This workshop is part of the INTERACT conference and will take place on September 8 and 9, 2025. It is a great opportunity for designers, researchers, and neurodivergent individuals to share the latest developments in designing technology for neurodivergence. Learn… Read More »Workshop at INTERACT 2025
What does the concept of neurodiversity entail? What requirements and needs do neurodivergent employees face in the workplace, and how can managers support neurodivergent employees, such as people with ADHD or those on the autism spectrum? What are common challenges and barriers faced by neurodivergent employees and what special aspects arise in team interaction?
These and other questions were the focus of the further training course at TU Dresden, which was run by Christin Engel from AutARK and specifically addresses the needs of managers. The workshop provided the basics and was designed to empower HR managers to deal profitably with diverse teams characterized by different neurological conditions.
On March 4, 2025, Meinhardt Branig and David Gollasch conducted a workshop at the Berufsbildungswerk Hamburg as part of our AutARK project. Titled “Assistive Technologies as a Bridge: Professional Integration of Autistic Individuals,” we focused on how technological innovations can… Read More »Technology as a Key to Inclusion: Workshop on the Integration of Autistic Individuals at the Berufsbildungswerk Hamburg
Meinhardt Branig and David Gollasch had the opportunity to participate in an exciting episode of the podcast “Autismus to go.” This educational podcast from the Berufsbildungswerk Hamburg explores a specific topic related to autism in each episode—a subject that is… Read More »AutARK at the Autism to Go podcast by BBW Hamburg
On October 8, 2024, a workshop on “Neurodiversity and University” took place at TU Dresden, providing important insights into the study situation of neurodivergent students. The event, organized by the research project AutARK, the project Neuroqueer@TUD, and conducted by Lars… Read More »Workshop on “Neurodiversity and University” at TU Dresden
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)
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.
The Center for Demography and Diversity at TU Dresden (CDD) and the State Statistical Office of Saxony organized the Saxon Data Salon for the 9th time this year on October 1, 2024, at which current key topics and challenges in Saxony are highlighted and possible solutions are discussed with an audience of experts. Around 90 participants from politics, business and science discussed issues of increasing importance for the Free State of Saxony in particular. “Demography: Ideas. Perspectives. Potentials” – the title already reveals the focus of the event.
On 24.09.2024, the network meeting of funded projects for professional participation with a focus on digitalization initiated by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs took place in Berlin. The meeting provided insights into the diverse approaches to support inclusion as well as related discussions, knowledge exchange, and networking.
The international conference ICCHP this year took place from July 8-12 in Linz (Austria) where Mr. Weber presented the successfully accepted full paper contribution of the AutARK project entitled “Open Sesame!
Use of Headphones at Work Considering Social Acceptance”. The paper shows the results of the context analysis on the use of ANC headphones at the workplace to support concentration, identifies challenges and proposes an adaptive system that allows social interaction while wearing ANC headphones depending on current contextual factors.
