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
- Irritable bowel disease (IBD)
- 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
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Concussion
- Head injury
- Migraines
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
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
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Concussion
- Electrical sensitivity
- Epilepsy
- Head injury
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Migraines
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Seizure disorder
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
- Cardiovascular disease
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Essential tremors
- Graves' disease
- Heart condition
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Lupus
- Multiple sclerosis
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- 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)
- Anxiety disorder
- Arthritis
- Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
- Autism spectrum
- Bipolar disorder
- Brain injury
- Burn injury
- Cancer
- Cataplexy
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Chronic pain
- Concussion
- Depression
- Drug addiction
- Eating disorders
- Electrical sensitivity
- Epilepsy
- Essential tremors
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Head injury
- Hepatitis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Huntington's disease
- Lou Gehrig's disease
- Lupus
- Lyme disease
- Mental health conditions
- Migraines
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness
- Personality disorder
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Raynaud's disease
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
- Schizophrenia
- Seizure disorder
- Shingles
- Sickle cell anemia
- Skin conditions
- Sleep disorder
- Tourette syndrome
- Vertigo