To a child with disabilities, an adapted toy can be the beginning of a whole new world of learning for the child. Adapted toys allow many early learning skills to develop which will be needed to steer educational and future job-related goals. Switches and battery-powered toys can be stimulating and confidence building for the disabled child. These same switches can also be used to introduce technology into the classroom by operating a computer and learning to operate communication devices.
Communication devices allow the child to participate in classroom and peer activities.
Specially adapted computers and software applications designed to compensate for specific disabilities allow the child to participate in specific learning activities and interact with other children or adults. LINC offers a number of switches, battery-powered toys and communication devices for families to borrow. It Spinner , Ring Around Bells , The Popper , or the Spin Art , to name a few on hand.