OCN Centre Approved
Autus has received OCN centre approval! ...
Submitted by JamesB on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 16:22
TIGA Awards Autus Press Release
Submitted by JamesB on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 13:12
Help People with Autism Get into Tech
Autus, a charity specialising in teaching employability and life skills to people with autism, is seeking IT professionals to take part in its MentorMe3D scheme. The scheme matches people with autism interested in working in IT with a mentor who can advise them on how to get into the sector.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/12/2017 - 16:42
Minister for London Sees Benefits of Autism Tech
The Minister for London, Gavin Barwell MP, saw for himself how technology can help people with autism gain skills for work and independent living on a visit to the Croydon hub of autism charity Autus. As well as logging into Autus' 3DNovations learning environment with his very own avatar and trying his hand at a 'snakes and ladders'-style serious game used to teach employability skills, Mr Barwell spoke with some of Autus' learners, who explained how Autus had helped them learn IT skills, gain qualifications and find paid work.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/20/2016 - 19:03
Ambitious about Autism
Reflection on Employability Skills - Laurence Griffin
The aim of the online discussion was to focus on the very real, pressing issue of employability and autism in an ever changing employment market. From personal experience, there are currently a great deal of challenges that need to be overcome in order to readdress this social issue...
Submitted by JamesB on Thu, 04/14/2016 - 14:42
World Autism Day 2016
"On this World Autism Awareness Day, I call for advancing the rights of individuals with autism and ensuring their full participation and inclusion as valued members of our diverse human family who can contribute to a future of dignity and opportunity for all." - Ban Ki-moon
Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 17:51
Study in Empowering People with Disabilities
Civil Society Case: Hao2.eu 3Dnovations & Autus
How do you influence decisions if they are made according to rules that are clear to everyone except you? How do you make your voice heard if you have grown up with an unpredictable barrage of disapproval, exclusion and ridicule whenever you try to express yourself? Especially if you've therefore withdrawn from the world, maybe to the point of not speaking at all?
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/17/2015 - 11:32
3D Launch Point
Arriving at the new 3D Launch Point, I am immediately greeted by the first thing anyone new to virtual worlds needs to know: how to make my avatar move about, and thus explore this new environment.
Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/07/2015 - 11:37
A Virtual World Café - Connecting and Supporting People with Autism
Balance, Hao2 and Pure Innovations have been working together in a pilot supporting people with autism through the virtual world using a Connect Up virtual café designed by a young man with autism.
Initial findings are that the project is achieving positive outcomes for people with autism with the majority of the participants reporting improvement in:
Submitted by admin on Thu, 08/06/2015 - 16:10
Europe and Autism: United in Neurodiversity?
The aim of improving autism support in Europe is laudable. However, is it informed by too negative a vision of the future for people on the spectrum?
Submitted by admin on Thu, 06/18/2015 - 10:10
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