The National Autistic Taskforce was founded in 2018 by Dr Dinah Murray to promote justice, autonomy, and meaningful support for autistic people.

Dinah, a much-loved part of the autistic community, was a passionate and principled advocate, researcher, activist, and was quite accurately described as a “productive irritant”.

On Sunday at 14:30 GMT, Jo Minchin and Fergus Murray will explore Dinah’s life, beliefs, and impact. They will also introduce the Founders Award, established by the National Autistic Taskforce to honour Dinah's legacy, and outline the kinds of projects and activities applicants might propose for funding.

Jo Minchin worked with Dr Dinah Murray on the Mental Health Act review in 2017/18 and now works nationally as an autistic consultant. Jo is a Director of the National Autistic Taskforce.

Fergus Murray is a writer, science educator, autistic community organiser and independent researcher. They co-founded Autistic Mutual Aid Society Edinburgh, founded Weird Pride Day, and write, speak and run workshops on neurodiversity.

The presentation is a part of #OnlineAutscape2026, which starts this evening. Registration is still open:
https://www.autscape.org/2026/online/registration

There is no set registration deadline; we'll keep registration open until the event starts, and even beyond (so don't worry if you're late). Upon registering you'll automatically be emailed all the information you need.

The event's Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2117085249106415

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