About SPACE .

SPACE is a large soft-padded multi-sensory environment on two levels connected by stairs and a slide.  It is an exciting area with specialist lighting and equipment.

Space offers a totally flexible environment for famalies, carers, therapists and teachers which :

• Allows freedom for clients to move in safety.
• Builds confidence and motivation increasing learning potential.
• Provides a world of sensory stimulation and enables accessment of senory abilities by presenting one stimuli at one time and excluding unnecessary distractions.
• Encourages relaxation in a calm and controlled atmosphere.
• Gives the opportunity for those who are wheelchair bound to be out of their chairs and experience different positions.
• Enables life skills to be developed through structured and educational programmes using switchwork to give control to the client.
• Encourages communication skills and choice making.

We have over 230 groups visiting a month, including special schools, respite care homes, family bookings, play-schemes, parent support groups, after school clubs and also day centres and community homes who cater for young people and adults with physical and learning disabilities. SPACE can cater for people with a wide range of disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Profound Multiple Disabilities, Autism and brain injuries. Groups come from all over the north west and sometimes even further afield, which demonstrates the need for such a facility and illustrates the fact that there are no other centres like SPACE.