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Sensory Street

Universities of Oxford and Reading

We are a research project exploring how public spaces can be disabling sensory environments for autistic people with sensory processing differences and how these places can become more inclusive.

Free tickets for our event in August 2022 are available now!

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We can’t wait to see how our designer translates your feedback and thoughts into our event exploring how we could make supermarkets a more enabling sensory environment for autistic people. Want to find out how she does it? Visit our website to find out more about our event on the 19-20th of August and get your free ticket now! Thank you to everyone who gave us their feedback about our upcoming event. We’ve tried to include as many of your comments and feedback as possible. Want to learn more about our event on the 19-20th of August? Visit our website to find out more and get your free ticket now! In every supermarket good branding is essential, which is why for our sensory supermarket we went to our favourite graphic designer @21andsensory for help. We think they look great, wouldn’t you agree? Want to see them at our event in just a few weeks? Visit our website to find out more and get your free ticket! This week we took a trip to the supermarket to explore the different sensory experiences that people discussed in our focus groups. We can’t wait to see what our designer Becky from @sensoryspectacle creates in a few weeks’ time in collaboration with the autistic community! Want to find out too? Visit our website to find out more and get your free ticket! In our focus groups autistic people told us about how the different textures of items can influence their enjoyment of public places, especially the texture of certain foods. Want to learn more at our upcoming event? Visit our website to find out more and get your free ticket! Autistic people told us that the sensory environment of a supermarket can be overwhelming and for some people it can affect how easy it is to be in that space. At our event the Sensory Supermarket we want to explore what businesses can do to make these places more enabling and accessible. Want to learn more? Visit our website and get your free ticket now! Want to learn more about our research project and what we can do to improve public spaces for autistic people? Listen to our researcher Keren on the episode ‘Diving into Neurodiversity’ from NeuroDives podcast! Our event aims to explore the different ways that businesses can support people with sensory processing differences in their spaces. Do you want to learn more about what you could do to make your space more accessible for autistic people? Visit our website to get your free ticket now! Our event in August aims to help business owners big or small to find tips and strategies to support autistic people in public spaces. Do you know any businesses who might be interested in learning more? Let us know in the comments!

Contact

Please get in touch with us at
sensorystreet@psy.ox.ac.uk
Or follow us on social media to learn more about the project

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