Switches and Sensors
This area deals with accessibility standard switches and compatible gaming equipment. Click on the images below for more details on each controller and from where you can purchase these from.
Please feel free to e-mail for help on anything that is unclear, or to share new information.
Light Pressure Switches
From OneSwitch (UK), Atec and MarbleSoft-Simtech (USA)
See also BJ Sensitive Dual Switch, Aire Touch Switch, G-Click below and the OneSwitch blog.
G-Click
From OneSwitch and Celtic Magic (UK).
A special smart switch (based on a gyroscope) needing only tiny movement to activate.
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Adaptive Gaming Kit (Logitech)
From Logitech
3x large round switches.
3x small round switches.
4x finger buttons (not light pressure).
2x Triggers (for XAC).
Velcro mats, cable tidies and Xbox stickers.
Assistive Switching Modules
Switch "action modifiers"
From: OneSwitch (UK), Technical Solutions (AUS), and
Able Net (USA)
Bite Switch
Bite swithes may need to be rewired to a 3.5mm plug. They typically require a strong bite and can be tiring.
From: GlassOuse (China) or Music Tablet Store (Europe), Conceptus Camera Switches (France, Germany, USA), AirTurn (USA), Glassouse (China)
Blink Switches
"Eye Blink Sensor" via Enabling Devices (USA), "Fibre Optic Blink Switch" via Special Needs Computers Key-X (Canada), "Nous" via Nous App. A-Blinx. via Key2Enable.
See Will Wade Blink Detection, and also the Toby Churchill Eye Blink switch.
Mounting Solutions
Off the shelf soutions for mounting switches into the ideal position.
Neuro Muscle Switch
Electromyography muscle switches.
From: Emego (UK) and Control Bionics (North America)
Proximity Sensor Switch
From Ablenet (USA)
Zero pressure. Move within 10mm of the sensor to activate.
Sip Puff
From Origin Instruments (USA)
Sip (and) puff tube with versions with 3.5mm plugs or USB connection.
Software Switches
A range of virtual switches can take advantage of computer technology.
Camera switches: Map out an area in space, and if something passes through it or moves it, it triggers a switch event, such as a left-click.
Dwell switches: Hover over an area with a mouse pointer for a pre-set legth of time to click, or bring up a contextual menu.
Sound switches: Make a sound to activate a switch. Apple iOS15 onwards has this in-built.
Tongue Switch
May need a 2.5mm socket/3.5mm plug adapter. From: Conceptus Camera Switches (France, Germany, USA)
Various Suppliers
There are a mind boggling array of accessibility switches, sensors available. A 3.5mm jack-plug connection is the standard.
Switch suppliers include: OneSwitch.org.uk (see below), Dad in a Shed (UK), Inclusive Technology (UK), Logitech (Int) Pretorian (UK), Smile Smart Tech (UK - and supply Softytop covers), War Fighter Engaged (USA) and Able-Net (USA).
Useful links
- Technical Solutions, Spectronics (Australia)
A Bit of Access (International list)
Access International (Japan)
Inclusive Technology, Liberator, TechCess and tfh (UK)
Enabling Devices and War Fighter Engaged (USA)