Assisting Autism Families To Get Out More and Enjoy Our Community
mobile Sensory Break RoomIntroducing Making Strides For Autism, Inc.'s NEW MOBILE SENSORY BREAK ROOM! Making community and business events, festivals, and entertainment and sports venues at little more enjoyable for autism families. Indoor and permanent options available. Rent our Sensory Break Room for your next community or business event!
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Video: Mobile Sensory Break Room setup at Navel Station Mayport for Morale, Welfare, & Recreation (MWR)'s Back to School Splash for military families.
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Our Mobile Sensory Break Room/Tent can be set up outdoors or indoors in a room at your business location.
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Friends With Autism Sensory Bag. (20 Loaner Bags included with rental.)
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Our Mobile Sensory Break Rooms Help Re-Focus Sensory Overloaded, Tired, Hyper, or Restless Children Without Leaving the Event or Venue!
A huge part of Making Strides For Autism, Inc. (MS4A)’s mission is to create a more autism-friendly community. Autism parents prepare their children for the world; MS4A prepares the world for children with autism. We make as much of the community as possible accessible and accommodating to families and people with autism. The ultimate goal is to transform our community by unlocking places and minds to be more accepting and welcoming to families and people on the autism spectrum.
Our multi-sensory room and loaner sensory bags accommodates and supports the sensory, communication, and social/emotional needs of individuals on the autism spectrum. You provide the event or venue and we’ll bring the Sensory Break Room and Sensory Bags to create a more enjoyable experience for autism families. For rental rates and more information complete the form below.
A huge part of Making Strides For Autism, Inc. (MS4A)’s mission is to create a more autism-friendly community. Autism parents prepare their children for the world; MS4A prepares the world for children with autism. We make as much of the community as possible accessible and accommodating to families and people with autism. The ultimate goal is to transform our community by unlocking places and minds to be more accepting and welcoming to families and people on the autism spectrum.
Our multi-sensory room and loaner sensory bags accommodates and supports the sensory, communication, and social/emotional needs of individuals on the autism spectrum. You provide the event or venue and we’ll bring the Sensory Break Room and Sensory Bags to create a more enjoyable experience for autism families. For rental rates and more information complete the form below.
mobile sensory room at the Florida theater
Sensory Break Room entrance at the Florida Theatre with Hope Springs Florida for the Wizard of Oz Sensory-Friendly Screening.
Coloring Station in the Lobby at the Florida Theatre for Quick a Access Break.
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LEGO Building Station in Lobby for Quick Access Break.
hope springs florida"The Popup Sensory Friendly Room provided by MS4A for event was helpful for our audience who needed a break from the movie. The lighting, audio, and autism-friendly toys provided an alternative to the movie, and this enhanced the family experience at our Sunday matinee."
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Sensory Modulation Created for the Florida Theatre.
Visual: Dimmed lighting, LED Light Wall & Projection. Auditory: Soothing/Calming Music Played at Low Volume & Headphones w/CD Player. Vesitbular: Exercise Balls. Proprioceptive: Bean Bag Chairs & Weighted Blankets. Olfactory: Diffused MS4A Calming Aromatherapy Mist by The Zen Den, LLC. Tactile: Various Sensory Bins and Stations.
Sensory Bins that's soothing and children enjoy!
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Have Making Strides For Autism, Inc. set up our Popup Sensory Break Room and stations at your next community event, festival, and/or entertainment/sporting venue to help children that may need a sensory break. Our Sensory Break Rooms can be set up indoors or outdoors with our Popup tent. For Pricing call 904.862.6040 or email us info@makingstridesforautism.org
mobile SENSORY ROOM RENTALS BY MAKING STRIDES FOR AUTISM
Making Strides For Autism, Inc. has a variety of options for weekend and evening rentals, whether it is for a community, school, or sporting event, festival, theatrical performance, movie screening, a conference, military or veteran family event, or event at your business location we can meet your needs! Our Sensory Room can be setup in one of your rooms or we can bring our popup tent!
All bookings can be made through our office by calling 904-862-6040 or email friendswithautism@makingstridesforautism.org
Once a booking is made with our office a detailed contract and invoice will be provided for your review and your signature. A $200 deposit is required on top of any fees for special rental or order items not included in general setup, Your deposit is deducted off of your rental fee for your event. Remaining balance is due 1 week prior to event/Sensory Room set up. It should be noted that we have a cancellation policy. Services cancelled within our policy guidelines are subject to cancellation fees. Please see our cancellation policy below.
Why use a Sensory Break Room?
A Sensory Room (formally known as a Quiet, Escape, or Snoezelen Room) is a multi-sensory environment, based on the concept that everyone has a right to quality leisure. Everyone can enjoy a Sensory Room, but it has shown to be particularly useful for children and people with multiple special and behavioral needs.
Sensory Rooms are widely regarded by professionals working with people with autism and related disabilities as a resource to improve the quality of life for people and other limiting conditions. Published reports document accounts of individuals who have stopped self-abusive behavior, of people who have seen, spoken or smiled for the first time in years and of those who have shown unusual peace, happiness and contentment while using a Sensory Room.
Our Sensory Break Room may be used to relax, calm, or re-energize, as a multi-sensory experience or as a single sensory focus, simply by adapting the lighting, atmosphere, sounds, and textures to the needs of the participant at the time of use. Moreover, a multisensory environment offers a highly motivating environment for users to enjoy sensory activities that are meaningful and appropriate, facilitated and shared by a parent/caregiver, therapist, teacher, or support worker.
Who can benefit from our Sensory Break Room?
