The main focus within post-secondary institutions is student success; however, often the only help offered to neurodiverse students within higher education is an accessibility office that grants time extensions on exams, note takers, and assistive devices. While these things are undoubtedly useful and necessary, they don’t entirely meet the needs of the neurodiverse learner and, certainly, don’t lead to these students thriving within the college environment. My project aligns with objective 1 and 3 as it promotes accessibility and educational success for equity-seeking groups; as well, it offers measures to adapt current classroom practices to the needs of these groups.

This project aims to address a very real gap through helping to create neurodiversity friendly pedagogy by sharing materials, resources, training modules with faculty who are seeking to adapt their courses for neurodiverse students. Teachers are asking for this type of easily accessible and pragmatic support, especially since it allows them to easily shift their practice in a way that is research-based but not time consuming. Through training teachers within the Outaouais region and giving them open source material they can easily incorporate into their classrooms, this project will promote student success for neurodiverse students who often struggle with more traditional teaching methods.