Sensory
Sensory Conditions where an individual has a physical, emotional, or psychological reaction to an environmental factor
Requirements for use
Chemical sensitivity
Individuals who have a physical reaction to fragrances, smoking areas, and chemicals. These individuals benefit from good ventilation, separate chemical free areas, and requests for others to refrain from wearing scented products.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Asthma
- Fragrance sensitivity
- Pregnancy
Flashing sensitivity
Individuals who have a physical reaction to flashing content and lighting. These individuals benefit from warning s
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Epilepsy
- Seizure disorder
Latex sensitivity
Individuals who have a physical reaction to latex. These individuals benefit from gloves and other objects made from alternative materials.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Latex allergy
Motion sensitivity
Individuals who have a physical reaction to moving content such as on-screen animation and some visual patterns. These individuals benefit from controls that allow them to turn off motion.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness
Noise sensitivity
Individuals who have a low tolerance for loud noises. These individuals benefit from warnings, separate areas to participate in loud events, and noise canceling ear coverings.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Autism spectrum
- Brain injury
- Concussion
- Head injury
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Migraines
Photosensitivity
Individuals who are sensitive to light. These individuals often benefit from alternative schedules, control over lighting conditions, and warnings about situations with changes in lighting.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Albinism
- Arthritis
- Autism spectrum
- Brain injury
- Concussion
- Head injury
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Electrical sensitivity
- Epilepsy
- Seizure disorder
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Migraines
- Sarcoidosis
Temperature sensitivity
Individuals who have a low tolerance for high and low temperatures. These individuals often benefit from the ability to control room temperature, and warnings when temperatures will be more extreme and cannot be adjusted.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Addison's disease
- Bleeding disorder
- Burn injury
- Cancer
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Essential tremors
- Graves' disease
- Cardiovascular disease
- Heart condition
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Lupus
- Multiple sclerosis
- Postural Oorthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Pregnancy
- Raynaud's disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shingles
- Sickle cell anemia
- Skin conditions
- Thyroid disorders
Stress intolerance
Individuals who have a low tolerance for stress. These individuals often benefit from modified schedules and service animals.
Associated conditions and disabilities
- Aging
- Alcoholism
- Amputation
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Lou Gehrig's disease
- Anxiety disorder
- Arthritis
- Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
- Autism spectrum
- Bipolar disorder
- Brain injury
- Concussion
- Head injury
- Burn injury
- Cancer
- Cataplexy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Chronic pain
- Depression
- Drug addiction
- Eating disorders
- Electrical sensitivity
- Epilepsy
- Seizure disorder
- Essential tremors
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Hepatitis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Huntington's disease
- Lupus
- Lyme disease
- Mental health conditions
- Migraines
- Muscular dystrophy
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Personality disorder
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Raynaud's disease
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
- Schizophrenia
- Shingles
- Sickle cell anemia
- Skin conditions
- Sleep disorder
- Tourette syndrome
- Vertigo
- Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness