2nd Event scheduled for Sunday, April 12th!

#Ireland - #ToyLibrary launches #Sensory #SwapAndPlay events for children with additional needs

By avondhupress - April 10, 2026

"A social enterprise set up to help reduce and recycle plastic toys, has launched sensory swap and play events for children with additional needs.

"The first such event from The Toy Library, took place in the Aula Maxima in University College Cork (UCC) with a second event scheduled for the Kilnamanagh Family Resource Centre in #Dublin on Sunday, April 12th.

"The Toy Library is the country’s first digital toy-sharing platform and has hosted swap and play events around the country for the past 18 months. It has successfully reduced the amount of plastic toys being disposed of with figures recorded at the end of 2025 showing 4.78 tonnes of plastic have been saved so far.

"The sensory events offer families and children with additional needs a safe and welcoming play space with structured layouts, quieter zones and access to carefully selected developmental and sensory toys. The initiative was set up in response to feedback from parents within the Toy Library community."

Read more:
https://avondhupress.ie/toy-library-launches-sensory-swap-and-play-events-for-children-with-additional-needs/

#SolarPunkSunday #DubinIreland #ToyLibraries #SensoryToys #AdaptiveToys #SensorySwapAndPlay #AccessibleToys #Accessibility

What a great idea!!! #Adaptive #ToyLibraries - #FairPlayLibraries

"Our Adaptive Toy Libraries provide children with disabilities the opportunity to experience the joy of independent play. Typically including 3-10 switch-adaptive toys, our toy libraries are a vital resource for child-focused facilities such as schools, clinics, and daycare centers. Our toy libraries are available at-cost or at no charge, removing financial barriers so that every child has the opportunity to learn, play and grow. Since 2020, we have provided over 90 facilities with a variety of accessible toys.

We have adaptive toy libraries across the US, Canada, and Australia. To see if there's a toy library near you, see our list of participating facilities."

Learn more:
https://www.fairplaylibraries.org/libraries

#SolarPunkSunday #Accessibility #AccessibleToys #AdaptiveToys #AdaptiveToyLibrariesUS #AdaptiveToyLibrariesCanada #AdaptiveToyLibrariesAustralia

Idk who needs to hear this but #Target in the US has #braille Popit toys on clearance. Cost me less than $6 for one.

It's rare to find #accessible toys and such so I'm glad I got to support this, and now I get to learn the braille alphabet

#LowVision #Blind #accessibility #accesibilitymatters #accessibleToys