Able Play Seal of Approval

Comfy Keyboard System and software has received the Able Play Seal of Approval. An Able Play rating is a snapshot of a toy's appropriateness for children with special needs (www.ableplay.org).

About Able Play:

AblePlayTM, - Developed by the National Lekotek Center, the leading nonprofit authority on play for children with disabilities, provides parents and the professionals who work with them, access to the most useful, product-specific information about the top play and learning products and toys for children with disabilities.

Ableplay Rating Overview

What the Stars Mean:

• ***** Product is exceptional for children in that disability category
• ****  Product is very good for children in that disability category
• ***   Product is good for children in that disability category
• **    Product is adequate for children in that disability category
• *     Product is not suitable for children in that disability category

A strong rating in any category makes the product a good toy

For example take a product which receives 2 stars in Physical, two stars in Sensory, four stars in Communicative and one star in Cognitive. This will be just the choice for those buying toys for children with autism and other communicative disabilities. In this case, a high rating in one category is exactly what consumers will be looking for.

Very few toys receive strong ratings in all or almost all categories

Very few toys have strong ratings in all categories. Most toys score strongly in one area as toys have different areas of emphasis. For example, a child with a sensory disability such as a visual impairment may not benefit as much from a board game that has read-only cards. But this toy may be a great game for a child with a cognitive disability such as learning delays.

Disability Category Explanation

Physical

Physical disabilities relate to children with disabilities affecting their motor systems. These can include skeletal, muscle, and joint abnormalities which in turn limit a child’s ability to move, stand, sit, play, or reach.
Some of the major physical disabilities are:

• Cerebral Palsy
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Spin Bifida
• Paraplegia /Quadriplegia

Sensory

These disabilities relate to a child’s ability to gather and understand information form the environment through any of the five senses.
Some of the major sensory disabilities are:

• Hearing Impairment
• Visual Impairment
• Sensory Integration Disorder

Communicative

These disabilities relate to a child’s inability to communicate verbally due to limited or altered comprehension and use of language
Some major communicative disabilities are:

• Autism / Pervasive Development Disorder
• Speech and Language Delay
• Stuttering

Cognitive

These disabilities relate to a child’s inability to process information, reason, remember, and express emotions.
Some major cognitive disabilities are:

• Down Syndrome
• Mental Retardation
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
• Hydrocephalus
• Attention Deficit Disorder/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Learning Disabilities