Switch Adapted Toy Workshop 2025

🪁Children with disabilities miss out on the joy of play due to inaccessible toy activation methods.🚂. Switch-adapted toys can cost around $400 without the adaptive switch 💸 which is a huge financial burden for many families.

SPLAT with BESS x RehabENG has designed a workshop that is designed for individuals of all skill levels. The goal is to upskill YOU and improve the accessibility of these toys. 🙅No prior knowledge is necessary!🙅

Anyone is welcome to participate in this series! Especially those who are passionate about improving the lives of children with disabilities 👪, interested in rehabilitation or allied health 🩹 or want to learn some basic engineering skills🧠 and be part of an impactful, hands-on experience 🙌!

What’s Included:

• All necessary tools and materials, including toy for each participant

• Hands-on experience working with tools and materials for toy adaptation

• Guidance from workshop facilitators

• Participants have the opportunity to take home adapted toy or donate it

• Plus, earn your UNSW Making Basic Soldering Badge upon completion! And don’t forget to get your general makerspace safety induction badge before coming to our workshop!

Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference and empower children through play. 💓

If we're sold out for this event, we're holding our annual "Joyful Creations: Adaptive Toy Workshop" happening on the 15th of November!

----------------------- TERMS & CONDITIONS --------------------------

This Event is run by Supporting Play by Adapting Toys (SPLAT), a is a student-run volunteer group in the State of New South Wales.    

By purchasing tickets to this event, You confirm that You understand, agree to and accept these terms and conditions:   

1. GENERAL 

   1. You warrant that you are over the age of 18, are legally entitled to accept these terms and conditions, and create legally binding obligations for any liability You may incur.

   2. If you are registering on behalf of a participant who is under the age of 18, You agree and accept these terms and conditions on their behalf.

   3. Any information provided by SPLAT about the Workshop is given in good faith and is based on information available at the time. Where information is provided to you by a third party, SPLAT makes no warranties as to its accuracy. 

2. CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS 

   1. The payment of any fees is confirmation of Your intention to participate in the Workshop. You understand and agree that should You need to cancel Your participation (or should Your placement be terminated in accordance with these terms and conditions), no refund will be given where any part of Your payment has been used to make non-refundable reservations.  

   2. If You wish to cancel Your placement in the Workshop, You must inform SPLAT in writing as soon as possible. 

   3. You acknowledge that the Workshop is subject to a range of circumstances and conditions that may not meet Your expectations and that SPLAT has no reasonable control over. Accordingly, SPLAT is under no obligation to refund any part of the costs paid by You if You are not satisfied with any aspect of the Workshop irrespective of the reason. 

3. PARTICIPANT OBLIGATIONS  

   1. You will exercise good judgment and act in a responsible manner while attending the Workshop. You are expected to follow all rules and regulations, safety instructions and reasonable directions given by SPLAT, its agents and representatives, and any third-party service providers which may be involved in delivering the Workshop. 

   2. You must respect the rights of others to be treated equitably, free from all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment and bullying and avoid behaviour that is perceived to be offensive, threatening, intimidating or causes any person to fear for their personal safety or well-being.

   3. You are solely responsible for Your personal belongings and equipment during the Workshop, and SPLAT cannot be held liable for any loss or damage of Your personal belongings.

   4. You will take all reasonable care when using any equipment provided to You for use in the Workshop, and wholly indemnify SPLAT for any loss or damage which occurs to any equipment or property, where such damage is considered in the sole opinion of SPLAT to be attributable to Your negligence, recklessness or caused by Your failure to follow instructions. 

4. ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY 

   1. Participation in the Workshop is voluntary, and You expressly assume any and all risks (whether inherent or not, and whether listed or not) associated with the Workshop activities which may lead to loss, injury, disability or death.

   2. The Workshop is a recreational activity but uses tools which may be hazardous or dangerous and there is an inherent and significant risk of loss, injury, disability or death as a result of such activity, including but not limited to: cuts, burns, electric shock, eye and upper respiratory tract irritation, slipping, poor skill level, inadequate supervision, the actions of other individuals, and other events outside SPLAT’s control.  

   3. SPLAT will not be held responsible for any costs, damages or claims relating to any property or financial loss, personal physical or mental injury, or death caused by or during Your participation in the Workshop, and You (and Your heirs, executors, administrators, successors) will defend and indemnify SPLAT, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from all claims incurred of any kind whatsoever arising out of Your (or the minor child’s) participation.   

   4. Your registration for this Workshop is taken to be an “Assumption of Risk and a Waiver of Liability.” You expressly accept these risks and release SPLAT from liability for any property loss, personal physical or mental injury, or death caused by or during the Workshop.   

   5. You authorise SPLAT to contact your emergency contact (if provided) in case of an emergency.

TERMINATION

1. You may be instructed to leave the Workshop where in the reasonable opinion of SPLAT You are not behaving in a proper manner; You have breached these terms and conditions; Your presence is disruptive and contrary to what is expected of a participant; or there are concerns about health or safety. 

2. Gross misconduct, possession of unauthorized alcohol, use and/or possession of illegal or prohibited drugs, failure to disclose a serious health concern, property damage and/or dangerous, offensive or illegal behaviour will result in immediate removal from the Workshop at Your own cost and with no right of refund or appeal. 

3. You will be required to replace any property that is lost or damaged through Your careless, reckless, or otherwise negligent behaviour.

PHOTOGRAPHIC RELEASE

1. By participating in this Workshop, You agree to being filmed or photographed. SPLAT reserves the right to use Your likeness in any photographs, video or audio recordings provided to SPLAT or taken by SPLAT, during or after the Workshop, for any legitimate purpose without further approval from You. 

If you have any questions or concerns please email: splat.general@gmail.com