Date/Location:

July 17th – 18th, 2025, Milwaukee, WI

Description:

The Adaptive Toy Training Workshop is a two-day, in-person session for professionals who would like to learn more about creating adaptive toys, using adaptive toys in therapy sessions, and how to launch a program to share them with families and therapists in their communities. This training is modeled after the success of Inclusive Play: Toys for All, a collaboration that modifies off-the-shelf toys into switch adapted toys with the goal of creating more affordable, therapeutically interesting adaptive toys for children experiencing developmental delays. Participants will gain hands-on technical experience in the electrical modifications and hand tool skills required to modify switch adapted toys. Participants will explore uses for adaptive toys in therapy sessions.

Speakers:

Vladimir Bjelic, M.S., CCC-SLP

Molly Erickson

Learning Outcomes:

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to construct system diagrams for adaptive toys based off electrical basics.

As a result of this activity, participants will use hand tool with proper safety techniques.

As a result of this activity, participants will execute the successful modifications of 3 adaptive toys.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to differentiate the appropriate toy and use in a variety of therapy sessions.

As a result of this activity, participants will evaluate published research done on the use of adaptive toys in therapy.

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to develop their own adaptive toys, creating a greater diversity of toys available to children with developmental delays.

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CEUs This activity is offered for up to 1.4 CEUs (13.8 hour of instruction). To register for CEUs:  

Download and complete the following forms.

Save the files names: 2025_OPUS_Lastname_Firstname

Send both files to ceus@aacinstitute.org

Upon completion of the two forms and passing the quiz, a CEU certificate will be sent

Note: If any difficulty is encountered in using this form, write to ceus@aacinstitute.org to request an alternative file format.