Unity School's Sensory Room Delights StudentsKennametal Donation Makes Sensory Room Come To Life For StudentsPOSTED: 7:00 pm EDT October 29,
2009 UNITY, Pa. -- For students at NHS Human Services Autism School, learning just got a whole lot more fun.The Unity Township, Westmoreland County, school opened a new sensory room, complete with a bubble that change color on their command.A mirage projector puts moving colors and shapes on the wall, helping to improve the kids' visual skills as they watch."We can put pictures up there -- pictures of words -- we can put pictures of anything, and the kids are able to focus better on what they need, so they may pull a picture down that says they would like a drink," said school director Sharon Greene.Students can also explore the starts courtesy of a fiber optic carpet wall.The sensory room was made possible thanks to $40,000 from Kennametal.Scott Etling's 15-year-old daughter attends the school, prompting him to approach his company to donate to the sensory room."She loves to laugh, watch TV -- she loves to come to school," said Etling. "My daughter benefits tremendously from sensory things. She touches things and feels things, she likes her body to be rubbed, or be sitting in a swing. Every autistic kid is different than others, but Abbey really benefits from something like this a lot."
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