Switch Apaption For the Ipad

We found that there is now a blue tooth switch adaption available for the ipad. It is made by AbleNet and you can view it at www.ablenetinc.com just put ipad in the search box and you will be able to find it. It has two switches built in or you can attach your own switch/switches. Junior does great with his eye gaze and the ipad but being able to use his head switch with it would give him more independence. Currently there are a VERY limited number of apps available that will work with a switch but I am sure that will change in the future. I did have a chance to check out an app called Sounding Board which is switch accessible. I need to play with it a bit more before giving a real review but so far I am impressed and think Junior will be able to use it. It is much like our current ipad communication program but switch accessible and also uses a more real sounding voice. I will post more about it once I have really had a chance to work with it and see what Junior thinks(we do not have the switch adapter so are just basing our view on eye gaze use).
This is certainly something that will be discussed at Junior's upcoming IEP as a needed addition for his educational progress.

Things have been a little crazy around here so I haven't been keeping up with this blog like I want. Please feel free to jump on over to Junior's regular blog if you want to see what's going on with our life.
Junior hasn't been feeling well and after some doctors visits it was determined that he isn't sick at all but it is a medication thing. We are now working on adjusting his seizure med(lowering his dose) to help him.

The ipad has been a life saver with him not feeling well. He keeps it close by to tell me what he needs and listen to stories or watch his shows. It also is great at doctors visits especially with the extension arm and clamp.

I have some pictures of activities Junior has been doing using his ipad but they are not yet on the computer. I will try to get them up tomorrow.