1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Well, Hello, Early married Christmas, Happy holidays. Lisa Fox here, 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: this is our iHeart So Cal Show. And as we know, 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: it's every parent's busiest time of year, and Easter Seals 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Disability Services has stepped up to support overwhelmed holiday shoppers 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: with their brand new Accessible Toy Guide for the twenty 6 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: twenty five holiday season. That's right, not too late to 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: grabb last minute toy, but finding accessible holiday gifts can 8 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: be challenging, so Easter Seal has created a first of 9 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: its kind resource guide designed to help families, educators, therapists, 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: and retailers identify toys that are not only fun, but 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: also inclusive and accessible, especially to kids on the spectrum. 12 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: So the guide highlights some of the this year's best 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: accessible toys and games for kids with disabilities and their families, 14 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: encouraging play experiences that everyone can enjoy together. So on 15 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: to tell us Moore is doctor Paula Pampa Craven. She's 16 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: the Chief Clinical Officer Autism Services with Easter Seals Southern California. Hi, 17 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: doctor Paula, Hi, how are you? Happy holidays? Early Merry Christmas, 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: Happy holidays. Wait before we dive into the toy guide, 19 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: you've been with these folks for a whole How long 20 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: How many years have you been with Easter Seals Southern California. 21 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 2: I have been with Easter Seals over thirty years in 22 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 2: many capacities. 23 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 1: And Easter Seals so great, right over one hundred years, 24 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: this big national nonprofit helping so many with disabilities with 25 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: incredible programs folks of all ages, all levels of disabilities, 26 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,760 Speaker 1: everything from early childhood support to therapy, employment training, adult 27 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: day services, offering services all over the country. Incredible programs 28 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:37,640 Speaker 1: for anyone with the disability at any level. Easter Seals 29 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: as whom you can turn to. Easter Sials Southern California. 30 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: So touch on what you've done for them over the years, 31 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: doctor Paula. And why now specializing in the autism services? 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: REALM sure? 33 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: So I have pretty much grew up with Easter Sills, 34 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: and I have worked with many different populations and many 35 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: services I've worked in. Our day service programs are adult 36 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: living options, and about thirteen years ago, California passed a 37 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: mandate that said that insurance companies had to pay for 38 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 2: children with autism and adults to receive certain services that 39 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 2: were medically necessary. And that's when I moved into that 40 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: service line. 41 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: Got it, Okay? And so this new Easter Seals Accessible 42 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: Toy Guide is this designed specifically to kind of cater 43 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: towards those on the spectrum, young people on the spectrum, 44 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: people on the spectrum, or essentially anyone with a disability. 45 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: Yeah. I would say that we focused on autism because 46 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: you know, that's that's who we know, and those are 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 2: the children and adults that we support, but it really 48 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: can benefit this toy guide can benefit anybody who needs 49 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 2: a little more accessibility, anybody with a disability. 50 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: Okay, And so it's eessokel dot com slash toys is 51 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: where folks can find the guide e s so Easter 52 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: Seals sokel dot com, slash toys and talk about this list. 53 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: I can imagine you've been pretty hands on with maybe 54 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: helping put together this list, because this is your area 55 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: of expertise. 56 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. So we gathered a group of people from across 57 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 2: the country, people who had experienced supporting individuals with autism 58 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,080 Speaker 2: and other disabilities. In Southern California, we included our speech 59 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 2: and occupational therapist psychologists, and then we took it to 60 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 2: the kids that we support and asked them and had 61 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 2: them test out the toys as well to see what 62 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: features that they were interested in, what they were looking for, 63 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 2: how they reacted to the toys as well. 64 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: This is a list of toys that are designed in 65 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: a particular way that's appealing to someone on the spectrum 66 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: in a variety of ways. Right, Like my notes here say, 67 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: designed with a consideration for users with various disabilities including 68 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: fine and gross motor coordination, sensory processing, sensitivities, cognitive skills, 69 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: also blind, low vision, a deaf and heart of hearing, 70 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: and just a whole use list of things that you 71 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: took into consideration to put out this almost perfect list 72 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: to try to make everybody happy and then have them 73 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: love it. 74 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 2: Sure, So we were looking for things like easy to 75 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: use features, so whether the toy had a lot of 76 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 2: texture to it, we had simple grips, had big buttons, 77 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 2: were easy to use and to manipulate. We were also 78 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: looking at ways that children would play with the toys. 79 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 2: Did the toys light up, did they make sounds? Could 80 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: they be used in different positions? We looked at were 81 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 2: they able to use them to build both fine and 82 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: gross motor skills? Was there an opportunity for social play? 83 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 2: So things that they might want to use with other 84 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 2: children or with their family members, other adults. So did 85 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: it instill that sense of social play and creativity? Was 86 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 