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SUMMARY:Estreno Documental Neurodivergentes: Autismo / New Documentary Premiere: Neurodivergent People: Autism
DESCRIPTION:Presentación premier del documental Neurodiversidad: Autismo \nUn documental donde diferentes autistas hablan de sus experiencias en el ámbito estudiantil\, laboral así como en su vida diaria. También se habla de la situación del autismo en España\, necesidades y obstáculos.\nAdemás\, se hablará sobre el sello\, recientemente impulsado por NeurodiverSí\, con el que se quiere premiar el estado de madurez de las empresas en cuanto a su neuroinclusión laboral. \nPremiere screening of the documentary Neurodiversity: Autism \nA documentary in which several autistic individuals share their experiences in school\, work\, and daily life. It also addresses the situation of autism in Spain\, including needs and obstacles. \nIn addition\, the screening will discuss the seal recently launched by NeurodiverSí\, which aims to recognize companies that demonstrate a high level of commitment to neuro-inclusion in the workplace.
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/estreno-documental-neurodivergentes-autismo-new-documentary-premiere-neurodivergent-people-autism/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online,Spain,Talks, presentations & keynotes
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260611T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260611T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T092843Z
CREATED:20260528T120328Z
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SUMMARY:ND Pride Science Conference
DESCRIPTION:Science Conference – Neurodiversity Pride Week 2026\nThursday 11 June 2026 | Online in Hyhyve | CEST / Amsterdam time \nReserve your free ticket: h1.nu/scienceconference\nMore information: neurodiversityprideday.com/science \nThe Science Conference opens Neurodiversity Pride Week 2026 with a full day of research\, lived experience\, creativity\, policy\, education\, workplace insight\, and neurodivergent-led knowledge. Across the day\, more than 20 speakers from around the world will share their newest research and ideas on neurodiversity: not as a problem to be solved\, but as a source of knowledge\, identity\, culture\, creativity\, and social change. \nThis online conference takes place in Hyhyve\, an interactive digital conference centre. This means you can watch the presentations\, but also walk around\, meet other participants\, have conversations\, and experience the day more like a real conference environment than a regular livestream. \nEach speaker will present for approximately 20 minutes\, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. There will be a lunch break from 13:00 to 14:00 and a dinner break from 18:30 to 19:30\, with no presentations scheduled during those times. \nTickets are free\, with free access for the first 200 participants. \nProgramme\n09:00 – Walk-in\nParticipants can enter the Hyhyve conference space\, explore the online environment\, and get ready for the day. \n09:30 – Opening by the Science Conference team\nThe team welcomes participants\, introduces the purpose of the Science Conference\, and explains how the day will work. \n10:00 – Hans Bruintjes\nHans Bruintjes explores discrimination against neurodivergent people in education\, the labour market\, government action\, and legal protection\, connecting personal stories with policy\, law\, and practical change. \n10:30 – Sharon Zivkovic\nSharon Zivkovic presents her work on supporting autistic social entrepreneurs\, focusing on how disability\, business\, and social enterprise support services can become more strengths-based and neurodiversity-affirming. \n11:00 – Aaron Saint-James\nAaron Saint-James examines Universal Design for Learning in Australian higher education\, asking how universities can move from accessibility in policy language to accessibility in real everyday practice. \n11:30 – Jeya Malhotra\nJeya Malhotra shares a cross-cultural study of pedagogical approaches for neurodivergent children\, exploring how inclusive education can be measured\, compared\, and improved across different contexts. \n12:00 – Elena Lamprecht\nElena Lamprecht investigates hallucinations in neurodiverse populations through sensory\, trauma-informed\, genetic\, and cultural perspectives\, with the aim of improving understanding and support. \n12:30 – Friederike Charlotte Hechler\nWhy can eating become such a complex part of everyday life for autistic people? Friederike Charlotte Hechler presents preliminary findings from a mixed-methods study exploring the challenges\, consequences\, and coping strategies associated with atypical eating\, drawing on autistic people’s own experiences and perspectives.