The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

Adaptoys

Unique Remote Control Interface Toys for Special Needs Patients

Winner of Cannes Lions, Project Isaac, and Webby Award

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation asked Axios NYC to build two custom-engineered play devices designed around accessibility: a remote-controlled car operated entirely by a headset, and a ball launcher adapted for limited hand use. Each was designed so that people with limited or no use of their hands could drive, aim, and play independently. The result was a pair of durable, easy-to-use machines that could return the fun of control.

A player steering the Adaptoys car with the headset
The remote-controlled car beside its headset controller
A family trying the Adaptoys car outside their home
A man in a wheelchair on a lawn, laughing as he plays with a remote-controlled toy
A diagram of the headset steering the car by head movement