Animated Toys II is comprised of 26 segments, each containing a toy animated on the computer screen. The toys are activated by the single press of a switch, mouse click, or the keyboard "enter" key. The toys incorporate cause & effect skills, increasing attention span, visual tracking, and focusing on objects. Animation speeds, background music preferences, prompt images, and audio prompts are saved on a student level. The beauty of this program is that you get 26 switch activated toys that never break. The program works with switches, a mouse click, a touch window, or the computer keyboard. The program is comprised of 26 animated toys: Spin & Listen - Animals, Cobbler's Bench, Busy Box, Story Book, Toy Cars, Pop-up Letters, 2 Toy CD Players - Children/Teens, Bulldozer, Toy Trains, Putting Rings on a Peg, Jack in the Box, Dominoes Falling, Mr. Tomato Head, Spin & Listen - Musical Instruments, Marbles, Blocks - Building a House, Music Box - Instrumental, Shapes, Crayons, Pop-up Numbers, Toy Airplanes, Penguin Slide, Pinball Machine, Colors, Bells

Prior knowledge of operating any toy in this program is not required. The Status Bar: While a toy is on the screen, a status bar on the bottom of the screen tells you how many presses are left for the current toy. It also tells you key definitions. Menu Looping: From the logon screen right above the toy list, you can click to either go through all the toys on the menu once and then return to the logon screen, or continuously repeat playing the toys selected until the "Esc" key is pressed.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Visual Tracking

CAUSE & EFFECT Amusement park is made up of 16 lively activities with an amusement park theme. The 16 activities are the ferris wheel, shoot the water in the clown's mouth, shooting gallery, knock over the cans with the baseball, popcorn machine, ray guns, dolphin show, bumper cars, car wash, motorcycle stunts, bowling, ring the bell, ice cream machine, pop the balloon with the dart, light the bulbs and the roller coaster. Each activity can optionally be played with a field of 1, 2 or 3 segments. The activities are errorless and no prior knowledge or understanding of any of the activities are needed. Animation for a segment is intitated by a single switch, touch screen or step scanning with 2 switches.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Visual Tracking, Scanning

Cause & Effect Cinema is a simple cause & effect program that is age appropriate for older as well as younger populations. This program is made up of 90 film clips covering 10 categories such as animals, musical instruments, vehicles, tools, sports, toys, appliances... Each film clip lasts approximately 3 - 7 seconds. When the switch is pressed the first time, the title of the clip is displayed in large letters on the top of the screen and a human voice announces the title. When the switch is pressed the second time, the movie begins playing.

Skills Introduced: Generalization of everyday objects, Cause & Effect, Hand-Eye Coordination, Word recognition, Auditory training

The screen shot to the left shows in the "Peanut Butter Factory" activity, pressing the switch will first fill up the empty peanut butter jar with peanut butter. Pressing the switch a second time will put the label on. Pressing the switch the third time will put the cap on. Pressing the switch the 4th time will put the assembled peanut butter jar on the shelf.

CAUSE & EFFECT FACTORY Version 2 is made up of 12 fun segments with a factory and assembly line theme. This program is an age appropriate cause & effect program but can also be used with younger children for its sound and graphics. Pressing the switch will cause another part of the assembly line process to continue. Animation and sounds hold the user's attention and prior understanding of the segment is not required. Segments in this program include: Peanut butter factory, Ketchup and mustard factory, Sorting soda cans, Lollipop factory, Forklift operator, Soft pretzel factory, Loading dock operator, Corn cannery, Xylophone builder, Street sign factory, Btridge attendant, and Jellybean factory.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Visual Tracking, Sequencing of Tasks

• The background option of the film clip is either a colorful TV set or a movie theater screen.
• The auditory prompt interval for pressing the switch.
• Disabling or enabling movie categories from being viewed.
• Viewing movies in normal, large or full screen mode.
• Viewing movies in category, alphabetical or random sequence.
• Replaying or skipping the current movie.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Word Recognition, Auditory Training, Life Skills, Hand/Eye Coordination

• Small icons are replaced with large graphic images.
• You can incorporate auditory scanning by either associating a sound (wave) file or synthesized speech with the program.
• Only the choices defined for the customized desktop are displayed.
• Different forms of scanning can be used to launch a program.
• Launching a program can now be performed with 1 or 2 switches, a touch screen, a mouse, or the keyboard.
• Scan settings are saved with each customized desktop.

