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Sensory Functions

Access Problems and Solutions for Functional Limitations Related to Sensory Perception

This section covers the potential barriers that people with functional limitations related to sensory perception may encounter as they interface with the four different environments.   We describe common access issues experienced by people with functional limitations related to sensory perception; provide concrete examples of how those issues play out for survivors with these types of functional limitations; and offer suggestions for solving these problems and creating accessible services for these survivors. 

Although we provide suggested solutions for each problem related to the barriers faced, we encourage you to also involve the survivor when crafting individualized solutions to environmental barriers for people with functional limitations related to sensory perception.  Additionally, we want to make clear that the problems we highlight are examples only; they are neither exhaustive nor necessarily representative of all people with functional limitations related to sensory perception.

Individualized Access Guides for Sensory Functions