Sensory Walls
To design a portable sensory wall for individuals with sensory impairments such as tactile and visual to strengthen motor and visual skills.
The Need
Adults with sensory impairments require therapies to strengthen their motor and visual skills and sensory wall can be used to cater to this need. The sensory wall should serve as a mode to strengthen motor and visual skills that is conveniently portable. The items fixed to the wall will incorporate aspects of touch, sound, and sight with the intent of creating a stimulating device that will promote interaction with the environment for the users.
The Solution
The wall is composed of 3 panels and has dimensions of 50.4 inches in height, and a total width of 106.5 inches, with each panel having a width of 35.43 inches. The design is portable to be used in all patient care rooms, which was done by attaching wheels to the base of the board structure. Lifestream has requested that it demonstrate daily task skills such as light switches, doorknobs, locks, belts, and buckles. Additionally, sensory stimulation devices displaying and verbalizing commands to complete certain tasks will further exercise visual, auditory, and tactile sensory responses. These components will be completed using Arduino software and coding techniques by building off of existing Arduino projects currently available.
The Team
Arianna Ranalli
Alison Rogers
Jillian Lombardi
Teertihiveen Parsicha