Ipod alarm clocks and similar accessories useless with protector case?

I am frustrated. My child bought an Ipod Touch 5th gen. We spent the money buying a good protector case for it so it will actually last and then she received an alarm clock that will charge the Ipod when docked. BUT, you have to take the Ipod out of the case to charge it. So it makes the alarm clock accessory useless. Plus, I found an adaptor so that it could be plugged in, it fits, but aparently it is not "certified" and won't charge (it seems to fit fine!! but is being blocked?). I have looked at every docking aparatus out there and none work with a proper protector case and any good case does not come off quickly or easily to dock. Nor would you want it to as its tough for the case to do its job if it is not on the ipod.
Anyone found any work arounds that I can't find? Why doesn't Apple make a dock extender? Why do they block after market extenders?
I don't know any adults let alone children that keep their ipods/iphones etc out of a protector case so why bother making accessories that can't be utilized?
For such a large company with such a market share, why hasn't this problem been solved? (OK maybe it has been solved and I am just unaware. If so I take back most of the negative things I am thinking. Someone please tell me I'm wrong!)
If there isn't a solution out there, are there any other brands of tablets etc out there that are more durable and functional with accessories than the i-products? We have more people in our household that will utilize a tablet of some sort in the near future.

The previous discussion cites/provides link to a certified Lightning extender
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5456395

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