Date: Thu, 29 Apr 93 13:30 +0200 From: ILANS%HUJIDS@VMS.HUJI.AC.IL Subject: [*] Educational Software for Disabled children (Summary) Resubmission of SUMMARY of responses. With the help of: Jay Kahn, jkahn@mitre.org Graeme Forbes, wolfson@ll.mit.edu (Harry Wolfson) Thank you all Ilan Szekely, Compter Lab, Faculty of Dentistry The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. internet: ILANS@ds.huji.ac.il Please archive as /info-mac/report/educational-software-kids.txt and delete /report/disabled-children-software.txt <================= cut here =================> FILE: /info-mac/report/educational-software-kids.txt Subject: Educational Software for disabled children (summary) With the help of: Jay Kahn, jkahn@mitre.org Graeme Forbes, wolfson@ll.mit.edu (Harry Wolfson) Thanks to you all Ilan Szekely, Compter Lab, Faculty of Dentistry The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. internet: ILANS@ds.huji.ac.il =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-== From: BITNET%"wolfson@ll.mit.edu (Harry Wolfson)" 20-APR-1993 Subj: Re: Educational Software for disabled children Hi Ilan, I saw your request for shareware educational / games for kids with motor disabilities (I assume that the kids are using some sort of "single switch" device like a puffer switch or chin switch, etc.). I have seen very few shareware games but there is a commercial company called "Don Johnston Software" that sells hardware and software for single-switching for Macs and older Apples. I don't have the address here at work, but I can get it for you if you'ld like. The BMUG BBS in Boston,Mass. has an area for discussion of computers and disabilities. They have a very small collection of software, but I don't know what sort of things that they have. I saw a HyperCard stack called "Dave's Stack" (I think) that was written for a quadrapalegic (sp?) that let him communicate by selecting common phrases (e.g. I'm thirsty, Read to me) or type from an alphabet using a single-switch. If you are interested I could dig it up and send it along. I wrote a fairly simplistic eduucational game a few years ago to help my son learn how to tell time from an analog clock. It displays a clock face and the child selects a button to guess the right time. At the request of a friend who works with disabled kids, I added single switching capability to it. The program is called Time Teacher (v1.1.3 added single switching capability). I can send it along if you'ld like. It is black & white and has very simple sounds and rudimentary graphics. There are a few games that I saw that were written for very young children that could (probably) be used with a single switch. When any key is pressed, a colored shape is displayed on the screen and a funny noise is played. An overpriced shareware version is called "BabySmash". I wrote a slightly better version (but never released it) called "Baby Don't Drool" (meant as a joke). I saw a *much* better version that was released as freeware. Unfortunately, I forgot the name, but I probably have it at home. Let me know if your interested in any of these. Harry Wolfson wolfson@ll.mit.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From: BITNET%"jkahn@mitre.org" 20-APR-1993 23:47:10.05 Subj: Educational Software This is from Home and School and can be found on sumex in infomac/report/ as home-and-school ....date. It stopped coming about a year ago, but they are still out there, distributing mainly by disk. For more details, contact them direct, not me. HOWEVER, I AM INTERESTED IN A SUMMARY SO I CAN PASS IT ON TO A SCHOOL FOR HANDICAPPED KIDS. Jay Kahn --------------------------------------------------------------- SSS National Home & School Macintosh User Group SSS AUSTRALIA o CANADA o FRANCE o ITALY o IRELAND o JAPAN o SWEDEN o UK o USA Copyright C1992 National Home & School Macintosh User Group. Home & School MacT is published bimonthly by the National Home & School MUG, an Apple(R) registered user group. Editor: Bob Nordling o Associate Editor: Fred Showker Plans for the Next Issue of Home & School MacT Each issue of Home & School Mac includes new articles and reviews, as well as regular updates of various appendices, bibliographies, and lists to insure that this publication remains the definitive source of information in the area of Macintosh entertainment & educational software. Submissions Submissions of articles and reviews for inclusion in Home & School MacT would be greatly appreciated and duly credited. Submissions can be sent to the Editor. 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Articles/reviews should be from 1 - 3 pages of double-spaced type and may include screen shots of the game or educational program reviewed. ------------------------------------------------------- Cheers, --------- Jay Jay Kahn G-023 jkahn@mitre.org Security Information Technical Center telephone 703-883-6622 The MITRE Corporation, Mail Stop Z202 secretary 703-883-5397 7525 Colshire Drive, facsimile 703-883-1397 McLean, VA 22102-3481 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- From: Graeme Forbes Subject: Educational Software for the Mac (A) Apple itself publishes a heavy tome called the "Mac Educational Software Guide". You can get it by writing to "Mac Ed Sftwr Guide, Apple, 20330 Stevens Creek Blvd, M/S 36-AN, Cupertino, CA 95014. Graeme Forbes =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-