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Find your focus with MeSpace

This past spring, Disability Accommodations and Success Strategies (DASS) along with the President’s Commission on the Needs of Persons with Disabilities (PCNPD), Hughes-Trigg Student Center, and SMU Libraries introduced MeSpace, a sensory-friendly, adaptable study space designed with neurodiversity in mind, whether you need a quiet place to concentrate, a spot to manage sensory input, or just a private moment to recharge.

The response to the pilot program? Overwhelmingly positive, from students, faculty, staff, and guests alike!

Now, you can experience MeSpace at three convenient campus locations:

  • Hamon Arts Library – First Floor

  • Hughes-Trigg Student Center – Second Floor

  • Fondren Library Café

Stop by, step in, and see how MeSpace can work for you.

Learn more at on the DASS website or email DASS at dass@smu.edu.

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SMU Launches MeSpace: A Sensory-Friendly Workspace for All

Alexa Taylor, Director of DASS, smiling and sitting in the MeSpace study unit

Alexa Taylor, Director of Disability Accommodations and Success Strategies (DASS), invites you to experience MeSpace, an adaptable study space thoughtfully designed to support focus, sensory needs, and overall student well-being:

“In response to growing demands for inclusive and flexible campus environments, SMU, through a collaboration with the DASS office, Hughes-Trigg Student Center, and SMU Libraries, is testing out MeSpace, a plug-and-play, sensory-friendly study space – just in time for Autism Acceptance Month.

Designed for both Neurodiverse and Neurotypical students, MeSpace offers a space to enhance focus, reduce distractions, and manage sensory exposure, creating an ideal environment for studying and collaboration.

We invite SMU students, faculty, staff and guests to experience this innovative, sensory-friendly space at two convenient locations on campus:

  • Hamon Arts Library, First Floor
  • Hughes-Trigg Student Center, First and Second Floor

The exhibit will be open for 6 weeks, now through the end of the spring term, providing an opportunity to experience the future of sensory-friendly strategies on campus.

On April 16, we will be hosting a Pop-Up Demo from 1-2 p.m., and immediately following the Pop-Up, we encourage all interested stakeholders to attend a roundtable discussion in the H-T Chamber from 2-3 p.m. We welcome your feedback to help us explore future collaborations with MeSpace.”