How we support diversity inclusion
Aspect's Autism Friendly team are dedicated to partnering with organisations to create environments that genuinely support and include Autistic people.
Whether you're looking to develop tailored supports and resources, provide Autism inclusion training for staff, make your event more autism-friendly, or simply get started with practical guidance—our team is here to help you take meaningful steps toward a more inclusive experience for everyone.
Together, we can create a world where Autistic people feel welcome, supported, and included—everywhere.
How to get started with Aspect Autism Friendly?
Why choose Aspect Autism Friendly
Trusted experience
With over 55 years of experience and 8 years dedicated to creating autism-friendly environments, Aspect Autism Friendly is Australia’s leader in accessibility and inclusion.
Authentic Collaboration
Our programs are co-designed and co-delivered with Autistic professionals, ensuring lived experience informs every step of your journey to accessibility.
Proven Impact
We have worked with major organisations like Sydney Airport, Disney, and the Museum of Contemporary Art to create meaningful change—helping businesses enhance their inclusivity and customer experience.
Comprehensive Support
From environmental assessments to staff training and quiet room accreditation, we provide tailored solutions to meet your goals.
The business advantage
Creating an autism-friendly environment isn’t just about inclusion—it’s a smart business decision:
- Enhances customer experience: Accessibility resonates with Autistic individuals, their families, and the broader community
- Empowers your workforce: An inclusive workplace fosters collaboration, loyalty, and innovation
- Strengthens your brand: Align with your values and stand out as a leader in social responsibility
Partnering with Aspect autism Friendly means empowering your organisation to make meaningful change. Together, we can create environments where everyone feels welcome, valued and supported.
What we offer
Environmental Assessments
An environmental assessment involves one or more Autistic consultant walking through an environment or activity, assessing autism-friendly features on a typical day and time. The consultant describes moment-to-moment positives, challenges and stressors, and these are logged by a walkthrough partner, who then writes a report. This report is then used to design custom resources and modifications unique to your business or event.
Custom resources
There are a wide range of resources that can be developed and implemented to support the inclusion of Autistic people in various environments. These resources can include:
- Visual stories
- Sensory maps
- Inclusion checklists
- Best practice guidelines
- Visual communication supports
Staff training
One of the main barriers to inclusion at events and within environments is that Autistic people are often not understood, or made to feel like they are welcome. This is often simply because the staff don’t understand how to support someone on the autism spectrum.
Staff training is a key component of any autism-friendly environment. Our team offers customised autism-friendly staff training for your business, service, or event. All training is co-delivered with Autistic presenters who share their personal and professional insights.
Our staff training includes an introduction to autism and practical strategies. This allows your staff to interact more effectively with and support Autistic individuals who access your business or event.
Our training model is flexible to suit your needs. We offer face-to-face or online training, or can create webinars and customised learning modules for distance learning.
Sensory or quiet space design
Aspect Autism Friendly can support the design and set up of sensory or quiet spaces for your business or event. Both types of spaces help to reduce anxiety and stress in different ways. Our Autism Friendly team have years of experience both using and setting up these spaces and will work closely with your team to find a solution that works best for you.
Events and initiatives
Aspect can allocate consultation hours to provide guidance on the development of inclusive events and/or initiatives. We will support you in designing genuinely inclusive promotions of your services that will engage the Autistic community.
Additionally, we believe creating an inclusive environment is undoubtedly a good news story. And we would love to spread the word! Aspect can promote your initiatives through our social media platforms, our Autism-Friendly Event Calendar and newsletters to our community. We can also engage with traditional media outlets to coordinate coverage and we will support you in designing genuinely inclusive services that will engage the Autistic community.
Aspect Autism Friendly Brochure
Download the brochure to learn more about what we offer