Assistive Technology Switch Access Devices

The Game Extension Box allows two players to share control of a switch adapted toy such as the Tolo train set.

Set-up is very simple:
- connect two switches (3.5mm) into the sockets on the sides of the Extension Box
- make a connection between the Extension Box and the toy controller using the supplied lead

Two players can now share control of the toy but only one player is in charge at any one time.

The Extension Box uses momentary switch mode. Each player is in control whilst they press and hold pressed their switch. The bright red and blue LEDs indicate who has control of the toy.

The 2 Player Game Extension Box kit consists of:

Game Extension Box
Connecting lead (2 x 3.5mm jack plugs)
PP3 (9 volt) battery
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Team-Switch is designed to encourage students to co-operate and work together on a task, for example, turning on a light. When both students press their switch and hold it pressed Team-Switch rewards their co-operation by turning the light on.

Two bright blue LED gives visual feedback to the Users (and supervisor) when each switch is pressed and held.

Team-Switch can be daisy-chained together, when desired, so that the more students can practise their skills of co-operation and teamwork. Three Team-Switches connected together would require four students to press and hold their individual switch before the attached device activated.

The Team-Switch kit consists of:

Team-Switch unit
Connecting lead (2 x 3.5mm jack plugs)
PP3 (9 volt) battery

The unit is ready to use straight out of the box.
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The Sustained Pressure switch-aid is designed to help users overcome unintended activation of a device, such as a toy, caused by an accidental touch on their switch. It requires the user to maintain pressure on their input switch for a period of 1, 2 or 3 seconds before the attached device is activated.

Set-up is simple: the Sustained Pressure switch-aid connects between the users input switch and the device e.g. toy. Plug the Users' switch into one of the sockets on the front panel and connect the box to the device using the link lead supplied through the socket on the side.

The Sustained Pressure switch-aid kit consists of:

Sustained Pressure switch-aid
Connecting link lead
PP3 (9 volt) battery

The unit is ready to use straight out of the box.

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The LIP Switch is designed to encourage students to maintain attention on an exercise by prompting a "reminder" stored on e.g. a BIGmack or 4Talk4.

The LIP switch is easy to use: the Users' switch is plugged into one of the sockets on the front panel (typically the teacher would select the training duration appropriate for the exercise) One link lead is plugged into the socket on the side and into the training aid e.g. a light. The second link lead is connected between the LIP Switch and e.g. a BIGmack on which a task related prompt has been recorded such as "turn the light on".

Three training durations 20, 30 or 40 seconds can be selected before the reminder is triggered. If the student losses attention and fails to re-press their switch again within the training duration the LIP Switch triggers the prompt on the BIGmack and it is repeated until the student presses their switch.

The LIP Switch kit consists of:

LIP switch
Two connecting link leads
PP3 (9 volt) battery

The LIP Switch is ready for use straight out of the box.
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Learning and teaching switch skills to children with special needs will now be a little easier because of the Switch Filter. Especially for those children who need to overcome a tendency towards multiple switch “bashes” or “banging” either deliberately or through lack of motor control.

The Switch Filter works by letting the first switch press operate a connected device e.g. an adapted toy but then introduces a delay before the next switch press does anything.

For example, the childs' first switch press passes through the filter and turns on the toy. But a second press or multiple switch "banging" would do nothing until the delay period, set by the filter, had passed.

The delay period is easily changed from long (~10secs) to short (~2secs) by plugging the input switch into one of the three sockets on the front panel. The connected device e.g. toy is connected to the socket on the side panel using the lead included with the Switch Filter.

The kit is supplied with the Switch Filter, a 3.5mm jack plug to plug connecting cable and 9 volt battery.

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This Anti-Tremor Switch will help individuals overcome switching problems caused by an involuntary tremor or pressing a switch more times than is intended.

It works by preventing repeat switch presses from getting through to cause unintended switching. Three time filters (2, 6 or 10 seconds) are programmed into the device to cover the needs of most individuals.

Set-up is very simple. All that's necessary is to connect the Anti-Tremor device between the user's normal switch (e.g. button, squeeze, blow, lever type etc.) and the equipment being switched, for example one of our switch adapted Dream-Toys or bubble machines.

Three simple steps:

1. Plug the user's normal switch into one of the sockets on the front of the Anti-Tremor device.
2. Use the cable (supplied) to connect from the Anti-Tremor Switch "output" to the "input" on the device being switched e.g. computer interface. (Plugging in the cable also turns the device on. When finished, disconnect the cable to conserve battery life.)
3. Start playing or working.

The kit is supplied with the Anti-Tremor Switch Filter, a 3.5mm jack plug to plug connecting cable and 9 volt battery.

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