# Event Details - **Event Name**: MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am – Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: A full-day event bringing together academics, parents, educational practitioners and non-speaking neurodiverse young people.About this EventThis MethodsLab is a full-day event at the University of Manchester focused on developing ethical and effective qualitative methods for including non-speaking neurodiverse young people in research. Bringing together academics, practitioners, parents, and autistic young adults (18+), it will feature talks, posters, and hands-on activities to explore and test different approaches. Co-created with neurodiverse participants, the event will produce inclusive research guidelines and foster a collaborative community of practice.Full DescriptionThe MethodsLab will tackle the methodological and ethical challenges of qualitatively eliciting the voices of non-speaking neurodivergent young people. Hosted at the University of Manchester, this a collaborative event between academics, parents, practitioners, and young people.The day will feature lightning talks and hands-on sessions. A key outcome will be the co-construction of research guidelines with neurodivergent young people, ensuring recommendations are inclusive and grounded in lived experience.Ultimately, the MethodsLab aims to foster methodological innovation and build a community of practice that empowers researchers to include non-speaking neurodivergent young people ethically and effectively in qualitative research.Talking MatsTalking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to think about and communicate effectively about things that matter to them. Our innovative, award-winning communication tool is based on extensive research and was designed by Speech and Language Therapists. See the Talking Mats website.Digital Stories‘I am’ Digital Stories is an inclusive, strengths-based method for enabling the voices of children and young people, especially those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), to be shared within their transitions. This method uses digital filmmaking processes to create a short (3-5 minute) video with the child or young person so that they can contribute their perspectives to transition planning. See the Digital Stories website.This event is supported by a MethodsLab grant from Agenda?: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMIntroduction by Freddie?: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLightning talks by Holly, Freddie, and Verity?: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PMGenerating guidelines in small groups, followed by feedback?: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PMLunch?: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PMMethods workshops from Digital Stories and Talking Mats?: 04:00 PMClosing remarks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/methodslab-listening-to-the-non-speaking-experience/100001683441712479 - **Event Categories**: workshops - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmethodslab-listening-to-the-non-speaking-experience-tickets-1683441712479 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Alliance Manchester Business School - **lat**: 53.467678 - **long**: -2.235641 - **full address**: Alliance Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: methods@manchester (https://allevents.in/org/methods-manchester/18166486) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/45744ec7c923d38c6b6cf99844edb7e818dc92e56d5043ba96ac6f0a9b7817f1-rimg-w1200-h628-dc35a198-gmir.jpg?v=1761925788 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/bebaee90fcf08fa119085485da5de49d426f1778583f204298a65daa46669b01-rimg-w400-h400-dc36a199-gmir.jpg?v=1761925787 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Alliance Manchester Business School, Booth Street West, Manchester, United Kingdom - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** methods@manchester - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** workshops - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/45744ec7c923d38c6b6cf99844edb7e818dc92e56d5043ba96ac6f0a9b7817f1-rimg-w1200-h628-dc35a198-gmir.jpg?v=1761925788", "startDate": "2025-11-07", "endDate": "2025-11-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/methodslab-listening-to-the-non-speaking-experience/100001683441712479", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Alliance Manchester Business School", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Booth Street West", "postalCode": "M15 6PB", "addressLocality": "Manchester", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "53.467678", "longitude": "-2.235641" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "A full-day event bringing together academics, parents, educational practitioners and non-speaking neurodiverse young people.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-07", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/methodslab-listening-to-the-non-speaking-experience/100001683441712479" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/methodslab-listening-to-the-non-speaking-experience/100001683441712479", "price": 0, "name": "Neurodiverse Young Person / Carer / Parent" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-04", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-04", "url": "https://allevents.in/manchester/methodslab-listening-to-the-non-speaking-experience/100001683441712479", "price": 0, "name": "Academic / PGR / Educational Practitioner" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "methodsmanchester", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/methods-manchester/18166486", "description": "methods@manchester is an initiative funded by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Manchester. 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