\n\n13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch break\nThere are no presentations during this hour. Participants can rest\, eat\, explore Hyhyve\, or connect with others. \n14:00 – Jiyuan Li\nJiyuan Li opens the afternoon programme with a contribution to the wider conference conversation on neurodiversity\, research\, lived experience\, and social change. \n14:15 – Nedward WD Rehanek\nNedward WD Rehanek discusses neurodiversity\, madness\, disability\, art\, and games\, showing how game design can become a powerful medium for self-expression and representation. \n14:30 – Anna Pyzskowska\nAnna Pyzskowska contributes to the conference programme as part of the international group of emerging neurodiversity researchers and thinkers. \n15:00 – Jasmine Shah & Valentina Landin\nJasmine Shah and Valentina Landin present their work on creative communication tools for neuroinclusive workplaces\, exploring how colour\, symbols\, metaphors\, and co-design can support cross-neurotype dialogue. \n15:30 – Evelyn Lynch\nEvelyn Lynch explores identity\, early misidentification\, masking\, and unmasking\, asking what it means to discover yourself when the labels given in childhood never matched your lived experience. \n16:00 – Žaneta Stanovská\nŽaneta Stanovská examines neurodivergent artistry\, embodied cognition\, and creative collaboration\, showing how neurodivergent creative processes can challenge deficit narratives and expand our understanding of sociality. \n16:30 – Carly Coursey\nCarly Coursey presents an oral history study of neurodivergent employment\, comparing lived experiences of work with the dominant narratives found in academic research. \n17:00 – Thomas Schoegje\nThomas Schoegje explores cognitive fingerprints\, workplace fit\, and conversational agents\, asking how people can better understand how their minds work and how technology may support neurodiverse working lives. \n17:30 – Itzel Yagual\nItzel Yagual shares research on neurodivergent women’s work and non-work relationships\, communication landscapes\, role overload\, and the conditions needed for sustainable belonging. \n18:00 – Lena-Marie Sailer\nLena-Marie Sailer examines how organisations engage with neurodiversity in practice\, looking beyond hiring toward employee networks\, internal communities\, and everyday workplace inclusion. \n18:30 – 19:30 – Dinner break\nThere are no presentations during this hour. Participants can take a proper break before the evening programme begins. \n19:30 – Rebecca Trychel\nRebecca Trychel explores neurodiversity within early educational systems\, drawing on education and family policy research to ask how support is delivered and how systems can become more responsive. \n20:00 – V Liwai Garcia\nV Liwai Garcia presents research on disclosure\, power\, retaliation\, and resilience for Autistic and AuDHD leaders\, asking what it costs to lead while disabled and how workplaces can become safer. \n20:30 – Closing\nThe Science Conference closes with a short reflection on the day\, the questions raised\, and the wider meaning of science within Neurodiversity Pride Week. \nAbout the Science Conference\nThe Science Conference is part of Neurodiversity Pride Week 2026. It brings together researchers\, lived-experience experts\, educators\, advocates\, artists\, designers\, and systems thinkers from around the world. The programme moves across many fields: legal protection\, autistic entrepreneurship\, inclusive education\, hallucinations and sensory experience\, neurodivergent artistry\, game design\, workplace communication\, employment\, unmasking\, disclosure\, leadership\, cognitive fingerprints\, relationships\, and the future of neuroinclusive workplaces. \nTogether\, these presentations show how wide\, urgent\, and alive the field of neurodiversity research has become. They also show why research matters most when it is connected to dignity\, community\, lived experience\, and real-world change. \nJoin us online on 11 June 2026 for a full day of learning\, connection\, and neurodivergent-led insight. \n  \nContact: researchneurodiversity@gmail.com
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/nd-pride-science/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Australia,Canada,China,Ecuador,Germany,India,Luxembourg,Mexico,Netherlands,Online,Poland,South Africa,Spain,Talks, presentations & keynotes,United Kingdom,United States
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260611T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260611T190000
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SUMMARY:ND in the body - The current research on neurodivergence & physical health