Children/Adults – with developmental disabilities, learning differences, autism spectrum disorder, behavior disorders, ADHD, vision impairments, profound intellectual and physical disabilities as well as those with mental health conditions.
Sensory Break Room Usage
At community events, all participants using the Sensory Break Room must be accompanied by an adult. Unless the person using the room is an adult and is capable of functioning independently without supervision. Making strides For Autism, Inc. does provide trained staff to assist participants in using our Sensory Break Room. The number of staff members included in the rental depends on the number of participants you expect to utilize the Sensory Break Room. Our staff provide a brief introduction to anyone wishing to utilize the Sensory Break Room. They will familiarize them with the concepts of the room and ensure that the equipment is maximized and used appropriately.
If you would like to book a Sensory Break Room or find out more please contact friendswithautism@makingstridesforautism.org or call 904-862-6040.
RENTALS CANCELLATION POLICY
Due to the fact that of our Sensory Room is by reservation only, and your requested Sensory Break Room rental is removed from our available rental date list, making it unavailable for other clients. We are forced to charge a Cancellation Fee to compensate for the time the Sensory Room is not available, as follows:
Events Cancelled Due To Weather:
RAIN DATE POLICY
We DO NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS for rain date cancellations. You have the opportunity to reschedule your event, if you choose not to, it is the same as cancelling your event SAME-DAY and as such our SAME-DAY Cancellation policy is applied.
We understand that most of our clients cannot control the weather, If your event has to be cancelled due to the weather and there is no way to setup the Sensory Room indoors, please let us know. For this we understand, and as such we do offer rain date rescheduling exceptions for larger events & productions coordinated by our company. Please contact us for RAIN DATE TERMS.
If you need to cancel, please let us know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
All bookings can be made through our office by calling 904-862-6040 or email friendswithautism@makingstridesforautism.org
Once a booking is made with our office a detailed contract and invoice will be provided for your review and your signature. A $200 deposit is required on top of any fees for special rental or order items not included in general setup, Your deposit is deducted off of your rental fee for your event. Remaining balance is due 1 week prior to event/Sensory Room set up. It should be noted that we have a cancellation policy. Services cancelled within our policy guidelines are subject to cancellation fees. Please see our cancellation policy below.
Why use a Sensory Break Room?
A Sensory Room (formally known as a Quiet, Escape, or Snoezelen Room) is a multi-sensory environment, based on the concept that everyone has a right to quality leisure. Everyone can enjoy a Sensory Room, but it has shown to be particularly useful for children and people with multiple special and behavioral needs.
Sensory Rooms are widely regarded by professionals working with people with autism and related disabilities as a resource to improve the quality of life for people and other limiting conditions. Published reports document accounts of individuals who have stopped self-abusive behavior, of people who have seen, spoken or smiled for the first time in years and of those who have shown unusual peace, happiness and contentment while using a Sensory Room.
Our Sensory Break Room may be used to relax, calm, or re-energize, as a multi-sensory experience or as a single sensory focus, simply by adapting the lighting, atmosphere, sounds, and textures to the needs of the participant at the time of use. Moreover, a multisensory environment offers a highly motivating environment for users to enjoy sensory activities that are meaningful and appropriate, facilitated and shared by a parent/caregiver, therapist, teacher, or support worker.
Who can benefit from our Sensory Break Room?
Children/Adults – with developmental disabilities, learning differences, autism spectrum disorder, behavior disorders, ADHD, vision impairments, profound intellectual and physical disabilities as well as those with mental health conditions.
Sensory Break Room Usage
At community events, all participants using the Sensory Break Room must be accompanied by an adult. Unless the person using the room is an adult and is capable of functioning independently without supervision. Making strides For Autism, Inc. does provide trained staff to assist participants in using our Sensory Break Room. The number of staff members included in the rental depends on the number of participants you expect to utilize the Sensory Break Room. Our staff provide a brief introduction to anyone wishing to utilize the Sensory Break Room. They will familiarize them with the concepts of the room and ensure that the equipment is maximized and used appropriately.
If you would like to book a Sensory Break Room or find out more please contact friendswithautism@makingstridesforautism.org or call 904-862-6040.
RENTALS CANCELLATION POLICY
Due to the fact that of our Sensory Room is by reservation only, and your requested Sensory Break Room rental is removed from our available rental date list, making it unavailable for other clients. We are forced to charge a Cancellation Fee to compensate for the time the Sensory Room is not available, as follows:
- Day Of Event Cancellation - 100% of the total rental invoice
- 48Hours or Less Notice up to day of event - 75% of the total rental invoice (except Special Rental and Order items)
- 1 Week or Less Notice up to 48Hours prior to event - 50% of the total rental invoice (except Special Rental and Order items)
- More Than 1 Week Notice - No Fee (except Special Rental and Order items)
- SPECIAL RENTAL AND ORDER ITEMS (Carpets, Fabric, LED Lighting, Toys, Custom Sensory Items, Set Design and Decor, etc) - 100% of the total rental invoice - sorry, no exceptions
Events Cancelled Due To Weather:
RAIN DATE POLICY
We DO NOT PROVIDE REFUNDS for rain date cancellations. You have the opportunity to reschedule your event, if you choose not to, it is the same as cancelling your event SAME-DAY and as such our SAME-DAY Cancellation policy is applied.
We understand that most of our clients cannot control the weather, If your event has to be cancelled due to the weather and there is no way to setup the Sensory Room indoors, please let us know. For this we understand, and as such we do offer rain date rescheduling exceptions for larger events & productions coordinated by our company. Please contact us for RAIN DATE TERMS.
If you need to cancel, please let us know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
