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Sensory Equipment

Sensory Equipment

Create a multi-sensory environment

Create a multi-sensory environment

Multi-sensory environments can offer a wide range of benefits to children and young people with a disability. We can provide multi-sensory resources including mixed light and tactile equipment which can be used to create a calming and safe space for your child, while developing important skills such as balance and co-ordination, cause and effect, eye movement and sense of touch.

Apply below or contact the Applications team for more information, call 0345 300 1348 or email applications@caudwellchildren.com or chat via our Live Chat.

Multi-Sensory Equipment

Multi-Sensory Equipment

Full Price: £1274.92

*30% family contribution is £382.48

Dark Den

Dark Den

A Dark Den can help your child by reducing stimulation and supporting how stressed or calm your child is.
Space Projector

Space Projector

A Space Projector can support your child with the ability to control eye movement and colour work, rotating coloured oils to produce moving patterns. The image can be directed onto ceilings or walls.
Sensory Centre

Sensory Centre

A Sensory Centre can support your child with sense of touch and ability to control eye movement. The centre is ideal for use in any multi-sensory room or darkened environment and has three sensory items.

Apply for Multi-Sensory Equipment, includes a Dark Den, Space Projector and a Sensory Centre.

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Mixed Light Equipment

Mixed Light Equipment

Full Price: £1312.78

*30% family contribution is £393.83

Bubble Tube Acrylic Mirror (x 2)

Bubble Tube Acrylic Mirror (x 2)

Acrylic Mirrors are ideal for giving an all-round illusion of space and enhance your bubble tube effect perfectly. Supplied with fixing plates.
Bubble Tube with Colourful Fish

Bubble Tube with Colourful Fish

A Bubble Tube with Colourful Fish can help your child's ability to control eye movement and support how stressed or calm your child is.
Fibre Optic Sideglow

Fibre Optic Sideglow

A Fibre Optic Side glow and Mini-LED Lightsource provides a slow, calming colour changing light for your your child which helps with their ability to control eye movement and supporting how stressed or calm your child is.

Apply for Mixed Light Equipment, includes a Bubble Tube Acrylic Mirror (x 2), Interactive Bubble Tube (1 metre), Bubble Tube with Colourful Fish and a Fibre Optic Sideglow.

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Tactile Equipment

Tactile Equipment

Full Price: £963.46

*30% family contribution is £289.04

UV Musical Tactile Panel

UV Musical Tactile Panel

A UV Musical Tactile Panel can support your child with their sense of touch. The panel is colourful and filled with tactile items to explore with hands or feet, and everything glows brightly with shape switches which generate an electronic sound when pressed.
UV Reactive Twirly Carpet

UV Reactive Twirly Carpet

The UV Twirly carpet is inset with bright day glow like twirls woven into the carpet. Turn on a UV light and watch the twirls appear and glow furiously creating a mesmerising image of colour. Place the carpet on the floor or a table and explore the tactile carpet with your hand and eyes.
Sensory Bag

Sensory Bag

A fantastic resource to brighten up your sensory room.

Apply for Tactile Equipment, includes a UV Musical Tactile Panel, UV Ripple Mat and a Sensory Bag.

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Projector Equipment

Projector Equipment

 Full Price: £484.50

*30% family contribution is £145.35

Projector

Projector

A projector can support your child by projecting Autism-friendly lighting onto walls, floors, ceilings and mirrors to create effects that can improve orientation through visual stimulation. Sensory light projectors can also prompt discussion through themed storytelling.
Projector Hoop

Projector Hoop

A Projector Hoop Improves picture quality, gives sharpness and true colour.
OHP Sheets, pens, stencil book and pack of pens

OHP Sheets, pens, stencil book and pack of pens

Colouring can help children learn skills such as patience and allows them to be relaxed and comfortable while creating a piece of art. Children can benefit from processing their feelings, frustrations and emotions, once complete this can then be projected for them to see.

Apply for Projector Equipment, includes a Projector, Projector Hoop and OHP Sheets, pens, stencil book and pack of pens.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • Families can apply for equipment directly.
  • Child must have a confirmed disability and be aged 0-18 years old.
  • Must legally live in the UK.
  • You will be considered for our support if you can demonstrate that either: You are in receipt of means-tested benefits OR your household income is no more than £60,000 excluding benefits. Please check FAQ’s for details.
  • Applications must be supported by an Occupational Therapist or healthcare professional.
Need support with your application?

Need support with your application?

If you need support with your application or have any questions, please contact our Applications Team on 0345 300 1348 or email applications@caudwellchildren.com Alternatively, please see our FAQs below.

Multi-sensory Equipment FAQs

The sensory centre is beneficial for sensory input, self-regulation, self-led exploration and visual and tactile stimulation.

A Dark Den is an invaluable piece of equipment for children who can become overwhelmed. The Dark Den can be used to reduce sensory stimuli, providing a safe space for your child to regulate their emotions. 

The space projector can help with visual stimulation and tracking, such as tracking the different patterns and colours. This aids visual development and focus. The calming movements and colours can also help soothe and decrease anxiety.

The Sensory Centre can help with visual development, focus and self-regulation. The centre can be used to be as stimulating or calming as required for your child, and can help a child with self-led exploration and sensory regulation.

 

An interactive 1-metre bubble tube with colourful fish, attached to a soft play plinth and acrylic mirrors (x2). Additionally, a fibre-optic side-glow which is an acrylic spray of fibres that change colour and are safe to handle. The Mixed Light Equipment encourages tactile and visual stimulation, tracking and decreasing of anxiety/soothing.

The Interactive Bubble Tube is useful for visual stimulation and tracking, for example tracking the movement of the bubbles and changing colours. A set of 12 colourful fish are included in the interactive bubble tube, the fish rise to the top and float back to the bottom. This also aids visual tracking, concentration and focus.

The UV Musical Tactile Panel is a colourful and visual panel filled with tactile items to explore. This pack may help those who usually avoid tactile input to engage as it is self-led and visually appealing. This can help to de-sensitise your child which can then aid in other activities such as self-care tasks.

Applications can be submitted via our Sensory Equipment web page.

You will be considered for our support if you can demonstrate that either:

You are in receipt of means-tested benefits, and you can send us all pages of a benefits letter showing your full name and address, dated within the last 12 months.

This would be one of the following:

  • Universal Credits
  • Tax Credits
  • Pension Credits
  • Income Support
  • Housing Benefit

OR

Your household income is no more than £60,000 excluding benefits, and you can send us one of the following:

  • Wage slips for each person in the household showing the full name and address, dated within the last three months.
  • P60’s for each person from the last financial year.
  • Your most recent set of accounts or a letter from your accountant if you work for yourself.

In both instances you will also need to declare that your savings do not exceed £16,000.

We cannot order your equipment until we have received the family contribution and you have returned your signed agreement form.

We will place the order directly with our supplier. The supplier will advise on delivery lead times and arrange delivery directly.

Once the sensory equipment has been ordered with the supplier, delivery usually takes between 6 – 8 weeks. Please note, this may be subject to change.

We cannot make donations or payments to other charities, trusts or organisations including schools. However, sensory equipment can be purchased through ourselves if desired.