Braille Oil Diffuser Necklace by Jewelry in Braille 4. Braille Initial Pendant Charm Necklace by Jewelry in Braille

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1. Mattel Uno Roboto 2. Hasbro Electronic Battleship 3. Hasbro Boggle, Jr. 4. Melissa & Doug Shut-the-Box 4

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5. Patch Checkers Travel 6. Winning Moves Super Big Boggle 7. Hasbro Connect 4 8. Wooden Tactile Tic Tac Toe 9. Braille Label Stickers

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Use Braille Only Clear Alphabet and Number Stickers to make toys accessible where there is print! Great for letter recognition toys and many of the board games featured here!

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1. Nuby IcyBite Textured Teether 2. Baby Einstein Music Player 3. Cloud b Sleep Sheep Sound Machine 4. Braille Baby’s First Touchy-Feely Christmas Book 5. Baby Einstein Octoplush 6. myBaby SoundSpa 7. Haba Paletti Clutch Ball 8. Boppy Lounger 9. VTech Talk & Go Farm Rattle 10. Lamaze Musical Inchworm 11. VTech Lil Critters Moosical Beads 12. Braille & Texture Books from Seedlings

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1. Jolly Jumper Musical Play Mat 2. Yookidoo Musical Play Mat 3. Baby Einstein Reef Prop Pillow 4. Fisher-Price Comfort Vibe Play Wedge 5. Lamaze Spin & Explore Tummy Gym 2 3

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1. CloudPets (various pets available) 2. Express Yourself Music T-shirt 3. Frozen Read-Along Braille/CD 4. B. Toys Rockestra 5. Learning Resources Ruff’s House 4 5

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1. Fisher-Price Light-Up Lion Stacker 2. Learning Resources Fine Motor Tools 3. Infantino Textured Ball Set 4. B. Snug Bugs 5. Plan Toys Lacing Beads 6. Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set 7. B. Ballyhoo Ball 8. Edushape Dress-A-Pillar 9. GuideCraft 3D Feel & Find Set 10. Melissa & Doug Basic Skills Board 11. Learning Resources Attribute Apples 5

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1. Melissa & Doug Dust, Sweep & Mop 2. Doc McStuffins Eye Doctor Set 3. Little Tikes Mower Toy 4. KidzLane Firefighter Set 5. Melissa & Doug Play Dish Set

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1. ezpz Happy Mat 2. OXO Tot Training Cup 3. Munchkin Stay Put Suction Bowls 4. Boon Benders Adaptable Utensils 5. Boon Nonskid Plates 6. Chewbeads Bracelet 7. Mr. Juice Bear Teaching Cup

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1. Graco Bumper Jumper 2. Learning Resources Talking Floor Mat 3. Pure Fun Trampoline with Handle 4. LeapFrog Roll & Go Rocking Horse 5. Fat Brain Toys Teeter Popper 6. Radio Flyer Spin ’n Saucer 7. Firefly by Leckey Scooot 8. Fisher-Price 3-in-1 Elephant 9. FurReal Friends Walkin Puppies 10. Labebe Dinosaur Rocking Plush

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1. InYard Therapy Swing 2. Bumbo Multi Seat 3. Fisher-Price Smart Stages Chair 4. Firefly GoTo Seat 5. Kid O Bilibo 6. Firefly Upsee Kit 7. Little Partners Learning Tower 8. VTech Sit-to-Stand Walker

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1. Crayola Light-Up Board 2. Crayola Mini Light Designer 3. Boon Glo Nightlight 4. Learning Resources Market Color Sorting Set

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PERKINS PRODUCTS

LightAide LightAide

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Fun and enlightened learning Bright and engaging, the LightAide™ creates a variety of interactive displays of color that support core learning goals and help instill the building blocks of literacy and mathematical concepts in learners with low vision, cognitive disabilities and other special needs.

Benefits for Learners: Cause and effect Alphabet and numbers l Turn-taking, negotiation and other social interactions l Visual tracking for pre-reading experiences l Sequencing and organizational skills for literacy readiness l Provides an enlarged, tactile learning experience for low vision children

Features: 224 bright multicolored lights Enables up to 4 learners to control and activate lights l Simple to set up, Easy to use l Activities that engage at all levels of learning l Cool, energy efficient LEDs l Optional Carrying Bag Available l Product size: H: 16” (41cm) x W: 20” (51cm) x D 3.5” (9cm) l Product Weight: 8lbs

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Includes preloaded activities that enhance the Expanded Core Curriculum www.perkinsproducts.org | tel: +1-617-972-7308 175 North Beacon St. Watertown, MA, USA 02472

Switches not included

An easily-distracted student was sitting in front of the LightAide™ for 45 minutes activating the lights with a switch, Fascinated!

Teacher of the Visually Impaired

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Music is Life.

