For some people with autism, lights, smells and sounds can overload the senses and become overwhelming. So on Friday, a Langley Safeway made an effort to turn it all down a notch for an hour, with the aim of offering a sensory-friendly shopping experience. Store manager Albert Mutis said staff were told to hold off on collecting shopping carts, and rather than using the intercom, there was an assigned runner to pass messages around the store. Willowbrook Safeway deli manager Ashley Baresinkoff brought the idea of sensory-friendly shopping to her store, after reading about a similar idea in Nova Scotia. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)Customers in the store — even those unfamiliar with the challenges autism can bring — seemed happy with the changes to the Safeway on Friday.

Source: CBC News March 30, 2019 19:52 UTC