
DCU Autism Friendly

Autism Acceptance Festival 2025, March 24th-27th
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.
In 2025, we six higher education institutes are proud to work together again to host the second Autism Acceptance Festival, a series of public-facing events to centre autistic people and promote autism acceptance. All events will be online and free to attend.
Below are the event details and registration links
Monday 24th March 1 to 2pm
Towards Autism-Friendly Neighbourhoods
Tuesday 25th March 1 to 2pm
Autistic Staff Experiences in Higher Education
Wednesday 26th March 1 to 2pm
Libraries and the Autistic Community
Thursday 27th March
Harnessing Neurodiversity in the Workplace