Empowering autistic people through citizen science

Autistica’s vision is a world where all autistic people and their families live a long, happy, healthy life. Brightly lit, noisy, and overcrowded spaces make it difficult for autistic people with sensory processing differences to navigate their environment. Researchers at the Alan Turing Institute are building a citizen science platform to collect autistic people’s stories of challenges they experience in a world built by neurotypical people. The panel will discuss how these insights can be ethically shared and translated to impact how we design our cities. All audience members will leave knowing what they can do to improve the lives of autistic people and how they can contribute to the project.