DESCRIPTION:What if neurodivergence is as much about the body as it is about the brain? \nFor decades\, neurodivergence has largely been discussed through the lens of behaviour\, cognition and mental health. But emerging research is increasingly exploring whether many neurodivergent experiences may also involve differences in whole-body regulation – including the nervous system\, immune system\, hormones and connective tissue. \nThis session will explore what current research says\, where the evidence is strongest\, and which areas remain emerging and debated. \nResearch areas we’ll explore: \n– Nervous system regulation – autonomic function\, sensory processing\, stress physiology and POTS\n– Immune system signalling – inflammation\, histamine\, mast cells and neuroimmune communication\n– Hormones and neuroendocrinology – PMS\, PMDD\, peri/menopause and hormonal sensitivity in ND people\n– Connective tissue and hypermobility – EDS\, chronic pain\, proprioception and emerging overlap research \nWe’ll also explore: \n– Why burnout may be physical as well as psychological\n– Why symptoms often cluster across different body systems\n– Why many ND people spend years moving between medical specialties\n– What researchers still don’t fully understand \nExpect a science-focused but accessible session bridging neuroscience\, immunology\, endocrinology and systems biology\, with practical explanations and real-world context throughout. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of the emerging brain-body science of neurodivergence\, how different areas of research are beginning to connect and why many researchers are increasingly approaching ND through a more integrated lens. \n  \nPresented by Scotti McLaren\, Investigative Health – in collaboration with Neurodiversity Belgium \nScotti is a Geneva-based functional medicine practitioner. She specialises in brain and hormonal health\, with a focus on neurodivergence and menopause. \nHer academic background includes an MSc in Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health (King’s College London)\, a BSc in Nutritional Science (Middlesex University) and a diploma in Personalised Nutrition Practice (CNELM). \nKnown for her investigative approach\, Scotti uses functional medicine to connect systemic and cellular insights with everyday experience.
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/nd-in-the-body-the-current-research-on-neurodivergence-physical-health/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online,Switzerland,Talks, presentations & keynotes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Neurodiversiy Belgium":MAILTO:events@neurodiversity.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260612T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260612T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T122318Z
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SUMMARY:Every Brain Is Beautiful: Neurodiversity\, Equity & Belonging at Work
DESCRIPTION:As part of Neurodiversity Pride 2026\, Neurodiversity Belgium invites you to an online presentation exploring what neurodiversity means in real life especially in workplaces\, teams\, and everyday systems.\n\nThis session moves beyond basic awareness and asks a more practical question:\n\nWhat changes when we stop seeing neurodivergent people as problems to manage\, and start looking at the environments that create unnecessary barriers to equity\, participation\, and belonging?\n\nDrawing on lived experience\, workplace examples\, and evidence-informed thinking\, this presentation will explore:\n\n• what neurodiversity means beyond labels\n• why “talent\, not defect” matters\n• how communication\, flexibility\, predictability\, and psychological safety shape participation\n• why inclusion is not just about individual accommodations\, but about better design for everyone\n• how workplaces can move from goodwill to meaningful structural change\n\nThis session is designed for anyone interested in neurodiversity\, equity\, inclusion\, leadership\, workplace culture\, advocacy\, and creating environments where different brains can genuinely belong.\nThis webinar will be delivered in English\, with French subtitles available.\n\nOnline event \nHosted by: Swiss Pride Team and NDB in collaboration with Neurodiverse Brains in the Workplace\nContact: events@neurodiversity.be\n\nRegister here: https://neurodiversity.be/events/every-brain-is-beautiful-neurodiversity-equity-belonging-at-work-12-june/\n\nFollow us on LinkedIn:\n(NDB) Neurodiversity Belgium\nNeurodiverse Brains in the Workplace\nNeurodiverse Brains in the Workplace Version française courte — flyer / réseaux sociaux\nEvery Brain Is Beautiful : neurodiversité\, équité et appartenance au travail\nChaque cerveau est beau : neurodiversité\, équité et appartenance au travail\nDans le cadre de la Neurodiversity Pride 2026\, Neurodiversity Belgium propose une présentation en ligne sur ce que signifie la neurodiversité dans la vie réelle — notamment dans les milieux professionnels\, les équipes\, la communication\, le leadership et les systèmes du quotidien.\nCette session invite à dépasser la simple sensibilisation pour poser une question essentielle : que changeons-nous lorsque nous cessons de vouloir « réparer » les personnes neurodivergentes\, et que nous commençons plutôt à concevoir des environnements plus équitables\, où différents cerveaux peuvent participer\, contribuer et appartenir pleinement ? Ce webinaire sera proposé en anglais\, avec des sous-titres en français. \nOrganisé par Neurodiversity Belgium\nEn collaboration avec Neurodiverse Brains in the Workplace\nÉvénement en ligne — plus d’informations à venir.
