Maureen Lafleche's List: Switch Software

Hiyah Free Software has a full variety of witch activities for learners with multiple or significant special needs. Some examples of activities are colors, shapes, nouns, verbs etc. The activities listed are chosen because they can be used with switches, they are simple and they are enjoyable. The activities listed are free and do not require downloads. These activiites are strictly plug and play - cause and effect

Cause and Effect (and Press to Play):

This is a free download. It is is good for simple cause and effect. There are 6 characters. These characters are found throughout the various games. The games are all very simple i.e., peek-a-boo, choo-choo but are highly entertaining

Bullseye has the same rules as a standard game of darts. It is a good scanning activity for learners with multiple or significant special needs. It is simple and enjoyable. It is free.

There are many games on the BBC - CBBC site. There are 4 Switch games that users will find interesting. They can be played on line. These switch activities for learners with multiple or significant special needs. The activities listed are chosen because they can be used with switches, they are simple and they are enjoyable.

CBeebies - Fun and Games has many activities for children who use switches. There is also a section for grown ups and other fun and games that use a keyboard but may also work with a switch.

A suite of programs designed to help teach early ICT skills to people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those who need to develop skills with assistive input devices and very young children new to computers (SWGfL)

Papunet is a website with an engaging set of activities designed specifically to work well for individuals who use switches to access a computer, including those who use two switches for step-scanning. The range of activities is extensive, and there are varying levels of challenge within many of the activities.

Priorywoods is a website with an engaging set of activities designed specifically to work well for individuals who use switches to access a computer. There are a range of activities at varying levels. The activities are fun and motivating.

SENSwitcher is accessible needs software. SENSwitcher states that it is a suite of programs designed to help teach early ICT skills to people with profound and multiple learning difficulties, those who need to develop AT skills and very young children who are new to computers. Works from experiential through cause and effect, switch building, timed activation, targeting and row scanning.

Boardmaker Family v6 Tutorials - Symbolate Tool, Movable Button Tool, Swap, Shuffle, align and center, Freeform Tool, Drag and Dro, Package and share, sound Library, Quick record

Has a great line of enabling device products i.e., input switches, multiple input switches, adaptors and interfaces, software, learning resources, special toys, communication aids

A resource of fun ideas and 'assistive technology' aimed at moderate to severely learning/physically disabled people.