The Judy Lynn Software Desktop Maker enables you to create customized desktops that launch Windows® programs. For example, if you only want John to be given the choice of running Scan & Paint, Microsoft® Word or Cause & Effect Cinema then you can create a desktop specifically for John that will contain only those 3 programs. Selecting a Windows program to run is accomplished by step scanning, timed scanning or by clicking on the program with the mouse or touch screen.

Desktop Maker allows you to create an unlimited number of different customized desktops. A customized desktop can contain anywhere from 2 to 20 programs to launch. Desktop Maker does not change your current Windows desktop. The program runs above your current desktop and when you exit Desktop Maker, your original desktop appears. The customized desktop would look like the illustration to the left

Skills Introduced: Scanning, Choice Making

"In Sequence - Illustrated Stories" focuses on the cognitive skill of arranging pictures in a chronological sequence. The pictures are taken from a story that is read prior to the activity. Each story is carefully written where each page clearly defines a chronological action. Optionally, when the story is finished, a "Review Lesson" of the sequencing task is presented on the screen showing the correct order of the pictures. After the review, the student is presented with the task of arranging the pictures in chronolical order.

The student can use switches, a mouse, or touch window to accomplish this. There are 3 pictures to sequence in a task. The program contains 15 stories and also allows you to add your own. The program has many built in options to give you the ability to customize the task based on the student's needs. Program settings are saved individually for each student. Statistic are automatically gathered for tasks per student and can be viewed as a text file or in spreadsheet format.

Program Options:
Access Mode - 1 switch with timed scanning, 2 switches with step scanning, Mouse or touch window

Response Settings - Either reveal immediately after the picture is placed whether it is in the correct position or wait until all the pictures are placed before revealing whether they are in the correct positions.

Jump Start Settings - You can choose to have the computer pre-populate a specified number of pictures automatically in their correct chronological position.

Picture Layout - Horizontal, Vertical

Auditory Narration - On, Off

Language Customization - Ability to re-record auditory phrases used in the program. Useful for voice familiarity or to overlay voices in a different language.

Stories included with the program: Sally Goes to School, Asking to go to the Bathroom, Joe Goes for a Walk, A Fish Story, John Paints the Fence, Planting Flowers, Sam Goes Bowling, The Artist, The Band, The Circus, Sparky the Dog, Freddy the Frog, The Ice Cream Story, The Puzzle, The Snowman

Skills Introduced: Sequencing, Hand-Eye Coordination, Choice Making

INTRO TO CAUSE & EFFECT is a new Windows version of our older classic program "Cause & Effect". Both sound and graphics were updated to take advantage of the latest technology. The program is designed to introduce the user to the computer and the switch. It is also designed to improve tracking ability of objects and increase the user's attention span.

Each time the user presses the switch or keyboard, large brightly colored geometric segments animate on the screen along with captivating sounds. Animation segments last for approximately 3 - 5 seconds. When the user presses the switch again, a new segment will appear. There are 35 segments in this program. If the user doesn't press the switch, an image of the switch appears on the screen to suggest to the user that the switch should be pressed.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Visual Tracking

Learning Two Switch Step Scanning - is a software program designed to teach the single switch user the concept of two switch step scanning. It is designed for single switch cause & effect users that are ready to move to the next level. The program is comprised of 21 activities grouped into 7 lessons. The activities are in the form of fun filled graphical games where the lesson concepts are embedded. The activities are purely graphical and do not require any reading ability. The program also contains options which allow you to customize the animation speed, audio and visual switch prompt, and background music. Each lesson moves the student a step closer to achieving step scanning. As an added feature, the program comes with a pdf file of switch overlays to help the student understand the function of each of the switches.

Learning Two Switch Step Scanning
features 21 activities
grouped into 7 lessons

Lesson 1 - Single Switch Cause & Effect (A prerequisite for step scanning) Pressing one switch initiates various animated geometric segments on the screen.

Lesson 2 - Two Switches Operating Independently
The screen is split down the middle with the left switch initiating animation on the left side of the screen only and the right switch initiating animation on the right side of the screen only.

Lesson 3 - Two Switches with Interaction Between Switches
Example: Two boys are facing each other on opposite ends of the screen. The left switch triggers the boy on the left side to kick a soccer ball to the boy on the right. The right switch will trigger the boy on the right to kick the soccer ball to the boy on the left.

Lesson 4 - Go Get It by Step Scanning
Example: Hammer and three Alligators (Gator Game). One alligator is up and the other two are down. The student has to step scan the hammer to the alligator that is up and press the second switch to bop the alligator. Once the alligator is bopped, a different alligator rises and the student must step scan the hammer to the alligator.

