Gray for a Day helps others understand sensory decline in older adults

Class simulates some challenges associated with aging

MANHATTAN, Kan. – At a glance, it may look a bit silly watching students in a classroom stuffing cotton balls in their ears or noses, taping Popsicle sticks to their fingers and taping popcorn kernels to their feet.

Maybe even more so when the students are young or middle-aged adults.

But Kansas State University aging specialist Erin Martinez expl…