Chase Center Announces Availability of Wellness and Sensory Room

The Golden State Warriors and Chase Center, the Warriors new 18,064-seat privately financed sports and entertainment arena in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, announced today that its new Wellness and Sensory Room is now open and available for use, which is the first of its kind in the San Francisco area. The room was developed as part of the arena’s partnership with leading sensory inclusion training non-profit, KultureCity, and highlights Chase Center’s commitment to acceptance and inclusion for all individuals. Beginning immediately, the room will be available for all Warriors home games, Chase Center concerts and special events.

Elements of the Wellness and Sensory Room include:

•Bubble tubes to stimulate the visual and auditory senses
•Tactile wall panels that have various activities that stimulate the visual and tactile senses
•Bean bags to provide proprioceptive and vestibular regulation
•Room color recommendations to promote overall calming visual environment
In addition to having a dedicated Wellness and Sensory Room, Chase Center provides sensory bags equipped with noise canceling headphones, fidget tools, verbal cue cards and weighted lap pads to help with guests experiencing a sensory overload situation. The sensory bags are located at the guest experience kiosks located on the main concourse by Portal 13 and the upper concourse by Portal 52.

To recognize and help with a guest experiencing sensory needs, all full-time Chase Center staff and a majority of part-time staff were trained by KultureCity on how to create the best experience to handle a sensory overload situation. As a result of the training, Chase Center became a Certified Sensory Inclusive venue.

For pictures of the room, CLICK HERE.

KultureCity is a leading non-profit recognized nationwide for using their resources to revolutionize and effect change in the community for those with sensory needs; not just those with Autism. Since the program’s inception, KultureCity has created over 450 sensory inclusive venues in four countries.

About Chase Center
Chase Center, an award-winning 18,064-seat sports and entertainment arena, anchors Thrive City, the multipurpose, privately financed complex in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood consisting of 3.2 acres of publicly accessible plazas and open space that are part of a larger mixed-use development including two office buildings and dozens of unique restaurant and retail locations. Center plays host to games featuring the six-time NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, concerts, cultural events, family shows and more, totaling nearly 200 events per year. Thrive City, the surrounding district of Chase Center, is a community gathering space providing a slate of year-round health and wellness programming, including Get Fit clinics, yoga sessions, farmer’s markets, ice skating and much more. Chase Center is also the winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award for this year’s TheStadiumBusiness Design.