BCS, The Chartered Institute of IT
BCS is a professional body based in the UK with a royal charter
for raising standards of IT education, professionalism, ethics and practice.
Over the last few years I have worked with BCS on various
occasions. The bulk of my work was with the NeurodiverseIT specialist group as
their R&D Liaison. In that role I worked as part of their committee to
provide knowledge on research around neurodivergence and technology to inform
the groups work. I also organised an event at Lancaster for the group to talk
to computing students about neurodivergent experience in industry.
I also spent a year on the committee of the ICT Ethics specialist group. In that role I again worked to bring my experience and specialist knowledge to encourage inclusive and accessible practice, while also supporting ethical standards in industry.