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This page has been created to
provide an added plus to all exclusive product evaluations we publish. It enables you
to learn more about valuable features of a product or service to assist you in your buying decisions.
* You have the option to scroll through the entire page, or use the links. |
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Creative Expression
Encourages an individual to make
concepts more concrete, personalize abstractions, and affect attitudes
by involving emotional as well as intellectual responses in their
creative thinking and actions. This stimulates imaginative
and creative activity in an individual. |
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Gross Motor Skills
Helping to involve large muscle groups
for actions which may include
walking, kicking, jumping, and climbing stairs. This skill is especially
important for individuals in following surgery and / or with neurological problems, traumatic brain injury or disabilities. This is specific to challenges that
affect movement with individuals. |
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Fine Motor Skills
Helping to develop focused
and detail-oriented hand coordination. This coordination includes
writing, cutting, tracing and self-care skills, such as buttoning,
lacing, zipping and similar tasks. This is specific to challenges
that individuals
with neurological problems or traumatic brain injury. |
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Sensory
Helping stimulate sensory skills to
provide feedback from the senses to the brain so that an individual
can interact with his or her environment successfully.
It is especially
good for stimulating an individual's sensory development, whether it be
through vision, sound, balance, body awareness, or tactile experience. |
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Self-Supportive Play / Activity
Encouraging an individual to
become more engaged with and resolve problems & challenges without support from others. It encourages
an individual to learn to define, develop, and learn about themselves
and their relationship with others around them. This helps to
develop a sense of autonomy and self-confidence in their own
abilities while also recognizing the important of the unique
abilities they see in others.
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Social / Emotional
Encouraging psycho-social interaction during personal and recreational activities, as well as greater level of emotional development.
This helps individuals to develop and understand the skills to
interact and work with others in a cooperative fashion. It
also encourages development of emotional responses which
create productive end results in a variety of different situations. |
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Cognitive Skills
Helpings to encourage problem
solving and other skill development through activities
such as abstract symbolic reasoning, spatial reasoning, counting,
matching and sorting. It contributes to an individual's basic
mental abilities used to think, study, learn, analyze sounds
and images, recall information from memory, make associations
between different pieces of information, and maintain concentration on specific tasks. |
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Language
Contributes substantially
to skill development, use and comprehension of language via speech
and vocabulary, symbols, conventions of written language and forms of storytelling.
It encourages development / improvement of constructing coherent
sentences, using proper grammar and / or recalling words. |
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Independent Lab Tested
Confirmation of a product being independent lab tested. There is also confirmation
of the lab testing and CPSIA approval if paperwork has been provided for our
review and confirmation. |
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This seal designates the product meets the Federal standards for what is considered a "safe" level of lead. It is important to remember that lead has a cumulative effect. The product exposure to products with "safe" level of lead, the higher level of lead accumulated which can reach dangerous levels. Additional details: https://www.toymanglobal.com/bpa_safe.php. More information about lead in products can be found at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/ |
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COUNTRIES
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Made in the USA
This product is manufactured in the United States, and as
such is produced under the laws and regulations in accordance with
United States Federal product standards.
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Made in Europe
This product is manufactured in a country that belongs to
the European Union, and as such, is produced under the laws and regulations
of the EU |
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Made
in Canada
This product is manufactured in Canada, and as such, is produced under the laws and regulations
of the EU. As such, it is done in accordance with Federal product standards to be
sold in the USA. |
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Made
in China
This product was manufactured in China, and as such is produced under the laws
and regulations in accordance with Federal product standards to be
sold in the USA. |
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Made
in Mexico
This product was manufactured in Mexico, and as such is produced under the laws
and regulations in accordance with Federal product standards to be
sold in the USA. |
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Made
in Hong Kong
This product was manufactured in Hong Kong, and as such is produced under the laws
and regulations in accordance with Federal product standards to be
sold in the USA. |
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Made
in Israel
This product was manufactured in Israel, and as such is produced under the laws
and regulations in accordance with Federal product standards to be
sold in the USA. |
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ECOLOGICAL
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ecoFriendly
This product may include the use of biodegradable packaging,
recycled materials, FSC certified wood products, non-toxic dyes and
low-impact manufacturing and distribution. |
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ecoConscious
This product or service is marked by, recognized, and/or provided with
commitment and caring to protect the environment, good causes
and the community. This includes exercise of social responsibility and caring
for the Earth. |
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Organic
This product is created from materials that are from a reprehensible
organic source. This product may also have been processed
using organic materials, such as natural dyes and oils.
To be identified as organic in our evaluation, the majority of the product must
be grown and manufactured with a minimal amount of inorganic material
being used. |
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CERTIFICATIONS
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CE Certified
Products that have CE marking indicate their conformity with health, safety, and environmental protection standards for products sold within the European Economic Area, ECA. The CE marking is also found on products sold outside the EEA that have been manufactured to EEA standards. |
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CSA Certified
Unlike UL, CSA Certification meets International certification standards. CSA provides expert testing, inspection, and certification services that demonstrate products are in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, and operating performance standards for International, {ISO) standards. |
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ETL Certified
The ETL Mark is proof of product compliance to North American safety standards. Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) and code officials across the US and Canada accept the ETL Listed Mark as proof of product compliance to published industry standards. |
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FDA Approved
FDA experts review the results of laboratory, animal, and human clinical testing done by manufacturers for products. If FDA grants an approval, it means the agency has determined that the benefits of the product outweigh the known risks for the intended use. |
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ISO Certified
There are two primary ISO certifications, 9001 and 140001. ISO is not involved in certification of products, and does not issue certificates. That is performed by experts from external certification bodies in accordance with CASCO Standards. |
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NSF Certified
Products with the NSF Seal have passed the strict NSF evaluation standards established. NSF stands for National Sanitation Foundation, which is a non-profit organization based in the United States. NSF was established in 1944 with the goal of creating standards for sanitation and food safety for public health. |
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RESNA Certified
RESNA offers two certifications to recognize resistive technology (AT) service providers who have met a national standard of job-based knowledge and experience. By promoting the professionalism of AT service providers, RESNA's certifications ultimately serve to protect consumers of AT solutions. |
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TÜV Certified
TÜV Certified products are created from materials that are from a reprehensible
organic source. This product may also have been processed
using organic materials, such as natural dyes and oils.
To be identified as organic in TÜV evaluation, the majority of the product must
be grown and manufactured with a minimal amount of inorganic material
being used. |
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UL Certified
UL stands for Underwriters Laboratories. For more than 100 years, manufacturers have had their merchandise evaluated and tested for safety risks by their independent, third-party safety certification organization; UL Certification. |
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