Source BBC News
Autism-friendly Christmas grotto opens in York
An Autism-friendly Christmas grotto has opened in York to offer children with the condition a friendly and relaxed environment to go and meet Santa. The grotto runs in a system with 30 minute slots so that the meetings are not rushed and stressful and tedious queuing is cut out. One women who visited the grotto with her son said the layout gives the children an opportunity to "do what they want".
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| Traditional Santa's grotto |
I choose this story because Autistic children and disabled children as a whole generally do not visit Christmas grotto's, this potentially could be down to the large crowds and the cramped and tedious queuing. The people who have opened this grotto in York have decided to open it to give autistic children an equal opportunity to visit Santa at Christmas. This is representation of disability because the grotto gives autistic children a chance to visit.
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