Sainsburys Camberley supports Autism Hour
Sainsburys Camberley will be taking part in the National Autistic Societys Autism Hour on Monday 2 October at 10am
A calmer store environment created, including reducing the tannoys and turning the volume off on the self-scan tills
The National Autistic Societys Autism Hour campaign encourages retailers to create a more autism friendly shopping environment
Sainsburys Camberley has teamed up with leading autism charity, the National Autistic Society, to support Autism Hour, where shops and services take 60 minutes to provide autistic people with a break from the usual overload of too much information.
The store will be holding their autism hour on Monday 2 October at 10am. Colleagues at the Camberley store will take simple steps to be more autism friendly. This will include turning down the tannoy and self-scan tills as well as reducing the amount of shop floor equipment to create a calmer shopping environment as well as providing colleagues with information about autism.
Karen Foggo, Store Manager at Sainsburys Camberley, said: Were extremely proud to be supporting the National Autistic Societys Autism Hour. Its an excellent initiative which will not only help increase awareness and understanding of autism amongst our colleagues and customers but also provide an enhanced shopping experience for people in the local community with autism.
Mark Lever, CEO at the National Autistic Society said: It is really encouraging to see shops and services such as Sainsburys getting involved in the National Autistic Societys Autism Hour. Our Too Much Information campaign has highlighted that the smallest changes can make the biggest difference for autistic people and we are confident this event will help shops and services understand how we can work towards a more autism friendly world.
More than 1 in 100 people are on the autism spectrum which means that someone sees, hears and feels the world in a different, often more intense way to other people. Autistic people often find social situations difficult and struggle to filter out the sounds, smells, sights and information they experience, so the Autism Hour aims to make shopping a more comfortable experience.
To find our more information about attending a National Autistic Societys Autism Hour, please [click here](http://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/tmi/autism-hour.aspx)