Register here! We’ll be presenting some of our work for learning spaces and other projects that create more inclusive places by providing a choice of sensory environments.
We live in a neurodiverse world, but most education spaces are not designed for the neurodiverse population they serve. Learning is inseparable from the environment in which it takes place, and that environment should make learning possible, and joyful, for all students. And so learning spaces must adapt to the learners – not the other way around.
Though some children with special needs are well supported by specialized schools, legions of students with learning differences– diagnosed and undiagnosed – flounder in spaces that privilege those who can sit still, face forward, and tolerate a bright room. An inhospitable school environment causes mental and physical pain.
We will present examples from our research and practice in designing neuro-inclusive spaces, exploring the boundaries between materials, objects, rooms and programs to allow for movement and choice that lessen the impact sensory sensitivities -- all with the goal of unlocking the generative power of difference.
