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Creating Sensory Areas in Classrooms: A Guide to Supporting Students

The Role of Sensory Areas in Classrooms: Enhancing Learning and Inclusion In today’s classrooms, creating inclusive environments is essential for the success of all students. Sensory areas in classrooms, whether they are sensory corners or fully equipped sensory rooms, play a crucial role in meeting the diverse needs of students. Why? Because these spaces help

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Top Accessibility Features Event Planners Must Include in 2025

Why Accessibility Is No Longer Optional Event accessibility is no longer a nice-to-have — it’s a must-have. Furthermore, in 2025, expectations around accessibility, inclusion, and sensory-friendly design will only continue to rise. In addition, attendees, sponsors, and regulatory bodies now expect events to accommodate diverse needs, from mobility access to sensory inclusion with key accessibility

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How to Create a Sensory-Friendly Classroom

Fostering Success for All Learners Imagine a classroom where every student feels supported and empowered to learn. This is the promise of a sensory-friendly classroom. But how do we get there? This blog post will explore the power of collaboration between teachers, parents, and students. We’ll delve into practical strategies for transforming classrooms and learning

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Sensory-Friendly Design: Supporting Brain Function

Why Brain Health, Emotional Regulation and Being Sensory-Friendly Go Together Every second, our brains process massive amounts of sensory input: sounds, sights, smells, textures, and movements. For many people — especially those who are neurodivergent — overwhelming sensory environments can strain thinking and emotions. However, sensory-friendly design creates environments that support the brain’s ability to

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Sensory-Friendly Certification for Event and Conference Professionals

Why Professional Sensory-Friendly Certification Matters Today’s event attendees expect more than entertainment or networking — they expect inclusion.Being an event planner or conference organizer who holds sensory-friendly certification shows you have the knowledge and skills to create welcoming, accessible environments for everyone. In this guide, you’ll learn exactly why becoming sensory-friendly certified as an individual

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The Ultimate Guide to Classroom Sensory Activities

Engaging and Calming Solutions for Every Student Creating a classroom environment that caters to every student’s sensory needs can significantly enhance learning and emotional well-being. Sensory activities in the classroom help regulate students’ responses to sensory input. In particular, for students who may experience sensory overload or require additional proprioceptive and vestibular input. This guide

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What Are the Signs of Sensory Issues?

Dive Deeper into Sensory Issues: Signs, Types, and More Sensory sensitivities and overload are becoming increasingly common in both children and adults. This raises a crucial question: how can we identify sensory issues? It’s important to clear up some confusion first, though. Sensory preferences don’t automatically equate to a specific diagnosis, such as autism. So,

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What Is a Sensory-Friendly Environment?

Creating Comfortable Spaces for All Have you ever wondered what it means to create a sensory-friendly environment? For many, the concept might sound unfamiliar, but its impact is far-reaching. A sensory-friendly environment minimizes overwhelming sensory input, offering comfort and accessibility to individuals with diverse sensory needs and preferences. These spaces benefit everyone—from children and adults

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You Have Eight Senses Not Five

You are probably surprised to learn that you have eight senses.  Though in truth, you have more than eight senses, nonetheless for today we are just going to stick to eight for the purposes of understanding your brain and body, sensory sensitivity, and sensory overload.

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