Since January 2018, the university has had a sensory room set aside for students who need downtime with or without stimulation. Such sensory rooms aim to appeal to people with a range of needs, allowing them to choose for themselves what will help. Last summer, Wendi Mathews, who directs the school’s Student Accessibility Support Center, turned a waiting room into a sensory room. AD“They’re expected to do the same work as all other Adelphi students,” Nagler said. ADSamojedny said there’s more to a good sensory room than toys and distractions; it has to be a space designed with student needs in mind.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2020 18:00 UTC