{"id":5,"date":"2017-09-30T02:14:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T02:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/volksswitch.org\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:35:57","slug":"the-volksswitch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/volksswitch.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Volksswitch"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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What are you trying to make?<\/h2>\r\n

Whether you’re a clinician, educator, caregiver, or maker, there’s something here for you.<\/p>\r\n

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I support AAC users<\/h3>\r\n

Find or create keyguards for tablets, Chromebooks, and iPad keyboards \u2014 customizable for any app layout.<\/p>\r\nSEE AAC KEYGUARDS \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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I work on motor access<\/h3>\r\n

Explore switches, styluses, cuff holders, and head pointers designed to match each person’s physical capabilities.<\/p>\r\nSEE MOTOR ACCESS TOOLS \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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I support learners<\/h3>\r\n

Browse tactile symbol systems and audio-response tools for alternative communication and literacy support.<\/p>\r\nSEE COMMUNICATION TOOLS \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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I’m a maker or designer<\/h3>\r\n

Download open designs, learn what makes a good AT candidate for local fabrication, and help produce devices for your community.<\/p>\r\nGO TO MAKING AT \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Our commitment<\/p>\r\n

No cost. No catch.<\/h2>\r\n

Every design Volksswitch publishes is available free of charge to anyone who needs it. Download, adapt, and implement any device in our library \u2014 for your student, client, child, or yourself. That’s not a business model. It’s a commitment.<\/p>\r\nEXPLORE FREE DESIGNS<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Need an AAC Keyguard?<\/h2>\r\n

Keyguards help individuals with limited motor control select the right areas of a tablet AAC app more accurately and consistently. Volksswitch offers both ready-to-print designs and a customizable designer for more individualized needs.<\/p>\r\n

The designer supports grid-based, free-form, and hybrid AAC apps across dozens of tablet models.<\/p>\r\n

LEARN ABOUT THE KEYGUARD DESIGNER<\/a> BROWSE READY-TO-PRINT DESIGNS<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\"Keyguard<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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20+ free devices \u2014 and counting<\/h2>\r\n

Switches, keyguards, styluses, tactile symbols, head pointers, utensil cuffs, and more. Every design is free, open, and built for local 3D printing.<\/p>\r\n

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Assistive technology works best when it fits the person<\/h2>\r\n

Volksswitch makes it easier to create individualized AT close to the people who will use it \u2014 by giving professionals, families, and makers the tools and knowledge they need.<\/p>\r\n

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Personalized<\/h3>\r\n

Adapt designs to the individual \u2014 their device, app, case, access method, and environment.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Affordable<\/h3>\r\n

Free designs and local 3D printing reduce cost, delay, and dependence on custom commercial fabrication.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Practical<\/h3>\r\n

Built for therapists, educators, families, and makers \u2014 not just engineers.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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Open<\/h3>\r\n

All designs are freely shared so they can be used, adapted, improved, and distributed by anyone who needs them.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Why free? Why customizable? Why us?<\/h2>\r\n
Volksswitch was founded on a simple conviction: every person who needs an assistive technology device should be able to get one that actually fits them \u2014 regardless of budget, geography, or how unusual their needs might be. The people closest to that individual are best positioned to make that happen.<\/blockquote>\r\nREAD OUR FULL STORY \u2192<\/a><\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[],"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t