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Joanna Grace is an international sensory engagement and inclusion specialist, trainer, author, TEDx speaker and founder of The Sensory Projects. Consistently rated as Outstanding by Ofsted Joanna has taught in mainstream and special school settings, connecting with pupils of all ages and abilities Joanna has also supported adult care teams and families caring for loved ones at home .To inform her work Joanna draws on her own experience from her private and professional life as well as taking in all the information she can from the research archives. Joanna's private life includes family members with profound disabilities and time spent as a registered foster carer for children with profound disabilities.  Joanna's book Sensory Stories for children and teens sells globally, her second Sensory-being for Sensory Beings came out this year to a great reception and she has a further five books due for publication within the next two years, including four children's books. 
A sensory being’s Christmas wish list
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A sensory being’s Christmas wish list

By Jo Grace December 14, 2017 December 7, 2017

Recently I posted a Christmas Shopping List on Facebook that has done its best to go viral. As someone who shares a lot on social media I am often surprised …

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Join the world’s first fully-inclusive, fantastically fun, Super Sensory race!
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Join the world’s first fully-inclusive, fantastically fun, Super Sensory race!

By Jo Grace August 4, 2016 July 31, 2016

Tania’s note: Jo Grace is back to tell us about something you may like to get involved with! Parallel London is the world’s first fully inclusive fun push/run event being …

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The joyful sensory world: Our differences and how we are all the same
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The joyful sensory world: Our differences and how we are all the same

By Jo Grace May 24, 2016 November 30, 2017

Tania writes: A few years ago, I ran a guest post from Jo Grace who was crowdfunding to raise funds to launch a Sensory Stories project. I was happy to …

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Help kick-start a project to make low-cost Sensory Stories!

By Jo Grace May 2, 2013 November 30, 2017

Tania writes: So many of the people I meet who are involved with special needs have an absolute passion for helping children with SEN & disabilities achieve as much as …

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