Switches
Assistive technology switches let people with limited movement control toys, communication devices, computers and tablets with a single press, touch, puff, bite or small muscle movement. Shop pressure switches like the Jelly Bean and Big Red, recordable communicators like the BIGmack and Step-by-Step, specialist switches for head, cheek, finger, foot, breath and bite activation, and switch interfaces, cables and covers. Clinicians can also train in the Switch Access Measure (SAM), a switch assessment developed by Novita.
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AbleNetJelly Bean Switch
SWITCH-0026 $119.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AbleNetSwitch Big Red
SWITCH-0027 $109.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AbleNetLITTLE Step-by-Step
SWITCH-0024 $419.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AbleNetBIGMack Switch
SWITCH-0037 $299.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseBite Switch – GlassOuse G-Switch Series
SWITCH-0013 $105.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AbleNetMicro Light Switch
SWITCH-0005 $145.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AbleNetBIG Step-by-Step Speech
SWITCH-0025 $419.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseSwitch Cover Bite Silicone
SWITCH-0022 $15.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
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CrickSoftwareCrick USB Switch Box
USB/1 $225.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOusePillow Switch – G-Switch Series
SWITCH-0019 $99.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AbleNetPillow Switch
SWITCH-0028 $239.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseFinger Switch – GlassOuse G-Switch Series
SWITCH-0015 $69.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseProximity Switch
SWITCH-0021 $149.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOusePress Switch 100gr and 150gr – G-Switch Series
SWITCH-0017-H $69.00 View ProductSelect options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Enabling DevicesTwitch Switch Sensors (Set of 3)
SWITCH-0036 $195.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOusePillow Cover for Pillow Switch
SWITCH-0035 $12.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseTouch Switch
SWITCH-0020 $119.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseFoot Switch – GlassOuse G-Switch Series
SWITCH-0016 $59.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOusePuff Switch – GlassOuse G-Switch Series
SWITCH-0014 $199.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
PikoButton Switch
SWITCH-0008-H $269.00 View ProductSelect options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page -
Cup Switch
SWITCH-0004 $179.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AvantRecord and Play Dinosaur
TOYS-0073 $84.90 View ProductAdd to cart -
Enabling DevicesTwitch Switch
SWITCH-0023 $329.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
GlassOuseMale to Female Extension Cable 100cm
SWITCH-0034 $12.00 View ProductAdd to cart -
AvantMr Rex Speak and Play Dino
TOYS-0075 $84.90 View ProductAdd to cart -
ZyteqSwitch Finger Button
SWITCH-0010 $399.00 View ProductAdd to cart
Types of switches
- Pressure switches are pressed with a hand, head or other body part. The Jelly Bean Switch is a popular 6.4 cm switch with click feedback and interchangeable colour tops. The Big Red Switch gives a larger target, and the Button Switch comes in 30 mm and 50 mm sizes.
- Light-touch switches need very little force, such as the Micro Light Switch, the Switch Finger Button and the GlassOuse Touch Switch and Proximity Switch.
- Head and cheek switches: the soft foam Pillow Switch suits head or cheek activation.
- Specialist switches respond to other movements: the Twitch Switch detects small muscle movements, and the GlassOuse Puff Switch, Bite Switch and Foot Switch use breath, bite and foot control. We recommend a clinical assessment before buying a puff switch.
- Recordable communicators speak a recorded message when pressed: the BIGmack plays one message, and the BIG Step-by-Step and LITTLE Step-by-Step play a sequence of messages.
- Interfaces and accessories: the Crick USB Switch Box connects switches to a computer, plus extension cables, covers and switch-adapted toys.
How to choose a switch
- Find a reliable movement: the best switch site is a movement the person can make on purpose, repeatedly, without tiring.
- Target size and force: larger targets are easier to hit; light-touch switches suit people with little strength.
- Feedback: a click, light or vibration helps the user know the switch has activated.
- Mounting: a switch has to be held in the right place. See our Udaption mounting systems.
- What it will control: check the connection (usually a 3.5 mm jack) or use a switch interface for computers and tablets.
A speech pathologist or occupational therapist can assess switch access. Learn more about augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) at NovitaTech. NovitaTech is an NDIS registered provider: switches are often funded through the NDIS, and self-managed and plan-managed participants can choose Pay using NDIS Funds at checkout.
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