Sensory Access

This Mother-Daughter Combo Started A Business That Makes Live Events More Inclusive

Dr. Daniela Ferdico
Founder, Sensory Access
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Sensory Access
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I'm a neuropsychologist and the co-founder of Sensory Access, a non-profit organization that provides resources, consultation, planning, and implementation to bring solutions to organizers while creating inclusion and accessibility for people with sensory processing difficulties.

Our mission is to make events, travel, accommodations, amusement/ theme parks, and other venues more accessible for people with sensory processing difficulties. With this organization, I've been able to marry my clinical knowledge in neurodevelopmental disorders with my expertise in event planning to create optional strategies that can help make events, workplaces, and services accessible to millions of people with sensory processing difficulties. Autistic individuals or people with ADHD, Down’s Syndrome, PTSD, Fragile X Syndrome, epilepsy, and other conditions often face unnecessary traumatic experiences at events from a lack of accommodations, leading many to forgo these experiences altogether. Sounds, lights, or experiences can elicit extreme discomfort, anxiety, and even pain — but by implementing accommodations and mild adjustments, one can create access.

Simple and small actionable steps can spark a future where sensory impaired individuals have access to events alongside...

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