Level 5 - Errorless Step Scanning
Example: Making a Face. Eyes, nose and a mouth are selected one at a time using step scanning. Once selected, it will move down automatically onto a cartoon face.

Level 6 - Purposeful Step Scanning
Example: Setting a Table. An object from a table such as a hamburger appears in one of three positions. The other two positions contain the universal no symbol. The student must step to the hamburger and select it. Once selected, the hamburger will automatically move down to the table. An new object such as a cup will now appear in one of the three positions.

Level 7 - Purposeful Step Scanning Games
Example: Ring Toss. The student uses the left (step) switch to move the ring until it is over an empty peg. The student pressed the select switch to drop the ring.

Skills Introduced: Step Scanning, Choice Making

Look & Listen - is a very basic cause & effect and visual tracking program. When the mouse, switch or space bar is pressed, an object will move across the screen while cheerful and lively music is playing in the background. The objects are large and colorful. Among the objects included are household items, cartoon images, foods, and many others. There are over 100 graphic objects included and over 35 different songs. The user can either press a switch, the space bar or click the mouse to initiate animation.

Look & Listen is very customizable and even lets you add your own graphics and songs. Songs are in "Wave" format and graphics are in JPEG format. Examples of some graphics you might add may include pictures of the user, their favorite toys or any picture taken from a digital camera, scanner, or even drawn with a paint program. You also have the ability to re-record the auditory prompt that reminds the student to press the switch, space bar or click the mouse. This is useful if you want the student to hear a familiar voice or even customize the prompt in a different language.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Visual Tracking

MATCH IT - is a colorful, 3D simulated matching program. It is made up of 20 different matching activities covering shapes, colors, objects, animals, food, letters and numbers. Each matching activity has 3 objects to be matched. One at a time, the object to be matched moves back and forth across the top of the screen, pausing over one of the three objects for a pre-specified number of seconds. When the moving object is over the area where it belongs, the user should press the switch. If the user presses correctly, the object will move down to its match and stay there while a voice cheerfully says that it is correct. If the user presses the switch when it is over the incorrect match, the object will move down showing that it doesn't belong there and a voice will tell the user to try again. The object will then go back up and continue moving across the screen over the other objects. This program is also appropriate for users who are blind or visually impaired by just matching the objects based totally on the program’s auditory narration of the objects.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Hand-Eye Coordination, Scanning, Matching, Sorting

Paddle Pong is a two player classic arcade style game designed specifically for individuals with special needs. The players can use the program with a variety of input devices simultaneously to move their respective paddles. For example, both players can use switches, or one player can use switches while the other player can use a mouse, touch window or the keyboard. For switch users, two switches are used for each player, one to move the paddle up and the other to move it down.

The program allows you to customize the settings for each player based on player's abilities. This allows you to make the game equal even if the players are not. This game is also a great way to have individuals without special needs play with individuals with special needs. Paddle Pong allows you to customize each player's indivual settings. These settings include the size and color of the paddle, the speed of the ball, the skill level, and the amount of points to win. Other game options include setting the background color and the size of the ball.
Paddle Pong can be made into a one player game by sizing the opposing paddle to the entire height of the court.

Skills Introduced: Hand-Eye Coordination

• Simple cause & effect soundboards
• Curriculum based games
• Quiz maker
• Video clip displayer
• Photo album
• MP3 player
• Story book

The premade games supplied with the program are: Alphabet, Animals, Body Parts, Book: The Camping trip, Drinks, Food, For boys, For girls, Fruit, Ice cream, Jobs, MP3 songs, Musical instruments, Noisy objects, Numbers-Shapes-Colors, Photo album, 5 quizzes, Sign language, Snacks, Space, Sports balls, Things you find at the beach, Vegetables, Vehicles, Video clips. Some screen shots are displayed below.

Skills Introduced: Choice Making, Step Scanning, Timed Scanning, Cause & Effect, Hand/Eye Coordination

Between two and ten paint tubes are lined up on the right side of the screen. To the left of the paint tubes is a simple picture which contains a few sections that can be colored in. A pointer points to one of these sections. The student must select one of the paint tubes for coloring in the section that the arrow is pointing to by either step scanning, timed scanning or clicking on the paint tube with the mouse or pressing the paint tube with a touch screen. After the section is colored, the pointer will automatically move to the next section to color. Scanning software is built into the program.

