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LOW SENSORY SPACES AND ACCESSIBLE REST STOP GUIDE
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ELLERBE CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
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1 INDIVIDUAL QUIET ROOM/ 1 GROUP QUIET ROOM
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PEACEFUL & LOW STIMULI SPACE
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2 (NON ADA) COMPLIANT RESTROOMS
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BRANCHES
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PUBLIC PRIDE PARTY
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HIGH ENERGY/CROWDED
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1 ADA BATHROOM
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RAMP ACCESS
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KID-FAMILY CENTRIC
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OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES & MUSIC
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SMALL GARDEN SPACE
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BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR
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ARTPOST
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OPEN FOR PRIDE 11-1PM/OPEN TO PUBLIC 12PM
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SLIGHTY OFF PARADE ROUTE
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CALM & CREATIVE ENVIORMENT
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OUTDOOR SEATING
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HUNKY DORY
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OPEN FOR PRIDE 11-1PM/OPEN TO PUBLIC 12PM
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LOW SENSORY, LOW LIGHT, SPACE IN BASEMENT
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MUSIC, SEATING & BAR IN UPSTAIRS STORE
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1 (NON ADA) RESTROOM UPSTAIRS
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LOW SENSORY TENT & 204B E. DUKE BUILDING
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1 GROUP QUIET ROOM ON 2ND FLOOR, ELEVATOR ACCESS
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PEACEFUL & LOW STIMULI OUTDOOR SPACE
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1 ADA COMPLIANT RESTROOM, 1 NON ADA
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Image is a map of the parade route. It designates the low sensory spaces and accessible rest spaces.
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The parade starts at the intersection of Campus Drive and West Main Street.
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The parade travels west and turns north onto Broad Street. The parade route remains on Broad Street for 5 blocks, passing 2 of the low sensory spaces and an accessible rest stop. These are:
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ARTPOST, at 718 Iredell Street
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BRANCHES, at 903 Broad Street
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ELLERBE CREEK WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, at 904 Broad Street
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The parade turns west onto West Knox for 2 blocks, where it turns south onto Ninth Street and continues for 5 blocks, passing another Low Sensory Space, Hunky Dory, at 718 9th Street.
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The parade then turns east onto West Main Street, where it continues back to the starting point at the intersection of Campus Drive and West Main Street.
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Prior to the parade, floats line up between Campus Drive and North Buchanan Boulevard on West Main Street. The line turns north up North Buchanan Boulevard.
COMMUNICATION CARDS
Communication badges were first recorded being used in 1995 at ANI-L as an accessibility tool for autistic attendees to communicate their social needs. Interaction Access can make events more accessible to everyone, especially people who find large social events overwhelming but still want to take part. This is a voluntary system of boundary regulation where the user may feel more comfortable opting in and out of social interactions.
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Communication Cards have an added benefit for this event as they can be seen as an extension of an already rich flagging culture in queer communities. Flagging has been used throughout history but one of the most commonly known is the Hanky Code. These codes were used to communicate specific identity and partner preference, discreetly, and non-verbally through color, placement, and medium. (This guide was written by Azrael Burton for CANDOR & Pride: Durham, NC, 2024)
https://stimpunks.org/access/interaction/#h-get-your-own
https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ColorCommunicationBadges.pdf
https://www.queerevents.ca/queer-corner/blog/history/queers-community-flagging
Image shows four difference communication cards. From left to right, there is a green, yellow, red, and then blue card. The green card has a white circle on it, labelled come talk to me. The yellow card has a white triangle on it, labelled known people only. The red card has a white octagon on it, labelled not right now. The blue card has a white square in with a white plus sign inside of it, labelled please staff only.
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To create your own communication cards to take with you to PRIDE: Durham, NC events (or anywhere else in the future) click here. You can cut them out to make two sided cards to show people. Some people put them on rings or on a lanyard. ​To read more details and descriptions about the communications cards, click here.
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