SPECS4US
Proprietor/Parent: Maria DellapinaBusiness Description: "I have designed a frame line of glasses for children with Down Syndrome and other special needs," Dellapina says. "The mission is simple: To improve the sight and quality of life for children with DS and other special needs by providing custom frames that fit your children's unique needs." ... Read moreMore »
Spectrum Visions
Proprietor/Parent: Yumi Kubo
Business Description: "We help individuals with special needs with technology," Kubo explains. "Our mission is to enhance learning and human expression for individuals with special needs, development delays, autism, and PDD through information technology." The Voice4u web page describes it as "a revolutionary AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) application that helps individuals to express their feeling, thought, actions and things they need. It is a perfect solution for learning and communication for autistic individuals and people around them." ... Read moreMore »
Star Allergy Alerts
Proprietor/Parent: Donna RendellBusiness Description: Star Allergy Alerts is "an online home-based business selling allergy awareness T-shirts, badges and stickers," says Rendell. Since she works at home, "it's my morning and night-time job -- before Stella wakes, after she goes to Kindy and after she goes to bed!" ... Read moreMore »
Steps4Kids
Proprietor/Parent: Lucile Hooton LynchBusiness Description: The primary focus of Steps4Kids, according to Lynch, is "the design of DVDs using video modeling, priming, and self-modeling to teach and support children. We also provide products to supplement the skills being demonstrated in the DVDs. Our goal is to provide persons responsible for teaching children with positive, effective visual tools, so that children can be successful in handling their academic, social, behavioral, and physical tasks." ... Read moreMore »
Sweet Alexis Bakery
Prioprietor/Parent: Michele FellowsBusiness Description: "Sweet Alexis Bakery manufactures and specializes in delicious and safe baked goods made without dairy, eggs, tree nuts or peanuts," says Fellows. "In addition, Sweet Alexis products are made without preservatives or fillers, contain no cholesterol, are vegan and, although delicious for everyone, are prefect for those with food allergies or on a special diet." ... Read moreMore »
urTalker
Proprietors/Parents: Ryan and Jody Farris
Business Description: "urTalk is a business 'focused on apps that support communication for nonverbal individuals,' says Ryan. The company's website gives this description of its first app: 'urTalker is a very affordable augmentative alternative communication device (aac) that works on iTouch, iPad, and iPhone devices. urTalker and urTalker Pro provide the disability community aac device options to expensive devices and allow anyone to configure the product any way they need. urTalker and urTalker Pro come with over 200 images pre-loaded and the ability to add as many as needed. urTalker is a great assistive technology device for children and adults with speech issues including Autism, CP or cerebral palsy, down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities.'" ... Read moreMore »
The Victoria Chart Company
Prioprietor/Parent: Victoria Ballard
Business Description: "We produce a range of products dedicated to positive development in children and supporting those who care for them," Ballard says of her business. These include colorful reward charts tailored to different ages and situations, packaged with stickers and dry-erase pens for customizing them to your child's needs. The company has also come out with a reward-chart app for iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch and Android called Go Rewards. ... Read moreMore »
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