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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2024 · 11 MIN

Students hope to have autism app ready by March 2025

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Government's launched a new strategy to make the Isle of Man a more autism friendly island.  There's six goals ranging from increasing awareness to improved access and support. However Ballakermeen students working on the ARCA app - which aims to improve communication for non-verbal autistic people and reduce societal stigmas - believe more could be done. The idea for it stemmed from a Junior Achievement Isle of Man competition which Ralph Scott, Reuben Carridge and Natercia Munhemba are participating in as 'Team Evesta'. They spoke to Chanelle Sukhoo:

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