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/every-brain-is-beautiful-neurodiversity-equity-belonging-at-work/
LOCATION:NDB – Neurodiversity Belgium\, Rue Washington 36\, Brussels\, B - 1050\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Belgium,Online,Switzerland,Talks, presentations & keynotes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Neurodiversiy Belgium":MAILTO:events@neurodiversity.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260612T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260612T133000
DTSTAMP:20260513T082446Z
CREATED:20260513T082446Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn (online or in-person) Challenges and Opportunities: Raising Neurodivergent Kids with a Strengths-Based Orientation
DESCRIPTION:Challenges and Opportunities: Raising Neurodivergent Kids with a Strengths-Based Orientation\nJoin us for a thoughtful and practical Lunch & Learn session with Dr. Elizabeth Frei\, Psychologist\, and Susan Mackay\, Coach\, exploring the everyday realities of raising neurodivergent children and young people. \nThis session will focus on both the challenges and opportunities that families may encounter\, while highlighting the importance of a strengths-based orientation — an approach that recognises each child’s unique profile\, supports their needs with compassion\, and builds on their interests\, abilities\, and potential. \nTogether\, Elizabeth and Susan will offer reflections and practical insights on how parents\, carers\, and professionals can better understand neurodivergent children\, respond to difficulties with curiosity rather than judgement\, and create environments where children can feel supported\, valued\, and more able to thrive. \nThe event is open to those who wish to attend online or in person. Please register so that we can confirm attendance details and send the Zoom link to online participants. \nTranslation into French and German can be made available. \nRegister via the QR code on this flyer.Attend online or in person — registration allows us to send the Zoom link to virtual participants.
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/lunch-learn-online-or-in-person-challenges-and-opportunities-raising-neurodivergent-kids-with-a-strengths-based-orientation/
LOCATION:Praxis c2: Caring 2gether\, Place Bel - Air 2\, Nyon\, Geneva\, 1260\, Switzerland
CATEGORIES:Switzerland,Talks, presentations & keynotes
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ORGANIZER;CN="The neurodiversity support network switzerland":MAILTO:contact@nsns.ch
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260612T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260612T193000
DTSTAMP:20260603T122702Z
CREATED:20260523T124646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T122702Z
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SUMMARY:When hormones meet neurodivergence - A story of sensitivity\, intensity and hormonal plot twists from puberty to menopause
DESCRIPTION:Hormonal shifts can feel more intense for many neurodivergent women. \nHormonal changes are often discussed in relation to puberty\, menstrual cycles\, perimenopause and menopause. Neurodivergence is often discussed in terms of cognition\, emotion\, sensory processing\, masking and navigating environments that were not designed for neurodivergent people. \nBut for many neurodivergent women\, these experiences are deeply interconnected. Hormonal changes can affect mood\, focus\, sleep\, sensory sensitivity\, emotional regulation and nervous system stability – the same areas that may already be more sensitive in neurodivergence. \nThis practical session will explore the hormonal life of neurodivergent women\, from puberty to menopause\, bringing together perspectives from clinical psychology and functional medicine. \nTogether\, we’ll explore why hormonal changes can feel amplified\, including: \n\nPhysical factors – hormone fluctuations\, brain chemistry\, nervous system regulation\, sleep\, sensory sensitivity\, stress physiology\, digestion and energy\nPsycho-social factors – late diagnosis\, masking\, identity\, emotional regulation\, self-understanding\, relationships\, work\, overwhelm and the impact of not knowing you were neurodivergent earlier in life\n\nWe’ll also look at what can help: \n\nUnderstanding personal patterns across hormonal phases and life stages\nSupporting emotional regulation\, self-compassion and communication\nReducing sensory\, cognitive and emotional load where