The Huskies women’s basketball team and the UW Autism center partnered to provide sensory friendly items and promised to mitigate sounds and lights during a game.
SEATTLE — The University of Washington women’s basketball team partnered with the UW Autism Center to host the first sensory-friendly game in Alaska Airlines Arena on Nov. 23, providing accommodations designed to make the sporting experience more accessible for autistic fans and their families.
“Families share often how difficult attending sports games can be from the sheer amount of sounds, and lights, and crowds to fear of judgment,” said Yev Veverka of the UW Autism Center. “We’ve heard from so
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