{"id":4650,"date":"2024-05-24T10:55:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T10:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=4650"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:26:12","slug":"how-providing-tote-bags-with-small-objects-can-increase-accessibility-on-your-premises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/how-providing-tote-bags-with-small-objects-can-increase-accessibility-on-your-premises\/","title":{"rendered":"How providing tote bags with small objects can increase accessibility on your premises"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4650\" class=\"elementor elementor-4650\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed 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data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How providing tote bags with small objects can increase accessibility on your premises<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26c6a31\" data-id=\"26c6a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-714ee7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"714ee7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-5b4e2a4 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/2024\/05\/24\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 24, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-90b9a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90b9a44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19ad44a\" data-id=\"19ad44a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e48ef0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e48ef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/369989518_698408568950435_3258434858085169734_n-r45ldvaphw25vfze1m7ko8czqfe981rbbqa67s94so.jpg\" title=\"369989518_698408568950435_3258434858085169734_n\" alt=\"A range of green sensory items including communication cards, headphones and a multi-coloured fidget toy placed on top of a black t-shirt with text that reads Direct Access in white and green.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Adopted widely from education and play settings to workspaces, sensory bags are an inclusive, inexpensive method of signifying to visitors that your premises actively consider accessibility and comfort. <span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tools and resources available within the bag can ease or lessen situations of sensory overload, as well as aid in the management of high levels of anxiety and agitation that occur as a direct result of overstimulation.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Whether your site is open to the public consistently or generally accessed only by employees, sensory objects like fidget spinners, ear defenders, and bean bags are quickfire solutions to a multitude of specific requirements that disabled people on your site may require for their comfort and\/or ability to work.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Groups that particularly benefit from objects often found in sensory bags are, naturally, people with sensory disabilities or disorders, including sensitivity to sound (misophonia, hyperacusis, chronic migraines), mental health conditions (anxiety disorder, mood disorder, dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression), and neurodivergent individuals (such as those with ADHD, autism, etc).<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Direct Access has provided sensory bags with items such as these for many organisations, including the likes of English Heritage sites, such as Wroxeter Roman City.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\">For people who have sensory disabilities, simply providing items such as these can make the difference between visitors or employees being comfortable on your premises or being unable to cope with certain elements of the ambiance. Where quiet rooms and spaces are unable to be facilitated, for instance, providing ear defenders is a cost-effective alternative. And where play areas for children cannot be facilitated, fidget toys provide a tactile alternative.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b51ff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5b51ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is included in a typical sensory bag?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Ear Defenders<\/strong> &#8211; These are great for disabled people of all ages with sensory process issues that make them sensitive to sound; even if your site is not particularly loud for a non-disabled person, the experience of particular types of sounds on your site might be uncomfortable for certain people. So having the capacity to provide ear defenders is always useful, regardless of whether noise levels on your premises are particularly high.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><strong class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Bean Bags \/ Fidget Toys<\/strong> &#8211; Used as a form of pressure therapy, bean bags, and fidget toys allow people to control their responses to physical stimuli, which can help calm their nervous systems and reduce anxiety. For children, they are tactile and encourage touch exploration, making them a standard in many sensory bags. For adults, they help relax people in stressful or overstimulating environments.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><strong class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Communication Cards<\/strong> &#8211; These are particularly useful in special education settings, clinics, and anywhere children are likely to be. When struggling to verbalise their needs, communication cards act as a useful stand-in for verbal expression &#8211; allowing adults to understand exactly how a child is feeling, and encouraging emotional expression.<\/p><p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><strong class=\"simplyweb-checked\">Okay\/Not Okay Bracelets<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; Another useful communication item, providing different types of silicone bracelets (which can be identified by colour and\/or text) are handy for disabled people attempting to communicate their mental well-being at any given moment. As a bonus, they can be used to promote mental health awareness in the same way as a Hidden Disability sunflower lanyard to the world around the wearer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156f7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156f7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04a9a47e-67a0-4a8b-b2bd-7d7f4c570414-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4651\" alt=\"An image of a black tote bag on a table with the English Heritage logo on it. Surrounding the tote bag are various items relating to accessibility, including ear defenders, bean bags and squeezable rings.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04a9a47e-67a0-4a8b-b2bd-7d7f4c570414-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04a9a47e-67a0-4a8b-b2bd-7d7f4c570414-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04a9a47e-67a0-4a8b-b2bd-7d7f4c570414-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04a9a47e-67a0-4a8b-b2bd-7d7f4c570414-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/04a9a47e-67a0-4a8b-b2bd-7d7f4c570414-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4675e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b4675e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98088e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98088e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92e8715\" data-id=\"92e8715\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc6e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efc6e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"simplyweb-checked\"><span class=\"simplyweb-checked\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; 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