possible\nSupporting sleep\, nourishment\, nervous system regulation and overall capacity\n\nThe session will combine accessible science\, clinical experience and practical strategies throughout\, while acknowledging the complexity and individuality of neurodivergent women’s experiences. Expect an integrated and neurodiversity-affirming discussion focused on making sense of patterns\, reducing shame and exploring supportive approaches across both the mind and body. \n  \nPresented by Sally Mounir and Scotti McLaren – in collaboration with Neurodiversity Belgium \nSally is a licensed psychotherapist and registered member of the International Council of Psychotherapists in the UK. Her work is shaped by a multicultural background and a strong commitment to creating a safe\, respectful and non-judgemental space for clients. She takes a personalised\, holistic approach\, supporting people to better understand themselves and build practical tools for emotional wellbeing\, self-trust and growth. \nScotti is a Geneva-based functional medicine practitioner with a clinical focus on neurodivergence and women’s hormonal health. Her academic and clinical training spans neuroscience\, psychology\, nutritional science\, personalised nutrition and functional medicine. Known for her investigative approach\, Scotti connects systemic and cellular insights with everyday experience\, helping make sense of complex patterns in women’s brain\, body and hormonal health.
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/when-hormones-meet-neurodivergence-a-story-of-sensitivity-intensity-and-hormonal-plot-twists-from-puberty-to-menopause/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Online,Switzerland,Talks, presentations & keynotes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Neurodiversiy Belgium":MAILTO:events@neurodiversity.be
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260616T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20260616T163000
DTSTAMP:20260528T122739Z
CREATED:20260528T122354Z
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SUMMARY:DESIGNING FOR BELONGING Reimagining Cultural Spaces Where All Minds Thrive - Live Conference
DESCRIPTION:What does it take to move from spaces that accommodate neurodivergent people to spaces that are genuinely shaped by them? \n\n\n\n\nDESIGNING FOR BELONGING Reimagining Cultural Spaces Where All Minds Thrive\n\nWhat does it mean for a space to truly belong to everyone? \nNot just to welcome but to have been shaped by the full range of minds\, bodies\, and ways of being that make up our communities. \nNot just to open its doors wider but to ask whether the building itself was designed for the imaginary norm\, and what it would take to change that. \nThis conference starts from a simple but radical premise: belonging is not a feeling that happens to people. It is something we design. \nFor cultural spaces\, museums\, libraries\, community centres\, urban regeneration sites\, and the people who work within them\, this is both a design challenge and a justice question. Approximately one in five people is neurodivergent. They are in our audiences\, our communities\, our organisations. They are often present\, rarely centred\, and almost never co-creating the spaces that claim to serve them. \nDesigning for Belonging brings together urban regenerators\, cultural professionals\, social innovators\, educators\, and neurodivergent practitioners to explore what genuine neuroinclusion looks like when it moves beyond compliance and into culture. When it stops being an add-on and starts being the foundation. \nWe will work through four interconnected themes.\nFrom Presence to Power \nWho is in the room and who gets to shape what happens there? \nThere is a version of inclusion that counts bodies and ticks boxes and there is another version that fundamentally changes who holds creative and strategic power. This theme explores the difference between the two. We will look at co-design as a redistribution of authorship and what it looks like when neurodivergent people are not invited to review decisions already made\, but are present from the very first question. We will examine neurodivergent leadership in cultural organisations\, the structural conditions that make it possible\, and what institutions need to unlearn before genuine power-sharing can take root. \nThe question at the heart of this theme is not “Are we including enough people?” It is “Who is actually building this?” \nThe Body in the Space \nBelonging