Here are some links to commercial and non commercial sites from around the world. This list is growing all the time!

Sensory Suppliers UK

Mike Ayres Design (Richard uses the Mike Ayres trolley, bubble tube and other equipment on the courses) New website 6th March 2008

Sensory+ (Richard uses the fibre optic light source and UV lights on his courses)
Lee engineering (they sell lighting and sound equipment. Richard uses the 'Fohhn sound system on the courses).

TFH

Spacekraft (Richard uses the infinity tunnel on his courses)

Rhino UK, Millbuck Way, Springvale Ind est, Sandbach, Cheshire, CW11 3HT Tel 01270 766 660 No website yet.

The MSR service (they come along and service your room!)

Experia

Sensory Developments

The Sensory Company

Safespaces (Supply sensory saferooms and sleepsytems for the home and schools)

Rompa

SensoryUK

Sensory Technology Ltd - Sensory Products, Systems and Services.


Europe

Norway coming soon!

Barry Emons

Australia

Technical Solutions

USA

Abilitations

Flaghouse

Other useful sensory related companies

Concept Creations (Supply the sound effects and sound environment on the course).

Animusic ( Some of the music DVD robotic music Richard uses on the course).

Litetech Ltd (Fibre optic effect suppliers)

Starscape (Fibre optic effect suppliers)
Dale Air (They make smells!)

Magicfountains is a division of Environetics Control Systems

Optifanatics (They sell projectors a little cheaper)

Fishy Music (Richard uses their and so to sleep track on the courses)

Reflections on Learning (Ideas and materials from the Reggio Emilla approach to early years education)

Cheap sensory ideas

www.coolstuffcheap.com USA only

The Glow Company (UK)

www.glowshop.com

Other course tutors

Keith Park is a new tutor with Florich Productions some of his links are here.
60 second Shakespere from the BBC

Social Cognition Through Drama And Literature for People with Learning Disabilities great book!

Inclusive Storytelling Presented at ISEC 2000

Les Staves is a great maths guy specialising in children and students with additional needs he also has a great blog on his website.

Diana Seach is a part-time Senior Lecturer in Early Years and Special Educational Needs at the University of Chichester. She runs great in-house courses with a focus on Autism and literacy.

Sensory Gardens
Forma landscapes Mia from forma landscapes gave us some great feedback on the forum.

Magic fountains have been around for ages and have some great ideas

Bingbangbong look as if they have some interesting ideas about outside spaces

Fothergills offer advice on specific plants

http://beehive.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=9908&PageID=55604 Lots of information here.

BBC - A garden for the blind


Sensory Artists

Artcondition If you are looking for a themed space, Louise has some really great art on her website.

Centres & Organisations
http://www.touchtrust.co.uk/index.html Flo found this really great website with some wonderful stories and touch based creative art.

http://www.signalong.org.uk/wa/ Signalong have a full signing volcabulary for the multi sensory room

mikeayresdesign.co.uk Mike Ayres gas a full set of symbols for the multi sensory studio here.

www.sensoryintegration.org.uk Sensory Integration Network is committed to the promotion and development of sensory integration theory and practice.

www.sensoryproject.com The Sensory Project aims to promote the use of sensory and movement approaches to enhance health, learning and wellbeing for all:

SeeAbility (Seeing beyond disability, a great website for information about visual loss and disabilities. Gill Levy who wrote about David works with Seeability)

Lookup (Look Up is an information service on eye care and all aspects of visual impairment for people with learning disabilities and will be launched in Learning Disability Week 17th - 24th June 2007)

The Space Centre

Worcester Snoezelen

World Wide Snoezelen.com

Specialchild.com

Life Unlimited

Pear Tree School

Cornwall Blind Association Website

Quality Life Discoveries - Special Peoples hub

Wangeepark Schools - Richard ran a course here years ago and it was great fun!

Articles

Sec Ed Features an article written in the The Scotsman Newspaper 2006

Salt Lake Tribune

BECTA

The effects of a multi sensory environment on negative behaviour and functional performance on individuals with Autism

Buckhurst Hill County Primary School (Case Study)

Beatrice Tate School (Teacher Net Case Study)

New York Times

Wikipedia

Cambridge University Press

South West Yorkshire NHS Trust

Intellectual Disability
By James C. Harris


Sensory Netcast No 5 Communication

Keith Park is a new tutor with Florich Productions some of his links are here.
60 second Shakespere from the BBC

Social Cognition Through Drama And Literature for People with Learning Disabilities great book!

Inclusive Storytelling Presented at ISEC 2000

Ace Centre North Developing Choices is a good tool for baseline assessments

Affective Communication Assessment: An Owners Manual Dr. Mark Barber

http://www.signalong.org.uk/wa/ Signalong have a full signing volcabulary for the multi sensory room

mikeayresdesign.co.uk Mike Ayres gas a full set of symbols for the multi sensory studio here.

Related web sites

Sally Silverman suggested this great interactive web site for kids http://www.elc.co.uk/kids/

Sally also suggested this site for grown ups BBC CBeebies special needs