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Toys for Special Needs Children
Please note, this listing is merely a compilation of catalogs; it does not constitute an endorsement of any of the companies or products listed.
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Abilitations
One Sportime Way
Atlanta, GA 30340
Phone: 800-850-8602
Developmental devices including therapy balls, scooter boards, water therapy devices, ball pits, swing sets, manipulatives, and positioning devices
http://www.abilitations.com/index.jsp
Abledata
8401 Colesville Road, Suite 200
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 800-227-0216
Listings of over 19,000 products for individuals with disabilities, including toys
http://www.abledata.com
AbleNet
1081 Tenth Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414-1312
Phone: 800-322-0956
Switches, BIGmack voice output device, SpeakEasy voice output device
http://www.ablenetinc.com
Achievement Products for Children
P.O. Box 9033
Canton, Ohio 44711
Phone: 800-373-4699
Achievement Products offers therapy, exercise and special education products to help children.
http://www.specialkidszone.com/
Adaptivation
2225 West 50th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 800-723-2783
VoicePal, Taction Pads, LinkSwitch
http://www.adaptivation.com
Assistive Technology of Ohio
445 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Building L
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 800-784-3425
Assistive Technology (AT) Ohio is a federally funded non-profit organization. AT Ohio’s mission is to help those with disabilities acquire assistive technology. Their programs include a loan program, computer distribution, and an adaptive toy library. These programs are designed to increase the availability and use of assistive technology devices and services.
http://www.atohio.org/
Attainment Company
P.O. Box 930160
Verona, WI 53593
Phone: 800-327-4269
Software, video, print and augmentative communication products
http://www.attainmentcompany.com
Bright Start Therapeutics Corporation
11469 Olive Blvd, #198
St. Louis, MO 63141-7108
Phone: 800-664-4534
Fax: 800-664-4534
Bright Start Therapeutics Corporation works to make life easier for parents, more enriching for children, and more enjoyable for the entire family. Their goal is to provide children with special needs and their parents with products that will help them live independently while still having fun.
http://www.bright-start.com/
Carolyn's Catalog
PO Box 14577
Bradenton, FL 34280
Phone: 800-648-2266
Adapted board games for visually-impaired children
http://www.carolynscatalog.com/
Center for Creative Play
1400 S. Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
Phone: 412-371-1668
This site contains a variety of tips for adapting or creating toys for children with disabilities, as well as making the play environment more inclusive. They are committed to the design and development of all inclusive play environments.
http://www.centerforcreativeplay.org/
Childswork/Childsplay Center for Applied Psychology, Inc.
PO Box 61586
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 800-962-1141
Addresses mental health needs of children and families through play
http://www.childswork.com
Come Play With Me! Developmental Toys for Infants and Children
2130 Fillmore Street - PMB 290
San Francisco, CA 94115
By Phone (888) 798-2855
By FAX (415) 673- 2125
Email: info@comeplaytoys.com
Come Play With Me was organized as a catalog retail sales company. They are committed to providing toys which meet the safety standards of many countries, including the United States, Europe and Asia. The toys that Come Play With Me distributes are mainstream developmental and educational toys, which the president of the company has chosen to promote the development of early skills to enhance a child’s ability to learn. These toys are geared towards all children, those with disabilities and those without.
http://www.comeplaytoys.com/store/index.cfm
Creative Play Resources
9420-5 Reseda Blvd.
Northridge, CA 91324
Phone: 800-390-7544 or 818-886-4150
Developmental toys, books and learning materials
Crestwood Company
6625 N. Sidney Place
Milwaukee, WI 53209-3259
Phone: 414-352-5678
Communication aids and switch adapted toys
http://www.communicationaids.com
Different Roads to Learning
12 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 800-853-1057
Learning materials and educational playthings for children with autism spectrum disorders
http://www.difflearn.com
Don Johnston Inc.
1000 N. Rand Rd., Bldg. 115
PO Box 639
Wauconda, IL 60084-0639
Phone: 800-999-4660
Discover:Kenx - alternate keyboard, Jokus and Make It Series software, switches and switch interfaces, distributor for other companies' products
http://www.donjohnston.com
Dr.Toy
268 Bush Street, Suite 2811
San Francisco, California 94104
Toll Free: 800-551-8697
Fax: 510-540-0171
Though not designed specifically for the families of children with disabilities, this website provides a great deal of information about hundreds of toys and other children’s products. The holiday gift guide, awards, links and other resources may be valuable to all those seeking toy-buying guidance. Dr. Toy, aka Stevanne Auerbach, PhD, is a national expert on children’s play and play materials. http://www.drtoy.org/main/index.html
Dragon Fly Toy Company
291 Yale Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3M 0L4
Canada
Phone: 800-308-2208 or 204-453-2222
Adapted and developmental toys, toy search service
http://www.dftoys.com
(at Riverdeep)
500 Redwood Blvd
Novato, CA 94947
Phone: (415) 763-4700
info@riverdeep.net
TouchWindow, educational software including KidDesk, McGee, Katie's Farm, Playroom, Stickybear, Millie's Math House. Riverdeep, a leading on-line developer of K-12 interactive learning solutions, acquired Edmark, a leading developer and publisher of children's educational software for the K-8 and Special Needs areas.
