Finger Isolation

Owen's therapy is working towards finger isolation, primarily so he can point to a picture on a communication device.  If you look back to my Sensory Boards post you will see some ideas to promote finger isolation. Owen needed something with larger holes than what I had previously made. After discussion with Owen's therapists,  joint efforts at various prototypes, we have come up with this box to promote finger isolation when using a switch button.

What you need

• Thin box  (I used an old Mic-Key button box but a game box would also suffice) 
• Old laundry basket
• Black spray paint can
• Tape
• Stanley knife
• Old plastic cutting board
• Velcro

Instructions

• Cut square hole in top of box  (to attach laundry basket)
• Cut hole in bottom of box*, big enough for your switch button
• Cut a piece from the laundry basket for the top of the box
• Tape the basket piece to the inside of the box
• Spray paint the box
• Put Velcro on the bottom of the box and on the cutting board (for attaching the box and the switch button)
• Place a switch button inside the box, attach the box to the Velcro and use.

*The idea of the cut out in the bottom of the box is to keep the switch separate from the box.  Some switch button's tend to be sensitive and this reduces the risk of the box moving causing the switch to activate.

Happy switching:-) 

Update 1/07/2015

The black paint has peeled off of the tape I used, so I have had to put black tape over the top. Good as new now.