News and Events

From February 24 to March 25, 2021 thirteen young mediators participated in YMI’s first online training course in Burgos Spain. The training course aims to empower and train young mediators for inclusion to promote the participation of autistic children and young people in activities developed by community structures. Participants of the course came from a …

Young mediators trained on the social inclusion of autistic people in Burgos Read More »

On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), partners of the YMI 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 …

YMI partners support the second stage of the “I can LEARN. I can WORK.” campaign Read More »

On October 24, 2020 Young Mediators for Inclusion Project (YMI) partner, Inovar Autismo hosted an international webinar under the theme “Human Rights Matter” – 4 Major Topics | 4 Countries | 4 Challenges. The webinar featured a panel dedicated to the YMI project in which the first results of the project were shared with attendees. …

Hundreds learn about the YMI project during a “Human Rights Matter” webinar Read More »

On September 10 and 11, around 20 partners from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Greece participated in the second transnational meeting of the YMI project to assess the project’s progress as well as to ensure its viability and success. The meeting, that was supossed to be hosted by project partner Autismo Burgos in Spain, was held online …

YMI holds its second transnational meeting online due to the COVID-19 pandemic Read More »

In July 2020, the ‘Young Mediators for Inclusion’ project YMI has successfully completed its first phase, aiming at collecting good practices for the success for inclusion of young people with autism in the community’s activities. To do this, partners have relied on a literature review and on the organisation of focus groups and round tables made up …

YMI identifies key factors for inclusion of young autistic people in the community Read More »

On World Autism Awareness Day (April 2), partners of the YMI project joined Autism-Europe’s two-year awareness raising campaign, “I can learn. I can work.” to promote access to education and employment for people on the autism spectrum. In line with the objectives of the YMI project, the campaign recognizes the importance of developing inclusive non …

YMI partners show their commitment to promoting access to education and employment on World Autism Awareness Day Read More »

A website dedicated to the YMI project is now available. It will be regularly updated and will be maintained well beyond the lifetime of the project itself. YMI project channels include a website, social media, meetings with public bodies, campaigns and the partners’ own professional networks. The official language will be English, but some content will be …

Dedicated project website for YMI goes live Read More »

The first Transnational Meeting for the Young Mediators for Inclusion (YMI) project took place from the 27th – 28th January, 2020. Project partners from Spain, Greece, Italy and Belgium travelled to Portugal to meet and discuss. YMI’s main objective is to develop “mediator for inclusion” courses for young university students and community staff members and …

YMI project kicks off in Portugal Read More »