DAY 3 WORKSHOP • THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER • 15.30 – 16.30
The sensory audit: A walkthrough method for buildings you already have
Most sensory problems in a building go unaddressed simply because no one has been given a sequence for finding them. PAS 6463, the UK guidance on neuroinclusive design, recommends a sensory audit for existing buildings at the brief stage. This workshop offers one practical way to carry that out.
Rachel will teach a structured walkthrough across four domains, light, sound, visual load, and spatial friction, then run the audit live on the room itself, showing what to look for, what to measure using apps available on your phone, and how to sort findings into fix now, fix at refresh, and fix at renovation.
Attendees leave with a one-page audit sheet and a method they can use on their own estate the following week. No neuroinclusive design experience needed.
Rachel Jackson, Neuroinclusive Design Consultantl, Rachel Jackson Design
Rachel Jackson
Rachel Jackson is a neuroinclusive interior designer based in Austin, Texas. With twenty years of practice, her work focuses on how environments shape the way nervous systems function. She specializes in residential design and consults with hospitality groups, builders, and manufacturers applying neuroinclusive principles to public spaces. Some people regulate through quieter, low-stimulation environments; others need more sensory input to focus, and Rachel designs for both.
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She founded the Home Design Lab, a learning platform for designers, therapists and organizers, and homeowners. Students from 22 countries have taken her courses and online workshops. She is a Fitwel Ambassador through the Center for Active Design, an IDCEC CEU provider, and holds Institute for Challenging Disorganization certificates in both ADHD and Chronic Disorganization.
In May 2026, she spoke on the future of neuroinclusive hospitality design at HD Expo and saw two of her projects featured in Good Housekeeping's coverage of neuroinclusive design.