Kick off Neurodiversity Celebration Week with the Neurodiversity Network Conference, Monday 18th March 2024 at Churchdown Community Centre. This is a free event with lunch and refreshments provided.

The Neurodiversity Network Conference is a day of talks and workshops with opportunities to connect and learn as a community. We have a positive approach to neurodiversity, in which we value our strengths while looking at what is needed to make more accessible opportunities for neurodivergent people. The conference provides a space for organisations to come together, joining with neurodivergent people, to share experiences and best practice for neurodiversity inclusion.

If you are an organisation providing arts, leisure or wellbeing activities in Gloucestershire, the conference is an excellent place to find out more about welcoming neurodivergent attendees, and how to increase the accessibility of your events. You will be able to share your projects and find out about what is happening locally. We will create an environment in which people can connect and learn from each other and build working relationships across organisations. We will have talks from neurodivergent people working in the sector, bringing a wealth of valuable experience from which we can all learn.

If you are a neurodivergent person or group, the conference is the chance to really get involved in the conversation about neurodiversity inclusion. It will give you access to the organisations behind many local events and the opportunity to discuss with them your experiences and requirements, in conversations that will benefit you and the broader community of neurodivergent people in Gloucestershire. The conference gives you the opportunity to hear from and connect with both organisations and other neurodivergent people, and to be in an environment where your requirements are the focus of the discussion and neurodiversity is celebrated.

The Neurodiversity Network Conference will be held at Churchdown Community Centre, GL3 2JH in Gloucestershire. This venue is on a bus route, and there is also parking available. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and the sessions will be held on the ground floor only. A Mobiloo, an all age hoist-assisted toilet and changing space, will be available.

The planned schedule for the day is as follows:

9.30am - 10am Arrival and registration

10am - 11.30am Short talks in the main hall

11.30am - 11.45am BREAK

11.45am - 12.30pm Workshop 1 (two parallel sessions)

12.30pm - 1pm LUNCH

1pm - 1.45pm Workshop 2 (two parallel sessions)

2pm CLOSE

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.