Thomas O'Shaughnessy serves as the manager of the Educational Assistive Technology Centre at the University of Limerick. With nearly 20 years of experience promoting and facilitating inclusive practices in higher education, Thomas has overseen research initiatives and local and national projects focused on inclusive practices, assistive technology, accessibility, and universal design. Additionally, he is a guest lecturer for several postgraduate courses. Thomas has authored publications in various fields, including assistive technology, accessibility, the third space, and universal design.

Tracy McAvinue has an academic background, having researched and taught in Literary Studies, earning her PhD in 2021. Her research area has been focused on marginalised writers and the need for diversity in literary studies and higher education. Tracy has organised events such as a seminar titled ‘Diversifying the Canon’, an international conference titled ‘Intersectional Irelands’, and seminars addressing inequities and employment precarity for early-career researchers in academia. She worked in the area of Disability Support Services and as Disability Access Route to Education advisor and is currently the Project Officer for Universal Design Inclusive Practice, involved in a number of projects developing inclusive practice in the University of Limerick. Her current research interests are in access and inclusion in higher education.