http://web.riverdeep.net/portal/page?_pageid=818,1385215&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Enabling Devices
385 Warburton Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Phone: 800-832-8697
Enabling Devices is dedicated to providing affordable assistive and learning devices to help individuals of all ages with disabilites
http://www.enablingdevices.com
Exceptional Parent Toy Recommendations
700-76 Broadway #360
Westwood, NJ 07675
Phone: 800-EPARENT (372-7368)
Each year EP highlights fun and educational gift ideas for exceptional children and people of all ages. They have a panel of certified toy testers who offer recommendations for the best toys produced in the past few years.
http://www.exceptionalparent.com/
FindTheRightToy.com
Email: Contact@findtherighttoy.com
This website provides reviews of recreational, educational and therapeutic toys from a therapists perspective. The site is separated by skill areas allowing you to search where you feel your child needs the most help. The mission of Find the Right Toy is to help parents help their children through play using the child’s strengths to engage their interest while exercising skills that are weaker. http://www.findtherighttoy.com/index.htm
Flaghouse - Special Populations
601 Flaghouse Drive
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
Phone: 800-793-7900
Adaptive toys and therapy products
http://www.flaghouse.com
Imaginart
307 Arizona St.
Bisbee, AZ 85603
Phone: 800-828-1376
speech, language and learning materials, Nuk massagers, drinking cups, flash cards, Touch 'n Talk communication boards, Signs for Me basic sign book for children
Integrations
PO Box 922668
Norcross, GA 30010-2668
Fax: 800-845-1535
Phone: 800-850-8602
Email: customer.service@sportime.com
Integrations offers a catalog of products for children with learning and sensory differences. The catalog is intended for Teachers, Speech Pathologists, Special Educators, Occupational Therapists, and Parents.
http://www.integrationscatalog.com/
IntelliTools
55 Leveroni Court, Suite 9
Novato, CA 94949
Phone: 800-899-6687
IntelliKeys alternate keyboard and overlays
http://www.intellitools.com
iTECH Center
3041 Olcott St
Santa Clara, CA, 95054
Phone: 408-727-5775
Email: itech@php.com
The iTECH Center is a part of Parents Helping Parents of California. The Center is a preview and demonstration center for assistive technology. Here, parents and professionals are given the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with assistive devices and instructional software before making a decision on which ones best suit their specific needs.
http://www.php.com/include/groups/showInfo.php?ID=32
Jumpstart Babies
Email: products@jumpstartbabies.com
Specializes in sensory-motor developmental toys and fitness products
Kidszplay/Theragifts
1F Commons Drive, Suite 38
Londonderry, New Hampshire, 03053
Phone: 603-437-3330
Fax: 603-437-0431
Email: kidzplayptc@msn.com
The Theragifts division of Kidzplay specializes in selling sensory motor products, toys, and gifts for children that have dysfunction of sensory integration, Autism, Attention Deficit disorders, Developmental Delay or learning disabilities.
http://www.theragifts.com/
Lakeshore Learning Materials
2965 E. Dominquez
Carson, CA 90749
Phone: 800-421-5354
educational products, adaptive equipment, and outdoor play equipment
http://www.lakeshorelearning.com
Laureate Learning Systems
110 E. Spring St.
Winooski, VT 05404-1898
Phone: 800-562-6801
high quality developmental software for speech
http://www.laureatelearning.net/professionals602/
Let’s Play - A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs
1115 Broadway, Suite 400
New York, NY 10010
212-675-1141
Toy Industry Foundation in partnership with Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) and American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), has researched and tested hundreds of toys to compile a comprehensive guide of the best toys for children of all ages with all types of special needs.
http://www.toy-tia.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Press_Room/
Publications_Resources1/Lets_Play_(HTML)/Lets_Play_2006.htm
Let’s Play! Projects
University at Buffalo, Center for Assistive Technology
322 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: 716-829-3141
Fax: 716-829-2420
Let’s Play! Projects provide families with children with disabilities ways to play through the use of assistive technology. These projects provide ideas and strategies to promote play through better access to play materials, and use assistive technology to give the children this critical access. These projects believe that by building on what the child can do, and by creating interactive play environments, families can reclaim play as a critical component of childhood.
http://letsplay.buffalo.edu
Mayer-Johnson Co.
