New “Education Collections” section of the App Store

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=549872333&mt=8

Whether you’re learning or teaching, these excellent apps help students blossom with tools for all subjects.

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Text-to-Speech App Now Features Children’s Voices

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/07/text_to_speech_app_used_by.html

For the first time, children who cannot speak or who have speech impairments and use the text-to-speech app Proloquo2Go will sound a little more like how they might, if they could talk.

New updated Apple Education Resources page

General Resources:
<http://www.apple.com/education/resources/>

IT Resources:
<http://www.apple.com/education/it>

iPad band unlocks autistic students’ creativity

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/05/autistic-students-perform-ipad-band-concert-in-new-york-to-grateful-ears/

BridgingApps – Bridging the gap between technology and people with disabilities

Bridgingapps.org

iOS 6 Accessibility Features Overview

http://luisperezonline.com/2012/06/12/ios-6-accessibility-features-overview/

iPads engage autistic children in learning and communication

http://kealakai.byuh.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5123&Itemid=196

Useful iPad Apps for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

http://sensoryplaytray.com/communication-ipad-apps/

10 Ways to Optimize Your iPad for Kids With Special Needs

http://mashable.com/2012/05/11/ipad-special-needs/

iPad gives voice to kids with autism

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/14/tech/gaming-gadgets/ipad-autism/index.html

iPad, apps key to unlocking communication barrier with autistic students

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/17/ipad-apps-key-to-unlocking-communication-barrier-with-autistic-students/

Apps for Special Education

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/apps-for-special-education