RePlay For Kids

As we near the end of 2024, we would like to express our gratitude for some of our recent donations from our corporate partners and supporters, including from Hyland, Sherwin-Williams, Swagelok , Nestlé and Richman Brothers. You are helping us to create even more smiles from kids with disabilities in 2025!

On Friday, the APTC participated in Adaptive Toy Workshops for Replay For Kids held at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Vamc and Case Western Reserve University. Investigators, staff and trainees had fun working together to adapt toys for children with different abilities. It was a great way to spread holiday cheer and volunteer for a meaningful cause! ?? Learn more about the RePlay for Kids organization and their amazing work here: https://replayforkids.org Ronald Triolo Madelaine Blincoe Isabella McCollum Gabrielle Labrozzi Lindsey Hauck Kevin Foglyano Maura Malenchek Frank Zitko William Rasper David Suh Jeremy Dunning Tyler Tevis Karina Dsouza Raychel Testa Hannah Morgan Justin Golabek Md Asif Arefeen, Ph.D. Bridget Gagnier John Schnellenberger Mark Pordash

Early Intervention Specialist Deb went to Replay For Kids to pick up toys for CSC's youngest clients at their annual Adapted Toy Giveaway! RePlay For Kids works year-round to increase the availability of toys and assistive devices for children with disabilities. We are so thankful for them and how they serve the Northeast Ohio community!

Empowering Play for All: Replay For Kids Transforms Toys for Children with Disabilities For 25 years, Replay For Kids has been on a mission to make toys accessible for all children. Through dedicated volunteers, they modify off-the-shelf toys, adapting switches and buttons to ensure children with disabilities can enjoy interactive play. Over 22,000 toys modified, free of charge, to allow children with varying abilities to interact with toys. Creative solutions like sip and puff switches, head tilt switches, and proximity switches help children with limited fine motor skills activate toys independently. Natalie Wardega, Director of Operations, shares how the joy of a child activating a toy for the first time is a powerful reminder of the importance of accessibility in everyday life. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eeW2CEQv #InclusivePlay #RePlayForKids

Thank you WKYC Ch. 3 for your story about RePlay for Kids! It was great to have the Cleveland Cavaliers IT staff volunteering at our toy adapting workshop. #WKYC #Cleveland-Cavaliers https://lnkd.in/ggyhAV2D Come out and support RePlay for Kids at our Halloween 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk tomorrow (Sunday) at 9 AM at the Medina County Achievement Center. https://lnkd.in/gSPBW6tY

Our team had an amazing opportunity to volunteer with Replay For Kids. We learned how to adapt a battery-powered automatic card shuffler to work with an external switch, making it easier for children with limited dexterity to enjoy this fun toy. It was a heartwarming experience to know that our efforts will help empower kids by giving them access to activities that bring joy and independence. Thank you to our Facilitators for leading us, volunteering with this organization reminded us how small changes can make a big difference in someone's life. We’re grateful for this chance to contribute and can't wait to do more! #cpafirm#ReplayForKids #GivingBack #CPACares #Teamwork #Inclusion #MakingADifference

Can you believe the RePlay for Kids Halloween 5k and 1 mile fun walk is only one month away? We sure can't! Make sure to sign the whole family up to get in the Halloween spirit! Who knows maybe there is an extra special surprise for the first 50 people to sign up!

It was great partnering with the Cleveland NeuroDesign Entrepreneurs Workshop, where they used our toy adapting workshop as an exercise in problem solving, design, and creativity (and resulting in a bunch of adapted toys for us to donate to children with disabilities). If any other businesses or organizations are interested in holding a toy adapting workshop as a team building exercise or employee volunteer opportunity, just contact us!

Earlier this summer, RePlay was invited to host a workshop at REA Elektronik Inc.! Not only was it incredible to see a group of employees come together to adapt toys but, Replay employees were also able to learn about with REA does! The workshop was spent full of good conversation on the importance of inclusive, adapted play and the positive effects this has on children! Spreading the word and benefits of RePlay is always an amazing experience! If you are interested in learning more we encourage you to reach out!

We have a couple more thank you's for generous donations from the Tom and Jill Lincoln Foundation, and the Crane Charitable Funds through Crane Aerospace & Electronics. Both donations will help support our toy adapting workshops that provide adapted toys and switches to children with disabilities in Northeast Ohio.