South Australian Sensory Bus for Community Events

A mobile space for the South Australia’s Autistic community members and their families is now mobile and ready for community events.

Wrapped in the incredible artwork of two Autistic South Australian Artists, Lilli Giles and Amanda Turner, the Sensory Bus is a retired Torrens Transit bus that has been refurbished to create a purpose-built, mobile sensory room. The bus is designed to help Autistic people feel welcome and supported while enjoying community events. 

By attending major events across Adelaide, the bus helps reduce barriers to inclusion and creates a welcoming environment for Autistic children, young people and adults. It creates a calm, safe and sensory-friendly environment where individuals can regulate, reset and rejoin activities that may otherwise be overwhelming. 

The Sensory Bus will attend major events such as the OzAsia Moon Lantern Trail, National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant, Multicultural Festival, bp Grand Final and Tour Down Under, and is also available for organisations to book on a fee-for-service basis to support inclusive programming.

For booking enquiries, please click HERE

About the Art:

For Lilli, 16, the winner of the young artist’s competition whose design is featured on one side of the bus, the project was a chance to break down some of the stereotypes she said were often associated with autism.

“I really wanted my art to reflect the range of Autistic people – so I included people of colour, lots of girls and women, and gender queer people,” Lilli said.

She said Autistic people often found busy events overwhelming, and that the bus would be a welcome refuge.

For Amanda, 41, who was diagnosed with autism in her 30s, the world can also be a very loud place and her art reflects this. Called “My World Is Amplified”, Amanda’s piece is based on a song she wrote about her day-to-day experience.

“This bus will make once inaccessible events accessible for so many people,” she said.

“It’s going to help so many people go to events that they might have missed out on.”

For more information and all enquiries please visit the We Are SA website or Autism SA website

At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.

Image Source: We Are SA Website

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