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1. B. Carousel Bells 2. LeapFrog Music Player 3. Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube 4. Crayola Color Me A Song 5. First Trumpet 6. B. Toys Symphony in B. 7. VTech Record & Learn Studio 8. Hasbro Bop-It Beats Game 9. Bontempi Toy Instruments

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1. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom with Magnetic Letters Set from NBP.org 2. LeapFrog LeapReader Junior Book Pal 3. LeapFrog Read with Me 4. VTech Touch Word Book 5. LeapFrog Jr. Interactive Flashcards

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1. Exploring Braille with Madilyn and Ruff iPad App 2. LeapFrog AlphaPup 3. VTech Alphabet Apple 4. VTech Alphabet Activity Cube 5. LeapFrog Fridge Phonics

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Listen UP! 1. LeapFrog Kid Headphones 2. Frozen Sing-A-Long Elsa Doll 3. Gund Recordable Teddy 4. Learning Resources Recordable Answer Buttons

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1. Children's Braille Book Club 2. LeapFrog LeapReader & Books 3. LeapFrog Talking Words Cards 4. Hallmark Be a Part of the Story 5. Hallmark Interactive Story Buddy 4

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1. Pete the Cat Saves Christmas Print & Braille Book (NBP) 2. Braille Advent Calendar 3. Peanuts Braille Calendar (NBP) 4. Hallmark Recordable Book 5. Memory Keeping Sound Charm 6. Tactile Dice 7. Braille Wristbands 8. Pocket Braille Cube 9. Mr. Sketch Holiday Scented Markers 10. Hot Wheels DC Universe Cars

• Starbucks Gift Cards in Braille • Movie Passes to a Theater with Audio Description • Apple iTunes Gift Card for Apps, Books and Music

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1. Learning Resources Pizza Mania Early Math Game 2. Learning Resources Magnetic Number Line 100 3. Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Shapes & Colors 4. Little Tikes Count ’n Play Cash Register 5. LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven 6. The Learning Journey Count & Learn Cookie Jar 7. Didax Sandpaper Numerals 8. Learning Resources 3D Plastic Base Ten Kit 9. Learning Resources Penguins on Ice Math Activity Set 10. Learning Resources Magnetic Apple Fractions 11. Morphun Braille Math Bricks

Let’s go to SCHOOL! 1. Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes Print & Braille Book (NBP) 2. LeapFrog Learning Friends Adventure Bus 3. UEB Braille Spelling Dictionary For Beginning Writers (NBP) 4. Mead See & Feel Learn to Write Tablet with Raised Ruling

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Started in the UK, the “Toy Like Me” Campaign celebrates disability in toys & is calling upon the global toy industry to better represent the 150 million children with disabilities worldwide. Join them online by following the @toylikeme social media network on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, then share & like their posts to help raise awareness and advocate for diversity in the toy industry! You can also help by supporting the #ToyLikeMe petition on LEGO Ideas titled “Christmas Wands ’n’ Wheels” and sharing!

Browse the WonderBaby.org #ToyLikeMe Holiday Shopping Guide featuring toys for kids who wear glasses or hearing aids, use white canes or wheelchairs & more!

Visit this special page online: http:// www.wonderbaby.org/articles/ toylikeme-shopping-guide

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1. LeapFrog Solar System Adventure Pack 2. Learning Resources Create-a-Maze 3. Braille Maps USA 4. Reach for the Stars Graphic Overlays and iBook

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5. Out-of-Sight Science Experiments Braille Book (NBP) 6. Mine for Gems Science Kit 7. Safari Ltd. Safariology Life Cycle Models 8. Kids First Amusement Park Engineer Kit 5

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If You Build It‌ 1. Magformers Rainbow Set 2. Fat Brain Toys Squigz Set 3. Hot Wheels City Loop Trackset 4. B. Toys Bristle Block Spinaroos 5. Elenco Snap Circuits Jr Kit

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Talk 2 1. GreatShield Chalkee Stylus 2. LeapFrog My Talking LapPup 3. Fisher-Price Laugh and Learn Creation Center iPad Case 4. LeapFrog Learn to Write Mr. Pencil 5. DataCal Transparent Braille Keyboard Overlay Stickers 6. Harpo BraillePen 12 Touch

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What is Audio Description? Narration added to the soundtrack to describe important visual details that cannot be understood from the main soundtrack alone. Audio description is a means to inform individuals who are blind or who have low vision about visual content essential for comprehension. Audio description of video provides information about actions, characters, scene changes, on-screen text, and other visual content. Audio description supplements the regular audio track of a program. Audio description is usually added during existing pauses in dialogue. Audio description is also called “video description” and “descriptive narration”. ADP’s List of Family Movies: http:// www.acb.org/adp/dvdsforkids.html As of October, Netflix is offering over 110 movies and series with audio description.

Learn more about accessing Netflix Accessibility on the Audio Description Project’s website! You can also view the updated Netflix listings: http://www.acb.org/adp/ netflixad.html

Current Listings (as of November 2015) 101 Dalmatians 13 Going On 30 Antz Care Bear & Cousins Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 Daddy Day Care Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Ella The Elephant Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman Glee Going Blind How To Train Your Dragon 2 I'll Be Home For Christmas Lilo & Stitch Malcomb in the Middle Marvel's Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United Masha and the Bear Monster Math Squad Mr. Peabody and Sherman Odd Squad

National Treasure Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures Plant Earth: The Complete Collection Richie Rich Sesame Street Animals & Nature Sesame Street Creativity and Imagination Sesame Street Everyday Moments Sesame Street Music and Dance Sesame Street Numbers & Letters Star Wars: The Clone Wars Tarzan The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos The Hunger Games: Catching Fire The Magic School Bus The Nightmare Before Christmas Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Treasure Planet

Great Expectations brings popular picture books to life using a multisensory approach — songs, tactile play, picture descriptions, body movement, engaged listening — all designed to promote active reading experiences for children with visual impairments.

Parents will learn how to describe a picture in a book, how to explore a book’s visual concepts, how to play and have fun telling “the whole story.”

Children will learn to listen carefully to words, feelings (voice), actions, scene, plots, and character development—elements that they would otherwise miss by not seeing the pictures.