As adults, it is important to be able to maintain agency in decision making and initiating one's wants and needs. This independence skill can be especially challenging for our students when in the workforce and while living independently. Our students challenge themselves every day at WILC through social interactions, goal building, sensory processing and much more. We would like to be able to give the students a sensory integration space that will allow each of them to regulate themselves during their down time or during dysregulation as needed. Having a designated space with productive tools will give the students this opportunity to build more independence in initiating when they need breaks and what they can do for their break.

With the funds that are raised we will be able to acquire the following for our students' sensory rooms and coregulation training for staff:

Room 1:

LED Bubble lamp corner seat

A crash pad

Tent swing

A balance ball (floor base)

Tactile gel floor tiles

Surround sound speaker system for therapeutic listening

Headphones

fidgets

weighted blanket

Room 2:

LED bubble lamp

fiber optic wall carpet

noise reduction wall tiles

a bean bag chair

small speakers for therapeutic music

weighted blanket

headphones

fidgets

Other Materials:

Kelly Mahler (O.T.) facilitation trainings

Vital Links (Therapeutic Listening) trainings

Modulated music tracks album

1-2 license (s) for Nonviolent Crisis intervention