2: the design flexible so could it be adapted for different 87 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 2: access needs as well? 88 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: I can imagine that would be kind of a fun 89 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,560 Speaker 1: day though, to watch the kids. You know, Okay, here's 90 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of toys. Now, figure out which ones 91 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: you really like and maybe like a little less. 92 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 2: So right, Yes, it was a great day and we 93 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 2: had a lot of wows and you know, big smiles 94 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 2: and a lot of fun sharing these new toys with 95 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 2: the kids. 96 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: And I can imagine too, doctor talk about we talked 97 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: about being on the spectrum, and there's so many different 98 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 1: ways a child on the spectrum may react to certain toys, right, 99 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: like you said, lights and noise. So this new toy 100 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: gud that you all put together there at Easter Sills 101 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: is really kind of like a map as to how 102 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: we can do it right right. 103 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: And that's why it's so important to really look at 104 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 2: the individual and what they might be interested in or 105 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 2: what they might not be interested in. A lot of 106 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 2: our kids have sensory issues that they that they contend with, 107 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: or they have sensory needs that they want to seek out, 108 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 2: and so there were toys on there like you know, 109 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: silly putty that we call thinking putty that have these 110 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: great little emojis in them. And so for our kids 111 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 2: who sometimes have difficult a difficult time maybe identifying their 112 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 2: feelings or the feelings of others, this was a great 113 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 2: toy because I had a lot of texture, but then 114 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 2: it had another way to communicate kind of how you 115 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 2: were feeling. So there are a lot of toys like 116 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,559 Speaker 2: that where there were multiple ways to use the toy 117 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 2: and multiple functionalities to the toy. 118 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: Now, I do want to go through the list in 119 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: just a second. Again, this is an Easter Sales Accessible 120 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: toy guide for this year, and if you don't get 121 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: it by Christmas, we still have time the toy. These 122 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: toys are still ideal, especially for those on the spectrum. 123 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: And that's a ES for Easter Seals Esso cal dot 124 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: com slash toys for the complete guide, I want to 125 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: go down and have you name a few of those, 126 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: doctor Paula. But is there also other ways we can 127 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,160 Speaker 1: get back to Easter Seals through the holidays and maybe 128 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: even donate toys or just make a monetary donation to 129 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: show some love. 130 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: Well, I think through definitely through our child development services 131 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: there would be that opportunity, and you could always go 132 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 2: to our website. But also we really as you, as 133 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 2: you said at the top of the introduction, we wanted 134 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: families to feel less stress during the holiday season. So 135 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 2: if we could provide this guy, it would possibly offer 136 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 2: that to families, a little less stress, a little more 137 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 2: opportunity to look at toys that were accessible to their 138 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 2: own children and to maybe children that they were gifting too. Yeah. 139 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: You know, I got to tell you, doctor Paula. I 140 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 1: recently met somebody at a concert event of ours. Their 141 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: daughter has Down syndrome, and we had gotten this conversation. 142 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: She said, you know, I wonder could I ever get 143 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: tickets and bring my daughter to a concert. It was 144 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: at Marongo anyways, we got a conversation about her wanting 145 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: to bring her daughter, who's wheelchair bound, to a concert 146 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: because she loves music so much. And I started talking 147 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: to her about Easter Seals and I said, gosh, Easter 148 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: Seals does so much for young people, well people of 149 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: all ages with disabilities. But I just thought, what a 150 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,559 Speaker 1: great connection. You know, I think a lot of people. Still, 151 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: I was shocked she hadn't heard of Easter Seals. I'm like, wait, 152 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: that's my job on the radio is to spread the word. 153 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: But talk about how much you love what Easter Sells 154 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: does for folks with disabilities, because the families need the support, 155 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: and whether it's a child or an older person, they 156 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: need that. The big families support of Easter Seals. But 157 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: because Easter Seals is so big, it's just such a healthy, 158 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: important support system for people who have a family member 159 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: or something that they love with a disability. 160 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 2: Yes, exactly. Easter Sill is probably the largest service provider 161 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 2: in Southern California for individuals with autism and other disabilities. 162 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 2: And so for your friend who has a child who 163 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: uses a wheelchair and who wants to access, you know, 164 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 2: things in her community, that's something we work on daily, 165 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 2: whether it's supporting the individual to meet their accessibility needs 166 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: in the community, but also we do a lot of 167 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 2: work with community partners to ensure that you know, their 168 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 2: venues are accessible, that they're thinking about sensory needs of 169 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 2: the individuals to who visit their concerts or their sporting events, 170 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 2: or their community events, whatever it might be. To just 171 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: make things a little bit easier on those who are 172 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 2: visiting and also make the experience more enjoyable for everybody. 