Our advisory board is composed of experts and stakeholders who contribute their personal or professional experience and expertise to the project. Various organizations are represented:
- Dresden Employment Agency, Vocational Rehabilitation and Participation Team
- Autismus Deutschland e. V. Federal Association for the Promotion of People with Autism
- Autismus-Selbstvertretung Bayern e. V. (Autism Self-Advocacy Bavaria) (in 2024)
- B.B.W. St. Franziskus Abensberg
- autSocial e. V.
- State Capital Dresden Representative for People with Disabilities/Seniors autSocial e. V.
- Munich University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Applied Social Sciences
- SRH Vocational Training Center Dresden
- TU Dortmund, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences
1st Advisory Board Meeting: Networking with various stakeholders
The project successfully conducted its inaugural advisory board meeting on November 17, 2023. Our advisory board consists of 10 institutions and individuals engaged in the field of autism in the workplace through various professional, voluntary, or personal capacities. The meeting also included representation from two individuals on the autism spectrum, who offered valuable personal insights into the workplace challenges faced from an autistic perspective, drawing from their own experiences.
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2nd meeting of the project advisory board successfully held
On November 8, 2024, the AutARK research project held its second advisory board meeting at the Faculty of Computer Science. The all-day event was attended by participants from the advisory board as well as Dr. Prof. Weber and the AutARK team. The invited persons represent various areas of interest and institutions throughout Germany, such as autistic self-representations, representatives of the vocational training center, science and the employment agency. The advisory board meeting was held in hybrid mode with a total of 6 people invited on site and 2 people in online mode. The results and solutions presented were discussed with interest by all participants and activities for future work were derived.
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Call for Paper: Special Issue relating to Assistive Technologies for Neurodivergent People
Invitation for submissions to the special issue of Interacting with Computers with the title “Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination: Challenges and Opportunities”! The topic area covers the use and development as well as the design of assistive technologies for neurodivergent people. Personal experience reports are also welcome!
Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts:
08.12.2024 (extended)
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Submission Deadline for Extended Abstracts:
08.12.2024 (extended)