Deaf Children Need More Apps With ASL Video Content

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) November 3, 2011 -- Spirit-led Designs is proud to announce the opening of their Interactive Touch Books online bookstore, showcasing children's iPhone and iPad apps that include American Sign Language videos. While many app developers are creating their apps with the special needs community in mind, few are including features, like ASL videos, that can benefit the Deaf community. Spirit-led Designs, a family-owned and operated company that create apps for children using the Interactive Touch Books software, is committed to changing that, by incorporating ASL videos into their educational apps.

http://store.interactivetouchbooks.com/books/rosemary+sanford

"I've been searching for apps that will meet the needs of my Deaf students. Most apps are teeming with auditory feedback, but not enough visual feedback. For the Deaf Child, this can be very frustrating. Why are there not more applications for Deaf children?" asks Jennifer-Lloyd Carney, a special education teacher. She goes on to say, "I've contacted several developers about the need for adding American Sign Language to their products as well as contacting people within the Deaf Community about creating apps. There has to be a way to incorporate American Sign Language into these apps along with more visual reinforcers to make them appealing and educational for ALL Deaf children. These kids are being left out of this technology."
http://mysquarepeg.blogspot.com/2011/10/wanted-apps-for-deaf-children.html/

Signing Numbers & Colors, an educational iPhone and iPad app created by Spirit-led Designs for preschool age children, features ASL videos to make learning numbers and colors fun, and was designated an "award winning educational app", by Kids App Awards - video review site.
http://review-apps.weebly.com/educational.15.html

Miss Melody Kitty's Daydream Adventures, an interactive storybook app for children, includes an ASL video song interpretation of "It's A Happy Day", written and sung by author, songwriter, Diane Eason, with ASL interpretation by Joanne Davidson, introducing children to the idea of singing a song with their hands.
http://store.interactivetouchbooks.com/books/rosemary+sanford/miss+melody+kitty%2527s+daydream+adventures

Rosemary, owner of Spirit-led Designs, and her daughter, Joanne, who is deaf, do the ASL videos for their apps. Having a child, and several grandchildren with special needs, has given Rosemary the incentive to create apps that incorporate content to benefit the special needs community and deaf children in particular.

Spirit-led Designs is also a member of Moms With Apps, a community of family-friendly app developers and reviewers, and will be participating in the weekly Moms With Apps #appfriday promotional Facebook event on November 4, December 9, 2011 and January 6, 2012.
http://www.momswithapps.com

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