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Welcome & The Big AT Question 09:30 - 10:00

Welcome & Is AT Everyone's Business? Free Technology to Make Learning Easier course/resource

1. Deirdre Madden, UCC

   Deirdre Madden UCC

   Deirdre Madden is a B.Sc. graduate of UCC and has worked in the disability and education field for over 15 years. She was the computer trainer with Enable Ireland Cork Adult services for 15 years. She has tutored on the ICT module of UCC’s Certificate in Contemporary Living course aimed at adults with intellectual disabilities. She joined the Disability Support Service in UCC  in March 2012 to take up the new role of Assistive Technology Outreach Co-ordinator. Her role is to enhance access and transition to higher level education for students with disabilities through promoting awareness and use of assistive technology in second level education. More recently, Deirdre has worked on the SOAR PATH Enabling Transitions Programme, a cross institutional programme with MTU Tralee and Cork, SETU Carlow and Waterford and UCC on building assistive technology competency and adoption amongst education providers, students and parents. She has created this free Technology to Make Learning Easier course/resource on free/built in tech to make reading, writing, planning and studying easier as part of the SOAR PATH Enabling transitions resources.

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The Big AT Question 2 10:00 - 10:45

Is there still such a thing as AT? Rethinking the Conceptualization of Assistive Technology within Accessibility services in Higher Education

1. Dr Frederic Fovet, Associate Professor, School of Education and Technology, Royal Roads University

   Dr Frederic Fovet Associate Professor, School of Education and Technology, Royal Roads University

   @Ffovet

   Frederic's research and practice both focus on Inclusion and UDL. Frederic has been offering Masters level courses in Education for six years now.  He focuses on both offering UDL expertise in his courses and modelling UDL in his own course design.

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Break Time 10:45 - 11:00

AT Show & Tell - A Series of AT Demonstrations 11:00-11:50

An Apple a Day - An Overview of Apple Features / Apps

1. James Northridge, UCC

   James Northridge UCC

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Break Time 2 11:55 to 12:00

The Big AT Question 3 12:00 - 12:35

Fireside Chat of Lived Experiences from a Blind Student & AT

1. Paul Geoghegan, Undergraduate Student, Technological University Dublin

   Paul Geoghegan Undergraduate Student, Technological University Dublin

   Paul is a former TU Dublin Access Foundation Student who is currently an undergraduate student of Computer Science in the TU Dublin. Paul is currently a Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Group Leader who delivers face to face and virtual sessions weekly with Access Students in computer programming.

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Assistive Technology 12:40 - 12:55

Thinking about AT

1. Trevor Boland, Dublin City University

   Trevor Boland Dublin City University

   @BolandTrevor

   Trevor Boland is an experienced Assistive Technology Officer working in Higher Education supporting Students with disabilities. He previously lectured in the Access programme for non-traditional students in TU Dublin.

   Trevor was previously the Digital and eLearning Officer in AHEAD and has been involved in the National rollout of the UDL Badge with UCD and the Teaching and Learning Forum. 

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