173 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: Sounds so good. There's so many ways that Easter Seals 174 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: supports people with disabilities and those that we love, people 175 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: that we may know of. So we need to make 176 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: sure that everyone spreads the word about Easter Seals and 177 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: that support and the support system is waiting for them. 178 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: And also this new accessible Toy Guide for the holiday season. 179 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: And these are all toys that we can buy online. 180 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: These are toys that we can pick up at the store. Right, 181 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: everything on this toy guide. 182 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 2: Yes, you can purchase everything online. And there's a lot 183 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:38,719 Speaker 2: more information at Easterseals dot com slash Southern Kel not 184 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 2: just about the toy guide, but about the services and 185 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 2: other ways that we can support. 186 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: Okay, again, this is that Easter Seals Accessible Toy Guide 187 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: for the holiday season and beyond, I mean, bring it 188 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: on in until toy twenty six hopefully, right, you get 189 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: some of these great toys. If you know someone on 190 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: the spectrum, what a great way to make them and 191 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: the family happy well into the new year. And then 192 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: some so Easter Seals at a very specific list to 193 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: attract those on the spectrum. And they put a whole 194 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: bunch of folks in the room to play with a 195 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: whole bunch of toys, and it was a bit of 196 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 1: a you tell us what you love and what you 197 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: don't like. You tell us the top toys. And they 198 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: looked at things that had you know it, looked at 199 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: toys that had easy to use features or multiple ways 200 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: to play it, or that had movement practice right, toys 201 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: that could build multiple skills at a time and be fun. 202 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: Also that looks for toys that encourage social play, where 203 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: a child playing with it wanted to invite others to 204 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: play with them, the whole family. There's more things on here, 205 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: but they put a lot of work into helping us, 206 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: helping family members, helping friends, helping friends or friends to 207 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: figure out exactly like the best toys to get someone 208 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: on the spectrum this holiday season. I want to name 209 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: some of the top twelve, doctor Paula. 210 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 2: Sure. So we talked a little bit about the mixed 211 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: emotions thinking Petty. There was also a great Mattel hot 212 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 2: Will Monster Truck oh that was out there and have 213 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: these giant giant wheels, and there was a lot of 214 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 2: opportunities or cause and effect, so also some fine motor 215 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: skill development opportunity there. It was a great example of 216 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 2: sensory opportunity for kids. There was also this great Axi 217 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: lotel which is this big pink salamander that was a 218 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 2: stuffed animal. Had some great sensory opportunities. The color contrast 219 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 2: was great for blinder low vision individuals. The bottom the 220 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 2: feet had these little puppets features, so kids who maybe 221 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,719 Speaker 2: needed a little bit more both texture, but also if 222 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 2: they had some anxiety or ADHD, this was a great 223 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 2: way to help with that kind of that fidgety those 224 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 2: fidget needs as well and sensory needs. Is also very 225 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 2: toughly and comforting, a little bit weighted. And then there 226 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 2: was another great one that I liked, which was a 227 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: Lego shaped sorder puppy house. This was a one for 228 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 2: maybe the younger kids. It helps with sensory opportunities. Again, 229 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 2: kids who have low vision or we're blind could use 230 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 2: it through touch and feel. It really helped with patients 231 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 2: and problem solving. Great learning opportunities for visual facial reasoning, 232 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 2: and great bindmotor coordination as well. 233 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: What a thoughtful smart list you put together. And again 234 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: you had all the kids tested, so you have actual 235 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: endorsements of these very special top twelve suggested toys in 236 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: your new Accessible Toy Guide for this year and well 237 00:12:27,720 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 1: into twenty twenty six. To keep folks happy, keep them learning, 238 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: keep them engaged, encourage all the things that we talked 239 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: about with these toys. Get the full list of toys, 240 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: the endorsed toys from all those young people who have 241 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: played with them on the spectrum at ees for Easter Seals, 242 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: eessokel dot com, slash Toys and remember, if you know 243 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,199 Speaker 1: someone or meet someone who has a disability, please make 244 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: sure they know about Easter Seals. They're all about empowering 245 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: people with disabilities to live full, independent lives through their 246 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: essential services and programs, incredible programs. For over one hundred years, 247 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: they've been offering this to a children, adults, and their families. 248 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: They're all about enhancing quality of life and then of 249 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: course access to healthcare, education, employment, whatever you need. They 250 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 1: are your go to all the information for all things 251 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:17,200 Speaker 1: that Easter Seals offers those with disabilities. SoCal dot Easterseals 252 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: dot com and doctor Paula Pampa Craven with Easter Seals. 253 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: Thank you again so much for all that you do 254 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: and the whole team over there does Easter Seals Southern California. 255 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: Thank you for all that you do for so many, 256 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: and happy holidays 257 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you to all, and have a great 258 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 2: holiday season.