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Neurodiversity

Best Practices

  • Quiet rooms (suitable for both things like sensory overload and things like epilepsy) as well as sensory-friendly spaces

  • Having neurodiverse volunteers/mentors/organizers

  • Flexible participation options (such as virtual/chat only)

  • Straightforward agenda/schedule/to do tasks

  • Alternate modes to things like “project pitching” (this could be asynchronous like an app)

  • Facilitate team building (potentially create teams)

  • Reach out to/collaborate with societies/affinity groups/orgs

  • Have a Code of conduct

  • Keep main spaces organized and uncluttered1

  • If having prizes:

    • Diverse judging panel
    • Wide variety of prize types/cost

References

https://shecancode.elementor.cloud/blog/how-to-support-neurodiverse-colleagues/

https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/deliver/training/how-to-ensure-training-is-inclusive-for-neurodiverse-learners

https://www.neurodiversityhub.org/

https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/culture/inclusion/neurodiversity-short-course/

https://medium.com/hackers-and-hacking/running-an-inclusive-hackathon-630f3f2e5e71

https://handbook.floeproject.org/approaches/inclusive-making-and-hacking/

Footnotes

  1. Unclear how to actually do this especially with a chaotic event such as a hackathon. What if the organizer also struggles with keeping things tidy? What if many of the participants also do? If we need more signage and other physically organizing objects how to have that compete with “nonclutter”. ↩