Accessibility through the Senses

Editorial information: Lusio Architects.

How can the educational environment include children with sensory, physical and communication disabilities?

This article addresses the needs for multisensory design approach to the educational environment in Bulgaria where a significant group of children with special educational needs – about 32,000 children – are facing various accessibility barriers in the environment and activities. 

Examples with sensory stimuli in the classroom and social spaces in the kindergarten and school are presented in a vivid way – soft materials and textures, three-dimensional educational installations with volumetric letters and numbers, musical installations, green stations, active chairs and other more.