Seminar 1: A Right to Support for Transitioning to Adulthood for Autistic Young People
This seminar reviews the texts of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities and related General Comments as well as Concluding Observations on states’ reports. It puts forward that there is a right to support for transitioning to adulthood generally for children with disabilities. In the light of such right, and given the nature and characteristics of autism, autistic young people shall be provided with individualized and coordinated support that can effectively facilitate their transitioning to adulthood and inclusion in post-secondary and community life. The two Conventions provide both moral justification and practical guidance in setting up a people-centred, rights-base support network. These international legal instruments speak to governments, professionals, carers and actors/ entities involved in supporting adolescents with autism.

Seminar 2: 自閉青少年的長成與社會融入—如何建立權利與倫理為本的支援？
自閉兒童及青少年在融合的學習與生活環境需要支援。由學校生活過渡至高等教育、就業及社區生活，也正正是過渡至成人的過程。本講座以《兒童權利公約》、《殘疾人權利公約》、香港的反歧視法例以及《殘疾人及康復計劃方案2020》等為基礎，探討如何建立以權利及倫理為本的支援網絡，促進自閉青少年的長成及中學生活以後的融合。

About the speaker
Dr. Simon T. M. Ng is Senior Programme Director/ Assistant Professor in Law with HKU SPACE and Honorary Research Associate with HKU CAISE. He serves on the Editorial Executive as Book Reviews Editor for the International Journal of Disability and Social Justice. Simon is a keen on advancing disability rights, equality and inclusion, locally and internationally. His most recent work is an upcoming book chapter on the right to support for transitioning to adulthood for young adults with autism.

吳達明博士，香港大學專業進修學院高級課程主任、助理教授(法律)、香港大學教育學院融合與特殊教育研究發展中心名譽副研究員、亦是International Journal of Disability and Social Justice的編委會成員、書評編輯。熱衷推動受障者的平等權利及社會融合。近著專章關於自閉青少年長成過渡及權利為本的支援，即將出版。