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Australia introduces 'quiet hour' in supermarket

Sunday, 07 August 2016 7:23 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 07 August 2016 8:23 AM ]

Customers are pictured at the check-out counters of a Woolworths store in Sydney on August 28, 2015. (AFP)

Australia has introduced a ‘quiet hour’ for a supermarket in a bid to help those who can feel stressed by noise.

A disability service provider in Adelaide has developed the program. It aims to target people who suffer from sensory overload. This is the first quiet hour shopping experience in Australia. During the quiet hour, all of the things that might perhaps overload the senses are turned off completely. The lights will be dimmed and music and pager messages switched off.

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