My current role involves supporting people with disabilities and people from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds access our Further Education and Training provision and encompasses supporting WWETB whole organization implementation of the Human Rights Public Sector Duty and Equality/ Disability Legislation and leading in initiatives that promote and celebrate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and provide Equity for all learners in FET. 

Sarah Lavan is an Adult Education Officer with Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). Her work is focused on the areas of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Access and Learner Supports. Sarah has worked in Adult and Community Education for over 20 years, and is interested in equality, diversity, culture, literacy, and transformative education. She holds a MA in Adult & Community Education from NUI Maynooth, an MA in Poetry Studies from the Irish Centre for Poetry Studies, Mater Dei, and a post graduate Diploma in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion with University of Limerick.

Connor Duignan is a computer scientist by training and currently works as a technical software developer and project lead in Innopharma education. He has a keen interest in education, teaching, and inclusion.

Sarah Pattison is an Instructional Designer in the Technology Enhanced Learning department of Munster Technological University, who is passionate about inclusion and creating engaging learning materials.

Dr Ciara Egan is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Galway. Prior to her appointment she completed her PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Bangor University. She is currently Co-Director of the MSc in Clinical Neuroscience, and her research focuses on neurodiversity, the cognitive neuroscience of language, and open science. She is passionate about educational inclusion in her research and teaching.

Caoimhe O’Malley is the Senior Adult Dyslexia Coordinator with Dyslexia Ireland. She is responsible for the development of dyslexia supports for adults including the development of training to be delivered across the Adult Education sector (including FE, HE and Community Education) and the Employment/Workplace sector. Prior to joining Dyslexia Ireland, Caoimhe worked in education, her main focus being the non-traditional student, ensuring equal access to education for all and that the correct supports are in place so that all students can reach their full potential and enjoy their educational journey.