On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), partners of the IVEA project participated in the second stage of Autism-Europe’s awareness raising campaign, “I can learn. I can work”. The campaign aims to inform and raise awareness on access to education and employment for people on the autism spectrum, even during the pandemic and its containment…

On October 29th, around 50 people from different parts of Spain joined the online IVEA project national event to discuss autism and employment. The event was organised by Autismo Burgos and held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was attended by stakeholders in public administration and companies from different sectors including technology, automobile…

IVEA project partner, Autism-Europe has gathered useful resources and tips from across the world to help autistic people and their families navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. This time of crisis has been and continues to be particularly challenging for autistic people who see a disruption in their routine, and have difficulty facing uncertainty and change, all…

The situation surrounding COVID-19 caught everyone off guard this year and no one imagined that it would completely change the way we work. Several months have passed now and IVEA partners have widely demonstrated resilience and commitment to continue with the project activities despite the global situation. Unfortunately, like many other projects and programmes, the…

On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), partners of the IVEA project joined Autism-Europe’s two-year awareness raising campaign as a way of showing their commitment to promoting access to education and employment for people on the autism spectrum. In line with the objectives of the IVEA project, the campaign recognizes the importance of providing access…

On 8th November 2019, the Mars Foundation kicked off the training “New dynamics for professional inclusion of people on the autism spectrum” with the first face-to-face session in Hungary, Budapest, in the framework of the Erasmus+ project IVEA. The session addressed HR specialist working for potential employers willing to employ autistic adults, and decision makers. The…

On October 30 2019, 40 people on the autism spectrum and their families, policy-makers, NGOs, HR personnel from various companies, and media participated at the IVEA project national event in Budapest (Hungary) to discuss autism and employment, held by the Mars Foundation (Mars Alapítvány) at the Marriott Hotel. The half-day event was opened by the representative…

On October 21st 2019, eleven companies and social entities participated in the first face-to-face session of the IVEA training “New dynamics for professional inclusion of people on the Autism Spectrum” on access to employment for young people on the autism spectrum, hosted by Autismo Burgos. The training counts with 40 hours of online training and…

On October 16th 2019, Portuguese partners Federação Portuguesa de Autismo (FPDA) and Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) delivered the first face-to-face session in Portugal of the training “New dynamics for professional inclusion of people on the Autism Spectrum” addressed to potential employers. The session was attended by nine persons working for seven different companies. The training, that will…

From the 8th to the 9th October 2019, IVEA partners from Portugal, Hungary, Greece and Belgium, gathered in Spain, at the third transnational meeting of the project, kindly hosted by Autismo Burgos. During this two-days meeting, 12 partners gathered at the facilities of Autismo Burgos to exchange updates about the project and assess the first…

On September 17th, 10 people with autism between the ages of 21 and 30 participated in the first face-to-face session of the pilot training “New bridges for the professional inclusion of people with autism”, delivered by the Portuguese Federation for Autism (FPDA) in Lisbon, Portugal, as part of the Innovative Vocational Education for Autism (IVEA)…

Between September 2019 and February 2020, 40 young people on the autism spectrum and 45 potential employers will have the opportunity to participate in the IVEA pilot training courses delivered in Lisbon, Burgos and Budapest to ensure the successful employment of people with autism. The training for people with autism “New bridges for the professional…

From the 13 to the 15 of September 2019, IVEA partner Autism-Europe held the 12th edition of its triannual International Congress in Nice, hosted by Autisme France. Autism-Europe‘s and Autismo Burgos‘ staff members had the opportunity to present the project at the organisations’ stands to more than 2,200 participants from more than 80 different countries. The triennial event,…

Throughout February 2019, IVEA partners set three different focus groups in Spain, Hungary and Portugal to identify the soft skills that need to be addressed in the framework of the IVEA training to ensure full inclusion of persons with autism in the labour market. The IVEA project has chosen this form of qualitative research in…

In parallel to the second meeting of the IVEA project held in April 9 in Budapest (Hungary), partners took part on a study visit to Kocka Csoki, a chocolate manufacturer employing adults with autism, to learn about their experiences and how they make chocolate bars. The objective of this social enterprise is to improve the…

From the 9th to the 10th April 2019, 13 partners from 5 different countries met in Budapest (Hungary) to hold the second transnational meeting of the Erasmus+ project IVEA to assess the project’s progress as well as to ensure its viability and success. After an introduction led by the hosting association Mars autistákért Alapítvány, the…

For the first time, a dialogue session was held between  members of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and autistic advocates on the side lines of the Committee’s 21st Session. It was organised by Autism-Europe – with the support of the Government of Malta – on the eve of World Autism Awareness Day in the United…

On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), IVEA partners joined the Autism-Europe’s awareness raising campaign as a way of showing their commitment to promote a society inclusive of all and accepting of diversity. It is estimated that 7 million people are on the autism spectrum in the European Union. Most of them experience widespread discrimination…

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As part of the initial stage of the IVEA project, partners have conducted a literature review to collect data on employment of people with autism in Portugal, Hungary, Spain, Belgium, and also across the EU, to identify good practices and soft skills and incorporate them to the IVEA training courses for persons with autism and…