Autism Acceptance Festival
DCU, NCI and ATU Sligo are, respectively, the first, second and third HEIs in Ireland to receive AsIAm designation as Autism Friendly HEIs. In 2024, CCT and DkIT both received their designations. NCAD are continuing the work in preparation for application.
In 2026, we six higher education institutes are proud to work together again to host the Autism Acceptance Festival. Now in it's 5th year, the festival hosts a series of public-facing events that centre autistic people and promote autism acceptance.
Learn more about the speakers in this event and find more events in this series by visiting our Festival Hub.
Assistive Technology in third level education, and what the future may bring
Time: 1-2pm
Date: Wednesday 25th March
Fiona Earley (DCU) will host a fireside chat with Trevor Boland, Assistive Technology Officer at DCU, informed by a student panel, including Emily McPhillips Sheridan from DkIT and Matthew Altomare from CCT, who will talk about their own use of Assistive Tech – Trevor will also look at developments in the area and what the future might bring!
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Other Autism Acceptance Festival Events
If you are interested in finding out more about our other events, please visit our Festival Hub to check out what is happening.