Tovertafel for Intellectual Disability Care

The Tovertafel’s interactive games make playing together possible for all people with intellectual disabilities. They are designed to challenge each player at their own level, whether that be simple, or more challenging. The games help their development and increase their self-confidence because mistakes can’t be made! Amazing people with intellectual disabilities day after day.

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Our games for people with intellectual disabilities…

stimulate social interaction and physical activity
increase alertness, focus, and self-confidence
help caregivers and care professionals connect with people with intellectual disabilities

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Tovertafel games for people with intellectual disabilities

The Tovertafel (“magic table”) promotes social connections for people with intellectual disabilities through its wide range of interactive games. Developed with people and care professionals, our games are designed to suit different capabilities and can be played alone or in a group. Would you like to find out what the Tovertafel can do for you?

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What are the effects of playing with the Tovertafel on people with intellectual disabilities?

The Tovertafel is a fun care innovation that allows care professionals to offer a challenging activity to people with intellectual disabilities at their own level. The tovertafel has a positive effect on people with intellectual disabilities by stimulating movement and social interaction. This helps to increase players’ self-esteem and self-reliance.

Increasing self-confidence is very important because people with intellectual disabilities heavily rely on their caregivers for support and assistance with day-to-day activities. The Tovertafel helps to promote social bonding between people with intellectual disabilities and those who care for them to deepen connections and provide a source of lighthearted fun.

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Rainbow

A true multisensory experience, this game is wonderful for stimulating all the senses. By moving their arm or body across the rainbow, players can reveal colors, sounds, and stars.

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Puppies

Feedback from partners and carers indicates that this is one of the best games to play with people with intellectual disabilities. Players take the ball from the puppies and roll it away, who will then retrieve the ball with their tails wagging, giving them a sense of satisfaction.

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Shopping list

This game asks players to remember the right groceries and put them in the basket. They’ll even hear the scanner beep, encouraging them to keep going as they make their way through the list.

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Cognitive effects

The effects of the Tovertafel’s interactive games on people with intellectual disabilities are simple - they increase alertness and focus and help players’ self-confidence grow. This develops as they become aware of what they are capable of achieving through our games (often to their own surprise!).
Physical effects

The Tovertafel’s virtual games and interactive light projections respond to even the smallest of hand movements and help to train motor skills in people with intellectual disabilities. This is important as it allows them to explore and understand the world around them.
Social effects

Playing is something you do together. Our games promote social interaction and help people with intellectual disabilities feel understood and connect with those who care for them. All whilst having fun.
Sensory effects

Exposing people with an intellectual disability to stimuli in the right way allows them to relax, discover and learn. In our games, this is achieved through interactive images and sounds.

Levels of our games for Intellectual Disability Care

The Tovertafel’s games and activities have levels between 1 and 5 for people with intellectual disabilities. This figure has to do with the level of anticipated cognitive activity, so we can make sure that all of our games can have a positive influence on their players.

Level 1: These games are intended for observation only. We do not offer level 1 games (yet).
Level 2: These games allow the players to not only observe but also hold their attention.
Level 3: These games work toward a particular goal and require players to memorize things. To play level 3 games, the players need to stay focused. Every move is rewarded!
Level 4: It’s possible to make ‘mistakes’ while playing these games. The aim is to make the players think and reason. Their choices impact if they reach the final goal.
Level 5: Level 5 games focus on the part of the brain that controls executive functions, such as planning and decision-making. All Tovertafel games for people with intellectual disabilities have game levels between 1 and 5. This figure describes the level of anticipated cognitive activity.

Co-design

Tover innovates, develops and designs. When designing games for people with intellectual disabilities, we know it is important to put yourself in their shoes. That's why we develop our products together with our players and their care professionals. This process is what we call co-design.

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Research

Tover conducts research. We are always on the lookout for new developments that can help people with intellectual disabilities live better. Working closely with researchers, we use our findings to develop games that meet the needs of people with intellectual disabilities and their carers.

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Service

Tover supports. We provide care professionals and family members with extensive guidance on how to use the Tovertafel and its activities for people living with dementia via My Tover, our online platform. From installation support to smart game tips and more!

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This is what our players say

“Every time we play a Tovertafel game, I see one of our clients transform into a completely different and assertive woman!”

Marjon, care professional – Cordaan Nieuw Sloten

“Thanks to the Tovertafel, our clients – who normally aren’t able to play games together – can now play side by side. Each at their own level.”

Shanne, care professional – Middin

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Tovertafel for Intellectual Disability Care

Our games for people with intellectual disabilities…

Tovertafel games for people with intellectual disabilities

What are the effects of playing with the Tovertafel on people with intellectual disabilities?

What are the best games to play with people with intellectual disabilities?

Rainbow

Puppies

Shopping list

Benefits of playing interactive games with people with intellectual disabilities

Cognitive effects

Physical effects

Social effects

Sensory effects

Levels of our games for Intellectual Disability Care

How do we develop our games for Intellectual Disability Care?

Co-design

Research

Service

This is what our players say

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