The University of Warsaw is the biggest higher education institution in Poland, offering courses to about 50,000 students in 21 departments. A part of the educational mission of the University is to make studying equitable and accessible for everyone, including neurodiverse students. In November 2019, the University received major funding from the European Commission to…
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Dublin City University launches the Autism&Uni toolkit
Fiona Earley, Autism Friendly University Coordinator at Dublin City University, explains why and how she adopted the Autism&Uni toolkit. Dublin City University was recognised as an autism-friendly university by AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity and Advocacy Organisation, in 2017. The designation marked the conclusion of an 18-month research project. Research findings by DCU showed that…
Dr Marc Fabri delivers the Annual Quercus Lecture at University College Cork
On Tuesday 23 January 2020 Marc Fabri delivered a lecture on ‘Supporting autistic students on their journey through higher education: small changes, big impact’. The invited talk is part of UCC’s Quercus Lecture Series which promotes excellence in academia, sports, the arts and active citizenship. Marc was invited by UCC’s Autism-Friendly University team. The lecture…
3 December 2019: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
In a blog post for Emerald, the international journal publishing house, Dr Marc Fabri from Leeds Beckett University shares his thoughts on using participatory design methods with autistic adults, and how this can help build and support a community. This is based on Marc’s experience from running the Autism&Uni project as well as the IMAGE…
Autism&Uni toolkit launched by Trinity College Dublin
Our colleagues at Trinity College Dublin are the first in Ireland to launch the Autism&Uni toolkit for their autistic students and applicants. Declan Treanor, Head of Disability Service, has previously written about adopting the toolkit at Trinity. Read the Irish University Times article here: Trinity First Irish University to Adopt International Autism Toolkit
Leeds Beckett University adopts the Autism&Uni toolkit
Leeds Beckett has become the latest University to adopt the Autism&Uni toolkit, which aims to improve access and transition into university for autistic students. Other UK universities that have, or are about to, adopt the toolkit are Portsmouth, UCL, Trinity College Dublin and Birmingham. The toolkit pulls together information and advice from staff and students, highlighting the…
Special conference session at HCII 2017 in Vancouver, Canada
Autism&Uni project lead Marc Fabri will host a session on “Designing for and with people on the autism spectrum” at the Human-Computer Interaction International conference in Vancouver, Canada, 9-14 July 2017 (http://2017.hci.international/). It is the second time that researchers and practitioners come together under the HCII umbrella to discuss these topics, following a successful session…
Transition Pathways Conference a success
On 18 March we held a one-day conference exploring transition pathways for autistic students. Speakers included Emma Jones from the National Autistic Society, Matt Tucker from Birmingham City University, Penny Andrews and Autism&Uni Lead Researcher Dr Marc Fabri. With more than 60 delegates coming together in the historic BBC Broadcasting House in Leeds, the conference…
New connections at final conferences
The knowledge we have gained in the course of the Autism&Uni project and the final end products have been presented at two international conferences in January and March. While the two events targeted rather different audiences, both had participants who expressed interest in our results. As we have seen happen in partner countries, educators and…
Transition Pathways in Higher Education: A one-day conference on 18 March in Leeds
An event for disability practitioners, other student services practitioners, academics, and anyone with an interest in supporting autistic students on their Higher Education journey. Friday 18 March 2016, 9.45am – 4.30pm at Old Broadcasting House, Leeds Beckett University, 148 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9EN, United Kingdom Leeds Beckett University welcomes you to attend our Transition Pathways event…
Insights from evaluating the Autism&Uni toolkit prototype
In December 2015 we ran an evaluation workshop at Leeds Beckett University, UK, to get feedback on the current version of our Online Toolkit. The Toolkit aims to help students navigate their journey from thinking about what to study, over applying to university, arriving and finally settling into their studies. The workshop followed on from…
Special autism session at INTED 2016 – Call for Papers (now closed)
Supporting and enhancing the undergraduate experience for students with autism and related conditions. A special session at the 10th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED), held 7-9 March 2016 in Valencia, Spain (http://iated.org/inted/). We invite proposals for this special paper session, which seeks to showcase and discuss the latest research and best practice in…
Lessons Learnt from a Participatory Design Workshop
On 28th of July 2015, the Leeds Beckett Autism&Uni team held the first in a series of participatory design workshops with young autistic adults. We tested prototype content, formats and different media for an interactive toolkit. This toolkit will be one of the main outputs of the Autism&Uni project, helping young people on the autism spectrum navigate…
British HCI 2015 conference workshop
On 14 July 2015 we ran an academic workshop at Lincoln University as part of the annual British HCI conference, attracting researchers from the UK (and beyond) interested in the field of Human-Computer Interaction. The theme of the workshop was “Designing with and for autistic users” (read call and rationale here). The British HCI conference…
Designing with and for autistic users – Announcing a Workshop at British HCI Conference, July 2015
Marc Fabri and Penny Andrews will host a workshop to explore how best to design technology for users on the autism spectrum. The focus is on human-centred design approaches where users become an active and integral part of the design team. The workshop will take place at the British Human-Computer Interaction conference on 14 July at…
Introducing Autism&Uni at Autscape
?Image above: Interaction badges used at the Autscape conference. (Photo by Caroline Hearst) My name is Heta Pukki, and I work for the Autism&Uni project in Finland. I have an M.Sc. in biology from the University of Helsinki and an M.Ed. in special education from the University of Birmingham. I received an ASD diagnosis at…