Switch adapted toys

Switch adapted toys are toys or devices which have been adapted so that their original switches are redirected to a larger external switch that is easier for the user to interact with. Many children and adults with limited fine and gross motor skills have difficulty playing with regular battery-operated toys.

A switch adapted toy by AdaptedDesign with two external accessible switches on each side that operate music and lights from the toy.

Learning how to switch adapt

Excerpt from AdaptedDesign's guide to adapted Let's Adapt for Everyone! showing all the tools and supplies needed to switch adapt toys and devices.

A guide to switch adapting was created by Greg Nakata, AIA entitled "Let's Adapt for Everyone!" . The author is the parent of a child with disabilities and learned how to switch adapt toys for them. The switch adapting guide shows all the tools and supplies one would need to start adapting toys and devices as well as detailed tutorials for specific types of toys to adapt. Nakata also posts adapting tutorial videos on his Instagram profile: AdaptedDesign where his goal is to make adapting accessible to everyone by sharing his knowledge and demystifying the process.