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Toys "R" Us Toy Guide For Differently-Abled Kids
Toys "R" Us has released the latest edition of its Toys "R" Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids, a complimentary toy-selection guide for parents and friends of children with disabilities. The Guide and the products featured inside are available in all Toys "R" Us stores nationwide and online at www.Toysrus.com/DifferentlyAbled.
The easy-to-use resource, released annually, features specially selected toys that promote the development of children with physical and cognitive disabilities. Featured on the cover of this year's Guide is Maria Shriver, First Lady of California, and four-year-old Katelyn Reed, a child with Down Syndrome. Toys "R" Us works with the National Lekotek Center, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to children with disabilities, to evaluate and select the products featured in the Guide, which this year includes more than 80 everyday toys for children of all ages. Items featured in the Guide promote the development of specific skills, such as auditory, language, visual, fine motor, thinking and social skills. Symbols are assigned to each toy so parents can easily identify items that are best suited for their child's needs.
As part of its ongoing commitment to the Guide, the company has created a new, in-store program to further assist customers shopping for toys for differently-abled children. Throughout the month of September, all
586 Toys "R" Us locations across the country will showcase products from the Guide in dedicated in-store boutiques. Additionally, all products in the Guide will be marked with special labels on store shelves so the items are easily identifiable.
WWW.ABLEPLAY.ORG
Ratings & Reviews on Toys for Children with Special Needs
AblePlay is a website that helps parents, teachers and therapists find the best toys for kids with special needs. It provides independent product information in 4 disability categories – physical, sensory, communicative and cognitive. Get comprehensive information on toy features & benefits, skills & developmental processes, and play ideas.
Visit www.ableplay.org today and tell your colleagues!
kidABILITY
An online store featuring educational toys, a special needs section with various helpful products for children with disability, as well as innovative teaching supplies.
853 Sanders Road, Suite 314
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
United States
847/283-9300
Fax 847/792-4108
Web: www.kidability.com
Email: customerservice@kidability.com
Northern Illinois Center for Adaptive Technology
NICAT provides the following services: technical assistance (explaining equipment and its applications); hands-on basic computer use; review publications; try out software, hardware and adaptive devices; preview switches and toys which provide a transition to computers; workshops and presentations; individualized consultation services by appointment.
3615 Louisiana Rd.
Rockford, Illinois 61108
United States
815/229-2163
Web: http://nicat.ataccess.org/
Email: davegrass@earthlink.net
Center for Creative Play
The Center for Creative Play is a non-profit organization located in Pittsburgh, PA. The Center provides a welcoming, parent-supervised, inclusive play space for children of all abilities. In addition, the organization lends developmental toys; affords exceptional technology; provides education and networking opportunities to parents and those who support them; and promotes the vision and practice of inclusive communities."
1400 S. Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15218
United States
412/371-1668
Web: http://www.center4creativeplay.org/
