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Autism Acceptance Festival 2025, March 24th-27th

DCU Autism Acceptance Festival Events are hosted by DCU and five other Autism-Friendly HEIs.Check out the free, online events that will occur between March 24th-27th from 1 to 2 pm.

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