Scan & Paint - is a lively software program designed for students with a cognitive age level of approximately 1 year and up. It introduces many different concepts while the student enjoys coloring pictures. Scan & Paint comes with over 60 simple pictures and includes categories such as animals, food, holidays and color matching pictures. There are also instructions on how to add your own pictures. Option in this program include:

• Choosing either auditory narration of colors or lively music in the background.
• Timed scanning, step scanning with 1 or 2 switches or selecting a paint tube with the mouse.
• Selecting a field of between 2 and 10 paint tubes.
• Changing the pointer to either an arrow, paint brush or colored cones.
• Setting the animation speed.
• Print feature enabled or disabled.
• Creating different picture lists for different students.
• Adding your own pictures.
• Changing the narration language to a foreign language.

Skills Introduced: Step Scanning, Timed Scanning, Color Selection, Cause & Effect, Color Matching, Purposeful Coloring, Vertical & Horizontal Tracking, Hand/Eye Coordination

Build a story, write a story, and read a story, all in one fun and easy program! Story Builder gets a student involved in creating stories that they can interactively read on the screen, or optionally print. Students write their books by assembling pre-written pages related to a topic that they choose, such as "The Class Trip". Not only can the student choose to write a particular page to their book, or skip a particular page, they can also control the path that the story takes. For example, in "The Class Trip" they can choose to write about going to the zoo, or going to the aquarium. Once they make a decision, for example, the zoo, they can choose to include (or not to include) pages about various animals. Students can read or write their books using a mouse, 1 or 2 switches, or a touch window. Data is collected for each student that can be viewed in a spreadsheet or text format. The program can also be used to create personalized photo albums.

Story Builder comes with a collection of pre-written pages, called story templates. Story Builder comes with 25 different story templates covering a wide variety of topics.

Here's how it works:
Student selects a topic to write about


Student chooses the path that the story takes


Student chooses which pages to write


Student chooses a book to read from
their collection of books that they wrote


Student reads their book

Skills Introduced: Reading, Choice Making

• Buttons on the boombox are controlled by switches or a touch window.
• You are able to eliminate buttons from showing up on the boombox to simplify the choices.
• Add your own music or film clips.
• Change the color of the boombox instantly.
• Ability to turn it into a simple single switch Cause & Effect activity.
• Optionally turn on auditory narration of the buttons.
• Optionally have the program say the name of the song before it is played using synthesized speech.
• Totally customize the auditory narration of the buttons to a foreign language.

Switch Accessible Boombox is a software program that allows a user to utilize a virtual stereo (boombox). The program allows you to play your favorite songs or video clips through this boombox. The buttons on the boombox are pressed using one switch with timed scanning, two switches with step scanning or directly pressing them with a touch window or mouse. Optionally, auditory scanning of the buttons can be turned on.

In its simplest form, it can also be used as a very basic single switch Cause & Effect program. Pressing the switch will stop and start the music.

This program has the added benefit of not only playing songs but movie clips as well. The song formats that the program can play are MP3, WMA (Windows Media Audio), WAV (Wave Files) and MID (Midi Files). Valid movie formats are MPG, WMV and AVI.

Optionally, speech synthesis (included with this program) will read the title of the song or movie clip before it is played. The buttons that appear on the screen (play, skip, raise volume..) can either be displayed as words or pictures. Buttons can be removed from the boombox in order to simplify the choices.

Skills Introduced: Choice Making

WHEEL OF SOUNDS is a switch-activated game that plays an object's sound when the object is selected by the spinner. The spinner is activated by either step scanning, timed scanning, a single switch press, a mouse or touch-screen. Once the picture is selected and the sound is played, a new picture will take its place. Wheel of Sounds gives you the capability of setting the field of pictures to display 2, 3 or 4 pictures at a time, creating customized games by selecting only certain pictures to include in a game, and optionally adding your own pictures and sounds. Included with the program are separate games for pictures of various objects, a game for letters, a game for colors and a game for numbers. Auditory scanning is built into the program.

Wheel of Sounds can optionally be used as a matching activity. When "Matching" is turned on, One of the pictures in the field of pictures is copied to the center of the spinner. The student must now select the picture that matches the one in the center of the spinner. If the picture chosen does not match, a voice will tell the student that the picture doesn't match and the sound associated with the picture is not played. If the picture matches, the computer will say "very good" and then it will play the sound associated with the picture. Statistics on the percentages of correct and incorrect matches are optionally saved to monitor the student's progress.

Skills Introduced: Cause & Effect, Scanning, Sound Recognition, Matching, Letter, Number and Color Recognition

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