Parents of children with disabilities challenge toy makers to include their child in play time. Parents; Rebecca Atkinson, Karen Newell and Melissa Motsyn decided to start an awareness campaign aptly named, #toylikeme. Their facebook page, toylikeme community has gone viral. Parents around the world are contributing their opinions and challenges to Lego, Disney, Mattel and small toy manufacturers.
Thanks to this era of 3D reproductions going main stream, accessories such as tiny canes, mobility chairs, hearing aids and the like can be produced. Makies a UK doll maker company answered the challenge by creating a range of accessories and modified dolls that may be ordered.
Play time is essential for childhood development. According to parents of children with special needs their children have been ignored and left out of play time. Creating play time dolls, super heroes, and action figures with various forms of disabilities provides a positive self image for special needs children and acceptance by others.
The future looks very bright for advances in medical technology and robotics. Playtime may be tomorrows medical technology engineering advances. After all, in order to make advances you have to spend time experimenting (playing) and understanding the challenges.
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