Training

The percentage of students with disabilities in higher education rises by about 15% every year but do you understand what that means in your lecture hall or classroom?   

Participants will:

• Gain an understanding of the impact of different disabilities in the learning environment.
• Understand what reasonable accommodations. 
• Explore how to support students with disabilities and enable them to meet the demands of the course.  
• Understand the legal obligations placed on their institutions

In the lecture hall/learning environment of the 21st century, diversity is now the norm, but how do you ensure the diverse needs of your students are met within the learning environment?  Applying the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can offer practical solutions that benefit all students.

Participants will:

• Explore the diversity in your institution and examine what you need to do to ensure that your institution fully includes all students.  
• Gain an understanding of the principles of Universal Design for Learning – UDL.
• Discover easy ways to start incorporating UDL within your learning environment/institution.

GetAHEAD works to upskill students and graduates with disabilities in making the transition from third-level education to full-time employment. Through the GetAHEAD initiative, training events are run in conjunction with the careers and disability support services within the HEI and are free of charge. GetAHEAD can cover topics such as:

• Interview preparation
• Writing your CV
• Job seeking
• Disclosure of Disability to Employers

We provide disability awareness training for the workplace with the aim of improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities by identifying and addressing any potential barriers in recruitment, selection and retention. 

Topics covered include:

• Interviewing people with disabilities
• Disclosure 
• Reasonable accommodations – getting them right
• Grants & supports
• Legal obligations