Understanding Autism Workshops

Name: Understanding Autism Workshops
Start: 2025-09-19T00:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-09-19T07:00:00+10:00
Location: Ross House Association

Schedule

Fri Sep 19 2025 at 12:30 am to 07:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Ross House Association | Melbourne, VI

Join award winning autism advocate and access consultant Bryce Pace as his dynamic, one of a kind, Understanding Autism Workshops return to Melbourne.
Through these workshops you will have the opportunity to explore the topics of Autism, Neurodiversity and learn how you can make your business and community more autism friendly from someone with lived experience.
These workshops are one of a kind as each session is uniquely catered toward what each participant would like to gain from attending. Whether it be to better understand autism and neurodiversity or to learn more about some of the accommodations your business can make to cater for the autism community.
We will be there to support you wherever you are on your accessibility journey.
Whether you are a business owner, tourism operator, DES provider or community member, these workshops are not to be missed.
Tickets are on sale now, limited seats available!
For more information and to register head to https://www.brycepaceautismadvocate.com/events
Workshops
Understanding Autism in Tourism
Every year Melbourne attracts thousands of diverse visitors from around the world who enjoy the beautiful parks, accomodation and experiences on offer. It is important to understand though that Tourism may not be accessible for everyone in the same way.
Did you know that 90% of Australians with a disability have a non-visible disability such as autism?
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn about autism, neurodiversity, and ways you can make your tourism business or event more accessible for Autistic individuals.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to Neurodiversity
- Introduction to Autism
- Sensory Overloads, Meltdowns and Shut Downs and how to support individuals experiencing these
- common barriers faced by autistic tourists in accessing tourist attractions, accommodation and events
- Accomodations your business can make to be more autism friendly.
- Introduction to sensory and quiet rooms that can accommodate diverse ages and access requirments
Cost
$70 +booking fees
Sessions
Fri 19th September: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Understanding Autism in Employment
Did you know that autistic Australians experience unemployment at a rate that is almost 6 times higher than Australians without disability?
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn about autism, neurodiversity, and ways you can make the employment process more accessible for autistic job seekers.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to Neurodiversity
- Introduction to Autism
- Sensory Overloads, Meltdowns and Shut Downs and how to support individuals experiencing these
- common barriers faced by autistic Job Seekers
- Accommodations your business can offer to make the employment process and workplace more accessible.
- Introduction to sensory and quiet rooms that can accommodate diverse ages and access requirements
Cost
$70 +booking fees
Sessions
Fri 19th September: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Understanding Autism in the Community
In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to learn about autism, neurodiversity, and how you can support autistics in your community and at community events. This workshop is ideal for community organisations, support workers or anyone who would like to learn more about autism.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to Neurodiversity
- Introduction to Autism
- Sensory Overloads, Meltdowns and Shut Downs and how to support individuals experiencing these
- Common barriers faced by autistics in the community
- Availiable Access accommodations and resources
- Introduction to sensory and quiet rooms that can accommodate diverse ages and access requirements

Cost
$70 +booking fees
Sessions
Fri 19th September: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM