Toys for Special Education Students

Toys "R" Us has released the latest edition of its Toys "R" Us Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids, a complimentary toy-selection guide for parents and friends of children with disabilities. The Guide and the products featured inside are available in all Toys "R" Us stores nationwide and online at www.Toysrus.com/DifferentlyAbled.

The easy-to-use resource, released annually, features specially selected toys that promote the development of children with physical and cognitive disabilities. Featured on the cover of this year's Guide is Maria Shriver, First Lady of California, and four-year-old Katelyn Reed, a child with Down Syndrome. Toys "R" Us works with the National Lekotek Center, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to children with disabilities, to evaluate and select the products featured in the Guide, which this year includes more than 80 everyday toys for children of all ages. Items featured in the Guide promote the development of specific skills, such as auditory, language, visual, fine motor, thinking and social skills.  Symbols are assigned to each toy so parents can easily identify items that are best suited for their child's needs.

As part of its ongoing commitment to the Guide, the company has created a new, in-store program to further assist customers shopping for toys for differently-abled children. Throughout the month of September, all 586 Toys "R" Us locations across the country will showcase products from the Guide in dedicated in-store boutiques. Additionally, all products in the Guide will be marked with special labels on store shelves so the items are easily identifiable.

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