2nd Annual Autism at Work Research Workshop

2^nd Annual Autism at Work Research Workshop

Redmond, WA USA May 29, 2019

Co-chairs: Hala Annabi, Andrew Begel, and Lawrence Fung

 

The Second Annual Autism at Work Research Workshop, co-sponsored by The University of Washington Information School, Microsoft Research, and the Stanford Neurodiversity Project. It will be collocated with the Autism @ Work Summit, sponsored by the Autism at Work Employer Roundtable in Redmond, WA USA on May 29-31, 2019.

The Autism at Work Research Workshop brings together a small select group of leading scholars concerned with autism employment. Their work may relate to the preparation, recruitment, persistence, and advancement of autistic individuals in the workplace. Our objectives are to

1. Build a community of scholars and practitioners concerned with issues related to the preparation and employment of autistic individuals
2. Provide a collaborative space for scholars to share their work and receive constructive feedback in order to advance autism employment research
3. Further develop a research agenda to advance evidence-based practices to equitably include autistic individuals in the workplace

The Autism at Work Research Workshop will include short 2-minute Lightning Talks to give participants an opportunity to introduce themselves and their work, two panels to facilitate dialogue between the research and practitioner communities, an agenda-setting session, and paper presentations. The workshop will also include round table discussion of research ideas, extended abstracts, and research-in-progress papers. The Research Workshop will conclude with a group dinner.

Registration

 

Registration for the Autism at Work Summit and the Autism at Work Research Workshop must be completed separately. To attend the Autism at Work Research Workshop, please email us at itequity@uw.edu. If you wish to attend the Autism at Work Summit and have not yet registered, please do so ASAP through this link, due to limited space available.

The Workshop and Summit are by invitation only. Please do not distribute the invitations to others. If you know of others we should include in this workshop please email us their names and contact information. We will invite them if space permits.

Participation in the Research Workshop

 

To participate in the research workshop, we require that you register with us by emailing itequity@uw.edu. To facilitate generate dialogue around autism employment research, we encourage submission of research ideas, extended abstracts, and research-in-progress related to employment of autistic individuals. This work may include research focusing on the preparation, recruitment, persistence, and advancement of autistic individuals in the workplace. Submitted research can be conceptual, analytical, design-oriented, or empirical in nature. The goal of the workshop is to provide an opportunity to receive constructive feedback to advance and improve your work. Please note that your participation in the workshop does not require a submission. We welcome all interested and engaged participants.

We welcome contributions in the following forms:

* Research-in-progress papers (3-4 pages)
* Extended abstracts (2 pages)
* Research ideas (1 page)

All submissions will be reviewed by co-chairs for fit for topic related to employment.

Registration and submissions for the Research Workshop are DUE by 5PM PT March 30, 2019.

Authors will be notified the week of April 8^th.

Instructions for Submissions