<aside> ✍️ We look forward to welcoming you to the first day of the Celebrating Neurodiversity Symposium at Digital Garage. The day will consist of introductions, small group discussions, and panels. A public audience will join us starting at 15:00. While the program will be conducted in English, we have arranged for simultaneous interpretation during the public session from 15:00 to 17:00.
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| 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome Message |
| *Joi Ito (Chiba Institute of Technology), Mimi Ito (Connected Learning Alliance, University of California Irvine), Annuska Zolyomi (IDEA Lab, University of Washington Bothell), LouAnne Boyd (Learn | Adapt |
| 9:30 a.m. | Introductions and Exchange of Trading Cards |
| 10:00 a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:15 a.m. | Presentations Group 1 and small group discussions |
| Seray Ibrahim (King’s College London), Kate Ringland (University of California Santa Cruz), Pat Pataranutoporn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | |
| 11:15 a.m. | Presentations Group 2 and small group discussions on public discourse via critical design |
| DEI practices - Rua Williams (Purdue University, Social Science Research Council), Kay Kender (TU Wien), Yukiko Nakano (Seikei University) | |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | Lunch Break |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Group Synthesis of Research Themes and Open Questions |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Summary of Closed Session and Preview of Design Sprint |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Break and Registration for Public Session |
| 15:00 - 15:05 | Public Welcome |
| Joi Ito | |
| 15:05 - 15:20 | Keynote Interview with Temple Grandin (Pre-Recorded) |
| 15:20 - 15:50 | Panel: Neurodiversity Self Advocacy Strategies |
| Courtney Weaver and Rakhee Chowdhury (Autism Alliance of Canada), Yuki Ichida (DiODEN) | |
| 15:50 - 16:20 | Panel: Visions for HCI + Neurodiversity Research |
| Andy Begel and Justine Castell (Carnegie Mellon University), Karthik Dinakar (Mt. Sinai), Michelle Huang | |
| 16:20 - 16:50 | Plenary: Growing the Neurodiversity Technology Movement in Japan |
| Joi Ito, Annuska Zolyomi, LouAnne Boyd, and Mimi Ito | |
| 16:50 - 17:00 | Closing Announcements |
| Joi Ito | |
| 17:00 - 19:30 | Reception with light dinner for public |
Address
Shibuya Parco DG Bldg., 15-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042, Japan
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