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.

Communication Options for Non-Speaking Autistic People

Time: 1-2pm
Date: Thursday 26th March

Atlanta McGloin, Inclusion Support Tutor at ATU Sligo will MC this panel that looks at two options for non-speaking students: Lámh and Spell2Communicate. Katriona Boland, Lámh user and Home Visitor from NCI’s Early Learning Initiative; a parent who uses Lámh with their child; Adrienne Murphy, a Spell2Communicate parent-practitioner; her young adult son Caoimh Connolly Murphy, a non-speaking speller, and Anna Lechleiter, owner and lead practitioner of PALZ, a Speak 2 Communicate hub in Co. Kildare, will bring share their experience and expertise with the audience.

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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.