{"id":92840,"date":"2018-06-15T08:30:18","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T08:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=549f0970b4b06aa81737326d5d91bf5f"},"modified":"2018-06-15T08:30:18","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T08:30:18","slug":"news-story-immersive-technologies-for-pupils-with-autism-apply-for-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=92840","title":{"rendered":"News story: Immersive technologies for pupils with autism: apply for funding"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Education Authority of Northern Ireland<\/a> (EA) has up to \u00a3150,000 to invest in projects that use immersive technologies to improve the outcomes of pupils with autism.<\/p>\n

Improve education, emotional and social skills<\/h2>\n

About one in 40 pupils in Northern Ireland has a diagnosis of autism. The condition affects the way they relate to people, situations and their immediate environment.<\/p>\n

Immersive technologies such as augmented reality and virtual reality have the potential to improve their education, emotional and social skills.<\/p>\n

Develop tools for a classroom environment<\/h2>\n

The EA wants to develop educational tools that can be used within a classroom environment. These should target the needs of 3 to 19-years-old with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis.<\/p>\n

In the first phase, the EA will issue contracts to organisations for feasibility studies. More contracts could be awarded in a further 2 phases to develop the best ideas and test them at scale.<\/p>\n

The competition is run under SBRI (the Small Business Research Initiative), which helps the public and private sectors come together to solve challenges facing government.<\/p>\n

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Find out more about SBRI and how it works.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Competition information<\/h2>\n