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Gamification in autism

The purpose of this review is to understand the research that has been done on how gamification can
improve outcomes for individuals with autism. This review will be of particular interest to
professionals who work with autistic clients, special educators, and families of children with autism.
Readers will be able to understand the way that certain autism-friendly games are played, and the
effect that certain games have had on improving specific skills in autistic samples. This will be
particularly useful for those who are looking to introduce games for the purpose of improving a
specific skill, or for those interested in introducing gaming more generally to autistic people and would
like guidance on strategies for teaching gameplay skills.

Social Interactions in Inclusive Educational Settings

Social interactions in learning have been well-documented for several years and analysing it provides precious elements to explore deep learning processes (e.g., socio-cognitive and emotional aspects). Within the inclusive education perspective, it seems particularly important since it has been shown that a high level of social participation reflects the successful inclusion of students with disabilities. Nevertheless, investigation of social interactions, particularly among children that have a significantly different path of development, are challenging and should be carried out via an interdisciplinary perspective, including researchers, professionals, parents and also the people with disabilities.

Juliene Madureira Ferreira - Assistant professor, Tampere University Sabine Zorn - Postdoctoral researcher, and Esther Atlan - Doctoral researcher, INSHEA organise this workshop online, on the 28 and 29th january.

Launch of Firah's call for projects 2021

The FIRAH General Call for Projects is broad-based complementing the other Calls for Projects on specific topics launched in 2021.
This year, the general call for projects highlights the 3 following subjects:

• education for children and young people with disabilities from pre-school to university;
• exercise of citizenship and representation;
• and disability considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak.

However, please note that these 3 subjects are not obligatory and FIRAH is also interested in receiving applied research projects outside of these.

EACD Europe 2021

People with childhood-onset disabilities and their families are living in challenging times. COVID-19 has hit our European society very hard and will keep our health care and economy for a long time in a stranglehold. Budgetary deficits are raging and savings are likely on the way. By taking a truly European perspective, EACD Europe 2021 has the ideal timing for EACD to conduct the discussion with local and European stakeholders on how to keep health service for people with childhood-onset disabilities affordable with acceptable quality and to place the most urgent challenges on the European agenda.

New version of the HDM-DCP

Since 1998, the year of its last publication, the HDM-DCP tool has quickly become indispensable and a scientific reference for analyzing and understanding the complex reality of people with disabilities and how environmental factors hinder or facilitate social participation and exercise of human rights. Now, everyone can talk and understand each other ... a little more than 20 years later, it seemed useful and relevant to thoroughly review the different components of the Classification, certain elements of which had "moved", a sign of evolution at various levels. 

Employment in the next European Disability Strategy

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International Congress of Autism-Europe

Mark your calendars ! The next International Congress of Autisme-Europe will be in Cracow in 2022.

Call for survey participation

Take part in a survey about the accessibility of services across Europe for autistic people.

Launch of FIRAH's General Call for Projects

The 2020 General Call for Projects is now open, and has the following priorities:

• education for children and young people with disabilities, from to pre-school to university;
• exercise of citizenship and representation.

Nonetheless, the FIRAH would be interested in proposals on different topics.

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Newsletter - December 2019

The newsletter of december 2019 is now available online. 
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International Conference of Minority Languages spoken or signed and inclusive spaces

From the 10^th to the 12^th may 2021, the INSHEA will organise a conference about the awareness in inclusive spaces of minority languages. 

Inclusive society and ageing

The 4^th and 5^th February 2020, the International Network Studies on Age, Citizenship et Economical and Social Integration will organize his 6^th international Conference in Lorraine University at Metz. The topic will be: “Inclusive society and Aging”. During this event, an entire day will be devoted to the question of disability.

The Mountain State Conference on Disabilities: Journey to the top

The September 28^th-29^th, 2020, the disability partners accross West Virgnia state holded their annual conference on Disabilities. This year, the conference will focus on the services, supports and workd done in order to support people with disabilities on their journey.

Horecaccess : How EU iniatives contribute to a more inclusive hospitality industry

This Academic projetct from Serbia, Turkey and Bulgaria universities focus on the development of specialised training courses for youth and summer workers in the hospitality and tourism sector, in order to provide accessible and reliable services to customers with a disability.

The Case for Including everybody

This event organized by The Chicago Council on Science and Technology the 6th December intends to focus on disability, access, visibility, and mentorship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

Annual Disability Funders’ Forum

The EFC’s thematic networks aim to bring together EFC members to share, learn and inspire one and other and to identify potential issues of common interest and joint action. Every autumn, the DTN organises the Annual Disability Funders’ Forum. 

Conference Inclusive Education Systems : futures, fallacies and finance

17 au 19 septembre 2019 – Oxford (Angleterre)

Organized by UKFIET, The Education and Development Forum, the conference will explore these ideas through a number of themes: Future directions in inclusive education systems ; Problematizing inclusive systems ; Education financing for global equity and inclusion ; Education technology and data science for inclusive systems ; Education system actors: strengthening inclusive practice ; System responses to conflict and crises.

The Belonging Conference

Inclusion International and AKIM Israel are organizing a conference on November 24 and 25 in Tel Aviv.

editions h booklet - Autism and New technologies

This Edition h booklet presents information and knowledge gathered from the literature review completed for the « Autism and New Technologies » program coordinated by FIRAH.

Good Practice in Autism Education

The MOOC "Good practice in Autisme Education", realised by the University of Bath, will present good practice in education with a child with ASD.

Newsletter - September 2019

The newsletter of september is now available online. 
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XXXVIth International Congress on Law and Mental Health

The International Academy of Law and Mental Health (IALMH) is organizing its biennial international conference on law and mental health.

Sign language rights for all

The World Federation of the Deaf is organizing its 18th World Congress on the theme of the Right to Sign Language for All, from July 23 to Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.

World Congress of the IASSIDD

The IASSIDD World Congress (International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities) will take place in Glasgow in August 7th-9th 2019.

Call for projects of the Cerebral Palsy Foundation

The Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale is launching a call for research projects.

Good Practice in Autism Education

This MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) will present good practice in education for children with ASD.

World disability & rehabilitation conference 2019

The International Institute of Knowledge Management organises its 4th World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference

12th Congress of the European Association for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability

The 12th congress of the association European Association for Mental Health in Intellectual Disability (EAMHID) will take place from 23 to 25 May in Barcelona.

Autism and new technology conference - London

The Autism and Technology Conference specifically addresses the types of technology available to autistic people and how it can help in their lives and the professionals who support them. 

Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability and call for abstracts

The 31st Annual meeting of the European Academy of Childhood Disability will take place in Paris, at the conference centre of la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (City of Sciences and Industry) of La Villette, from May 23rd to 25th May 2019.

TIPS - feedback from the use of the new technologies with children with ASD

FIRAH and its universities and stakeholders european partners publish TIPS - feedback from the use of the new technologies with children with ASD

International seminar Polyscol

The INSHEA and the Grhapes, organize in parternship with the University of Paris Nanterre and the Clipsyd the international seminar Polyscol, the 22nd and 23rd march.

12th Autism-Europe International Congress

The twelfth edition of Autism-Europe’s International Congress will take place in Nice (France) from September 13th to September 15th, 2019.

Calls for projects 2019 - applied research on disability

FIRAH with its partners,  launches several calls for projects on applied research on disability on the 7th january 2019

2018 Calls for projects laureates

In 2018, FIRAH and its partners launched two calls for projects of applied research on disability. After the period selection 4 researches are announced as laureates.

XVIIIe World Congress of the Deaf

The XVIII World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf will take place in Paris, France from 23 to 27 July 2019.