Bengaluru hosts international conference on Neurodiversity and Inclusion

The Centre for Neurodiversity Research and Innovation (CNRI) and the School of Psychological Sciences, along with several other institutions, recently organised an international conference on Neurodiversity and Inclusion in Bengaluru. The conference, titled "Advancing Inclusion Across the Lifespan: Global Practices and Innovations for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities," took place at CHRIST (Deemed to be University).

The event featured a keynote address by Rajinder Kumar Dhamija, director of the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS), who emphasized the importance of collaboration among researchers, clinicians, educators, families, and individuals with lived experiences in addressing neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dhamija also discussed the role of assistive technology, digital health, and artificial intelligence in promoting inclusion, highlighting critical ethical considerations such as privacy, bias, accessibility, human oversight, and discrimination.

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