is felt before it is thought. \nBefore a visitor reads a single word of wall text\, their nervous system has already made a judgment about whether this space is safe\, legible\, and meant for them. Lighting\, acoustics\, predictability\, sensory load\, the presence or absence of sound\, these are not aesthetic choices. They are access decisions\, made by default or by design. \nThis theme takes the nervous system seriously as a design brief. We will explore what it means to create spaces that support regulation as well as engagement\, that offer both stimulation and refuge\, that honour the fact that people process the world through different portals. Drawing on sensory design\, trauma-informed practice\, and the lived expertise of neurodivergent communities\, we will ask: what does a space need to feel like in order for every mind to genuinely thrive within it? \nStories That Reflect Us \nWhose stories get told and in what form\, at what pace\, through whose voice? \nCultural programming has long claimed to represent communities while reflecting back a surprisingly narrow version of human experience. Neurodivergent lives\, when they appear at all\, tend to appear as tragedy or triumph\, rarely as the full\, complex\, contradictory\, joyful\, frustrated\, creative reality that they are. \nThis theme is about narrative justice in cultural spaces. We will explore how representation shapes belonging. It is not just who appears in the story\, but how the story is structured\, what formats it takes\, how much sensory and cognitive flexibility it allows. We will look at what it means to build programming that does not just feature neurodivergent voices but is genuinely shaped by them in its rhythm\, its register\, its assumptions about how meaning gets made. \nBecause a space that does not reflect you cannot fully belong to you. \nBelonging as Infrastructure \nBelonging is not a programme. It is not an awareness month or an access audit or a well-intentioned policy statement. It is an organisational culture\, a set of practices\, a long-term commitment to relationship and it requires infrastructure. \nThis theme looks at what systemic neuroinclusion actually demands of cultural organisations: how it shapes hiring and leadership\, how it lives in feedback loops and evaluation frameworks\, how it changes the nature of community partnership. We will examine what it takes to move from isolated moments of good practice to an organisational ecology in which neuroinclusion is not one team’s responsibility but everyone’s — woven into how decisions are made\, how spaces are evaluated\, and how trust with neurodivergent communities is built and sustained over time. \nThe question here is not “What have we done?” but “What have we become?” \nAn Invitation \nThis conference is for the people who sense that their institutions are capable of more – more honesty about who they serve\, more courage in who they involve\, more imagination in what belonging could actually look like. \nIt is for urban regenerators asking what it means to build communities that hold difference at their centre. For cultural professionals who want to move from good intentions to genuine transformation. For social innovators who understand that inclusion without power-sharing is just a friendlier version of the status quo. \nBring your practice\, your questions\, and your willingness to be changed by what you hear. \nBelonging\, after all\, is something we build together. \nWho is this for? \n\nCultural professionals and programmers ready to move beyond inclusion as a checkbox.\nUrban regenerators who want communities\, not just spaces.\nSocial innovators asking harder questions about who gets to shape the spaces we share.\nNeurodivergent practitioners and advocates who want to co-create\, not just consult.\nEducators\, researchers\, and policymakers working at the intersection of culture\, access\, and belonging.\n\nThis event is for people who believe that belonging is designed\, and who want to be part of designing it.
URL:https://neurodiversityprideday.com/ar/my-event/designing-for-belonging-reimagining-cultural-spaces-where-all-minds-thrive/
LOCATION:De nieuwe bibliotheek\, Almere\, Stadhuisplein 101\, Almere\, 1315 XC\, Netherlands
CATEGORIES:New Zealand,Other,Talks, presentations & keynotes
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ORGANIZER;CN="Neurodiversity Foundation":MAILTO:neurodiversityfoundation@gmail.com
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