Employees with sensory differences may benefit from additional adaptive equipment or devices. It is best to use adaptive equipment when environmental modifications can not be made. Many adaptive types of equipment may help increase focus, job performance, and satisfaction. Having adaptive equipment available can be beneficial for all employees. This will help to increase productivity by increasing or decreasing sensory input.

Sensory Input: Sound

Hypersensitive: Decrease input

  • Noise-canceling headphones
  • Earplugs
  • White noise machine

Hyposensitive: Increase input

  • Headphones music
  • Radio
  • Music devices

Sensory Input: Visual

Hypersensitive: Decrease input

  • Sunglasses
  • Baseball hats (limit light)
  • Tidy work station

Hyposensitive: Increase input

  • Bright lighting options
  • Lava lamps, coloured light bulbs

Sensory Input: Smell

Hypersensitive: Decrease input

  • Nose plugs

Hyposensitive: Increase input

  • Essential oils
  • Diffusers
  • candles

Sensory Input: Touch

Hypersensitive: Decrease input

  • Gloves
  • Long-handled equipment
  • Flexible dress code

Hyposensitive: Increase input

  • Fidgets/tactile tools
  • Fabric chair cover
  • Weighted lap pad

Sensory Input: Vestibular/Proprioception

Hypersensitive: Decrease input

  • Stable chairs with no wheels or rotation

Hyposensitive: Increase input

  • Exercise ball chair
  • Spinning rolling chair
  • Movement breaks