Ballyland Rotor Download

Ballyland Rotor is the sequel to the popular and acclaimed Ballyland Magic app. It is a fun iPad game specifically designed for children who are blind or have low vision. With a variety of stories, sounds and songs, it is both highly entertaining and educational, teaching the concept and gestures for the Rotor in VoiceOver, Apples built-in screen reader for iOS Devices. In the app, Ballicopter, the little red helicopter, embarks on an amazing flight through Ballyland, and the Rotor gesture is used to change the unfolding of his engaging adventure. Ballyland Rotor not only supports childrens understanding of the concept of selecting options and settings by way of the Rotor: it also offers them a safe platform to explore and practice the different ways the Rotor gesture can be performed.

Children who are blind need to have VoiceOver skills in order to effectively use an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. In iOS VoiceOver, the Rotor is used to select settings that adjust the way VoiceOver works, such as how fast it speaks. This requires the use of specific touch gestures that are different from those generally used by sighted children. The Rotor is a relatively advanced concept and gesture, and it is recommended to first play Ballyland Magic, which has demonstrated great value in supporting the development of blind childrens foundation touch gesture skills and conceptual understanding of VoiceOver.

This apps fun sound effects, songs, and variable audio-plays will delight all children who set out to learn, or have just mastered the VoiceOver Rotor gesture.

Features:

Built-in speech

VoiceOver accessible before start of game

Fun, safe and supportive learning environment

Engaging audio stories, songs and sound effects

Clear and bright images

Popular Ballyland characters

Includes accessible tutorial video

Designed with feedback from adults and children with vision impairment, parents and teachers

Perfect sequel to Ballyland Magic app

Unique 3D print file of Ballicopter learning tool available from website

Use at home and school,