Autism by Autistic Voices conference in Lisbon and online on 25th February

The Portuguese association Associação Portuguesa Voz do Autista and José Gusmão, member of the European Parliament and the Disability Intergroup, are organising an international one-day conference in Lisbon on 25th February, featuring autistic speakers from several European countries.

José Gusmão
Sara Rocha, President of Associação Portuguesa Voz do Autista
Autistic people are not always included in the development of social and equality policies at European level. Autismo Pelos Próprios – Autism by autistic voices – i shows how this can be done, by giving space to autistic people currently doing so at European and international level. Speakers share their experiences of involvement in the implementation and development of policies, projects and research, with the aim of strengthening the possibilities for autistic people to live independently and in the community. In this way, the event aims to demonstrate not only the need for inclusion of autistic people, but also the added value they bring to the evolution of inclusion at global, regional and domestic levels.
February 25th from 11-13h and 15-17h Lisbon time

In this way, the event aims to demonstrate not only the need for inclusion of autistic people, but also the added value they bring to the evolution of inclusion at global, regional and domestic levels.

The speakers, divided into two panels by general topic area, are Mayne Benedetto (Portugal), Florian Sanden (Belgium), Imke Heuer (Germany), Joan McDonald (Ireland), Kosjenka Petek (Croatia), Heta Pukki (Finland), Sara Rocha (Portugal), Alistair de Gaetano (Malta), Yo Dunn (UK), and Valeriia Shapovalova (Ukraine). In additions, there may be five-minute lightning talks by other presenters.

The conference takes place on February 25th.
Time in European time zones:
  • 11-13h and 15-17h Lisbon time (GMT)
  • 12-14h and 16-18 h Central European Time
  • 13-15h and 17-19h Eastern European Time

To view the programme and speakers, go to the English part of the Voz do Autista website

The conference can be viewed online via José Gusmão’s Facebook page.