11 - 12 November 2025
Learning spaces shape how we connect, grow, and thrive – yet too often, they exclude. The 2025 Symposium: Designing Learning Spaces for Neurodiversity and Disability brought together educators, designers, researchers, and people with lived experience to ask: how can classrooms and campuses truly include everyone?
Over two days, keynote speakers, panel discussions, and workshops explored the barriers that persist and the opportunities for change. Highlights were international expert Professor Magda Mostafa, pioneer in autism and neuro-inclusive design, and Dr Jodie Wilson, whose lived experience has made her a leading voice for disruption and equity. Guided by symposium convenor Associate Professor Ben Cleveland, the program blended research, advocacy, and personal stories to reimagine education environments that enable participation for all.
Session recordings
Symposium convenors
- Associate Professor Ben Cleveland, Co-Director, LEaRN
- Sarah Backhouse, Designing Inclusive Spaces Research Manager, LEaRN
- Dr Lizzil Gay, Designing Inclusive Spaces Project Manager, LEaRN
Partners
- Learning Environments Applied Research Network (LEaRN)
- Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne