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Audience, Diversity, and Inclusion

Supporting Belongingness for Neurodivergent Learners in Hands-On STEM Spaces

Monday, September 30, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM US CDT
Location: S102BC
Group Discussion

    Session Leader(s)

  • SL

    Susan Letourneau, PhD

    New York Hall of Science
    Corona, New York, United States

    • Presenter(s)

  • ST

    Sam Tumolo

    New York Hall of Science
    Corona, New York, United States

  • MH

    Meagan Henry, PhD

    Education Development Center
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • TH

    Tara Henderson, MA

    Explora
    Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

  • EW

    Erin Whyte

    Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

How can museums shift from offering ad-hoc accommodations for neurodivergent learners to redesigning activities and environments to create affirming spaces for everyone? This session will share findings from a co-design project in which autistic youth worked with museum staff to redesign making and engineering activities across three museums.