Disability Scoop/ Dugan Arnett/ May 18, 2015
Calming chair article
Key Points: A school district CAPS program in conjunction with a local business man are working out particulars to get a calming chair to market that is modeled after the squeeze machine Temple Grandin talks about. The chair is built with inflatable tubes provides constant pressure to those students who crave pressure. It is meant to decrease self injurious behaviors. Stuart Jackson, the creator and investor came up with the idea to help his own son who is on the spectrum. He will offer internships to students in the CAPS program as well as employing individuals with disabilities. After some brief initial testing it was apparent that the chairs did what they are supposed to do.
Audience: Parents, Educators
Relevance: New ways to help our sensory kids feed their sensory needs are always a good thing! I know many students who would be helped by this kind of thing.
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