PO Box 1579
Solana Beach, CA 92075-1579
Phone: 800-588-4548
Educational and special needs products; augmentative communication products, including Boardmake.
http://www.mayerjohnson.com
Mindplay
160 W. Ft. Lowell Road
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: 800-221-7911
educational software for pre-K to adult
http://mindplay.com
National Lekotek Center
2100 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201-2796
Phone: 847-328-0001
Fax: 847-328-5514
TTY: 800-573-4446
Lekotek Toy Resource Helpline: 800.366.PLAY
http://www.lekotek.org
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
40 E. 9th Street, Suite 14M
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 800-544-8697
A quarterly guide/catalog which includes a section on special needs toys
http://www.toyportfolio.com
Perfectly Safe Catalog
7835 Freedom Ave., N.W.
North Canton, OH 44720
Phone: 800-837-KIDS (5437) or 888-373-4044
Products designed to ensure child safety
http://perfectlysafe.stores.yahoo.net/
Pocket Full of Therapy
P.O. Box 174
Morganville, N.J. 07751
Phone: 800-736-8124
Fax: 732-441-1422
Email: pfot@pfot.com
This site was developed by OT’s. They offer unique materials and toys that can help provide effective, appropriate, motivating and fun, pediatric therapy and learning. The catalog is arranged into categories pertinent to development.
http://www.pfot.com/
Prentke Romich Company
1022 Heyl Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 800-262-1933
Communication devices such as AlphaTalker and TouchTalker, ECUs, computer access devices, switches and mounts developmental software
http://www.prentrom.com/index.html
Rifton Equipment from Community Playthings
Route 213 Box 901
Rifton, NY 12471-0901
Phone: 800-777-4244
Play equipment for children with special needs
http://www.rifton.com/
R.J. Cooper & Associates
24843 Del Prado #283
Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone: 800-RJCOOPER
Developmental software
http://www.rjcooper.com
Sammons Preston
4 Sammons Court
Bolling Brook, IL 60440
Phone: 800-323-5547
TDD: 800-325-1745
Orthopedic and daily living devices, including tableware, positioning devices, therapy balls, stacking cones, manipulatives, therapy putty and jettmobile
http://www.sammonspreston.com
SensoryEdge
8469 Canoga Ave
Canoga Park, CA 91304
Phone: 800-734-8019
Fax: 818-788-8193
Email: help@sensoryedge.com
This site offers an online catalog of educational and sensory-based products. The website, started by parents of a child with special needs, also plans to offer a newsletter with articles and activities from parents, teachers, and therapists.
http://www.sensoryedge.com/info.html
S&S Worldwide
PO Box 517
Colchester, CT 06415
Phone: 800-243-9232
Indoor and outdoor toys and games, crafts and activities for therapy and rehabilitation
http://www.snswwide.com
SoftTouch
4300 Stine Road, Suite 401
Bakersfield, CA 93313
Phone: 877-763-8868
Software for students with disabilities and the very young, including Old MacDonald's Farm, Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, and Five Green and Speckled Frogs.
E-mail: sales@softtouch.com
http://www.funsoftware.com/softtouch/index.htm
Switchworks
PO Box 64764
Baton Rouge, LA 70896
Phone: 225-925-8926
Toys for preschoolers, including some which are switch-controlled, many of which move and/or make noises
Tack-Tiles(r) Braille Systems
PO Box 475
Plaistow, NH 03865
Phone: 800-822-5845 or 603-382-1748
Braille@tack-tiles.com
http://www.tack-tiles.com/
Tash, Inc. (Technical Aids & Systems for the Handicapped Inc.)
Tash Inc.
3512 Mayland Ct.
Richmond VA 2323
Phone: 800-463-5685 or (804) 747-5020
Fax: (804) 747-5224
E-mail: tashinc@aol.com
switches and accessories, alternate keyboards, environmental control units
http://www.tashinc.com
TFH Special Needs Toys
4537 Gibsonia Road
Gibsonia, PA 15044
Phone: 800.467.6222
Fax. 724-444-6411
Email: tfh@tfhusa.com
TFH offers an online catalog of products and toys for children with special needs.
http://www.specialneedstoys.com/
Toy Industry Foundation
1115 Broadway, Ste. 400
New York, NY 10010
212-675-1141
Let's Play! A Guide to Toys for Children with Special Needs
Toys for Special Children-Enabling Devices
385 Warburton Ave.
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
800-832-8697
adapted toys and switches, communication devices
http://www.enablingdevices.com
Toys "R" Us
Call 1-800-TOYSRUS for a Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids available at the toy stores or online at http://toysrus.com/differentlyabled
Toys To Grow On
PO Box 17
Long Beach, CA 90801
800-542-8388
wonderful learning games and playthings
http://www.toystogrowon.com/
We Can Play!
1304 Southpoint Blvd., Suite 240
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: 707-778-3011
Fax: 707-765-2080
TTY: 707-778-3015
Email: ATAinfo@ATAccess.org
This section of the Alliance for Technology Acess website offers a variety of activities and play suggestions for children with special needs. Learn how to adapt a battery operated toy for children who can only press a single button. Learn more about web resources and books about play.
http://www.ataccess.org/resources/wcp/endefault.html
WorkLink Innovations
2452 Armstrong St.
Livermore, CA 94550
510-848-8363
Access-I product provides computer accessibility from a wheelchair
http://www.worklink.com
See the article on Adapting Toys for your special needs child.
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