Canadian university hosts event featuring stuffies, pop-it toys and crayons (for adults)

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Canadian university hosts event featuring stuffies, pop-it toys and crayons (for adults)

Kwantlen University in Surrey, B.C. has opened a “reduced sensory space” during exams, inviting post-secondary students to play with plushies, crayons, and “stim toys” such as reversible octopuses and fidget poppers. “This is a fully inclusive and supported space for everyone,” the university’s lead adviser on disability, accessibility, and inclusion wrote in an email that was provided to True North. “Low/reduced sensory spaces provide customize…