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Published: 2017-09-06
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT0BCLl66Ww
it'll you look different we sound different and be even perceive the world in different ways but at the call befall being we all speak the same things we seek acceptance we seek inclusion and re Sikh community individuals have disabilities are no different in that regard they speak the same things that we do but what can be difficult SPSS ability to all the amazing things that all
world has to offer you see my friends reliving noble where one in five of us has a disability these are our neighbors our friends or perhaps even a loved one but out of this group only twenty percent have a visible ability the remaining eighty percent have invisible disabilities but what is an invisible disability well an invisible disabilities one that the person affected by it looks no
different than me all you they could have post traumatic stress disorder early onset dementia autism just to name a few they want the same things that lead to a what can be difficult for them is that we be perceived inexperience the world see the majority of them have sensory processing issues bright lights loud noises certain smells and large crowds cannot only be overwhelming to them but
also sometimes physically painful how do I know this well my son is one of them he has autism you see before you diagnoses this was the world if you very unfamiliar we did not realize that being autistic could potentially limit is the flexibility to all the things that he enjoyed doing for instance going to the park to the pool or even to a museum but all
that changed one summer St Abram had always loved museums he left all the exhibits there particularly the ones about money but you also struggled with sensory issues and because of this you might see him sometimes jump up and down flap his hands or sometimes even let out a shout out to to cope with this one summer we took him to a museum with the money except
it he was so excited walking into the lobby it was very loud in very crowded and because of all this in this excitement even was being a little extra bouncing when suddenly you approach by security guards the guy told us that if we could not get on the house summoned to control we would be asked to leave explaining to him that it was a perfect the
god did not believers but said that he did not look artistic and because of this you would have to leave you see my friends stories like always unfortunately it becoming more and more common each and every day such is the life someone living with an invisible ability routine out things a difficult not only from the sensory standpoint but also from the social prejudice standpoint this really
is the community if only a creek that disability live the visible because of this allowed these individuals and their families and up withdrawing from and living the lives of isolation we need change this we need to re think the flexibility in order to truly create a community of acceptance and inclusion but before we can do this we need to first examine what a sensibility truly means
for the longest time accessibility it's only been equate that to physical access to a particular space so for example assessable dos and this possible records but its visibility needs to go beyond that you need to encompass the entire experience thus creating a welcoming environment for everyone but how do we do that where do you begin we begin with sensory friendly events these slogans Wilton noxious stimuli
has been removed from the environment so you might see no harsh lighting no love songs and small crowds at these events what these events are great initial list that they have some significant limitations first we don't normally only key to to get to see the community which is great but still needs a lot of people missed sensory issues secondly they also limited to time and place
because more often that not diesel one off events and finally there was a miss about educating the general community about since you posting Faden issues during these events so you see if you can see we need to take the next step we need to move beyond sensory friendly into sensory inclusion what is the difference between sensory friendly and censoring closure the best way to inform you
about this issue for example imagine for a minute you walk into a restaurant it's very crowded and it's very loud you walk up to the host hostess can you tell them about your sensory issues they look at you with a blank stare and say well we would love to accommodate you but we don't have that ability to today but if you come back next Tuesday between
the hours of ten and eleven in the morning that's when we have all sensory friendly dining how now imagine walking into that same restaurant talking to that screen host and hostess and telling them about your sensory issues but this time look of recognition they give you a sensory back with noise canceling headphones and proceed to teach you that my friends sensory inclusion if the censoring collusion
creates daily accessibility it educates the general community so that we can truly create a culture of acceptance and inclusion and in addition to this it's also easier for business to execute because only minor modifications are needed flow of business take for example the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA now the Cavaliers have held a ton of sensory from the events but they made the move to become
censoring clues that this year they did this because of a boy named cost because I'm a supporter love sports but because of his from three issues he does not get to attend many sporting events one sensory from the events his parents decided to take it walking into the arena diva immediately accosted by security is the cost and it's been nonverbal artists he communicates with an eye
patch has an external speaker affixed to his post this iPad it's not only his voice but also his lifeline to the world not recognizing this the security guard was extremely condescending and demeaning demanding that costs and remove its defiance this effectively stripped costs enough not only his voice but also dignity when the Cavaliers found out about this even determined not to let this happen ever again
working with our non profit culture city we taught them about sensory processing issues we give them the tools to better serve the I guess that had those issues we provided them with sensory bags that contained digitalis and noise canceling headphones and you also worked with them to create some three from the urban areas in the arena places where people could go to if things got a
little too overwhelming but becoming sensor inclusive the Cavaliers galvanized your community the major Reno place of refuge where all could come and be accepted and include so you see my friends becoming sensory inclusive can truly change lives it can transform communities but we need to take that next step we need to move beyond the visible into the invisible and we need to re think accessibility then
