Regulate your voice with the Brooks Band.
When sensory input becomes hard to manage, a child’s voice can rise without warning. We’re creating science-backed ways to help them recognize and respond to their own sensory cues with confidence.
For many people, the world can be too loud. This can be disruptive for educators, and even more overwhelming for the children.
Everyday environments (classrooms, cafeterias, playgrounds) can quickly become overwhelming for children with sensory processing differences. Many neurodivergent individuals may speak louder, move more, or react in ways they don’t fully realize; not out of disruption, but as a form of regulation or expression.
For neurodivergent children, these moments can feel isolating and exhausting — while teachers and parents watch, wanting to help but unsure how.
No Real Tools or Support Systems
Therapy can help, but there are few practical tools for daily life. Families and educators often have nothing to rely on when a child speaks too loud without meaning to.
The Emotional Ripple
Without the right tools, children can internalize frustration and exhaustion, while caregivers and teachers are left searching for ways to truly help.
Meet the Brooks Band.
We exist to bring peace, inclusion, and innovation through empathy-driven innovation.
Sensory Bridges exists to pioneer inclusive solutions for sensory wellbeing. We combine design, research, and empathy to build technologies that help neurodiverse individuals feel understood, supported, and empowered in the moments that matter most.
Innovation with Intention
Building Awareness
Bridging Communities
Our Team & Mentors
Megan Cales
Sensory Bridges; Founder and CEO
Chantz Yanagida
Stract Studio;
Lead Engineer
Jay Shaffer
Venture South;
Mentor
Kathy Melton
UTC Mosaic Program;
Advocate
Bryan Barringer
Flow Venture Labs;
Mentor
Dr. Shae Minnick
N. GA Pediatric Therapies;
Pilot Partner
Tasia Malakasis
Company Lab;
Mentor
Mike Bradshaw
UTC;
Mentor
Allen Clark
Trousdale School;
Pilot Partner
Dr. Cindy Poole
UTC;
Occupational Therapist
David Cox
Orange Grove Center;
Advocate
Jennifer Skjellum
LaunchTN;
Mentor
Bob Vanderhoff
UTRF;
Mentor
Erkan Kapalanogu
UTC;
Engineer
Stefanie Crowe
Aegle Wealth;
Mentor
Frank Butler
UTC;
Mentor
The Latest from Sensory Bridges
Sensory Bridges at SXSW in Austin, TX: Advancing Innovation with I-Corps
As part of this journey, we are heading to SXSW 2025 with Vanderbilt University, where we will engage with industry leaders, educators, therapists, and innovators to further develop our product.
Chattanooga Pulse: ChaTech Announces Finalists For 6th Annual TechX Awards
Local leaders who have made exceptional achievements in technology will be recognized at the upcoming 6th Annual Technology Excellence (TechX) Awards, presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council
Scenic Roots: The Brooks Band
“We wasted no time getting started. I’ve been thrown into the deep end of entrepreneurship and am learning more and more every day,” Cales said. Currently, Brooks Band is in the prototype phase.