Inclusive National Higher Education Forum
Supporting the sustainability and development of existing and future inclusive education initiatives for students with intellectual disabilities within Irish Higher Education Providers.
Inclusive National Higher Education Forum
The Inclusive National Higher Education Forum [INHEF] is a national interest group comprised of representatives of higher education providers and other professionals interested in supporting access routes and inclusive education initiatives to learners with intellectual disabilities in Ireland.
Mission Statement
The mission of INHEF is to provide a collaborative space for consultation between higher education providers with a view to driving strategic developments; informing policy debates, and building capacity within higher education institutions to establish and deliver initiatives for students who are deemed to have an intellectual disability.
INHEF Vision
The vision of INHEF is to embed inclusive education initiatives and alternative access routes into the higher education landscape in the Republic of Ireland so that students with intellectual disabilities have meaningful post secondary opportunities available to them.
INHEF Values Statement
INCLUSION | EQUALITY | DIVERSITY | AUTONOMY | RESPECT | EQUITY
INHEF has been established by a handful of dedicated stakeholders who want to develop real and meaningful higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities across the Republic of Ireland. At the heart of this group of enthusiastic change-makers are the INHEF core values.
Latest News & Resources
Guidance Matters. Issue 3. Winter 2019. INHEF.
Guidance Matters is a bi-annual publication from the National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE).INHEF contributed a joint article which feature case studies from four INHEF member institutions offering inclusive education initiatives for students with...
College Awareness Week 2019 – Day #6 Maynooth University
College Awareness Week - Day #6 Maynooth University Inclusive Learning Initiative (Discontinued as of May 2018)The ILI was an access route and support system for students with intellectual disabilities in Maynooth University. The ILI supported students to take...
College Awareness Week 2019 – Day #5 Technological University of Dublin, Tallaght Campus
College Awareness Week - Day #5 Technological University of Dublin, Tallaght Campus w/ WALKInclusive Education for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher EducationCourse content is individualised.Module choices and pathways for students have been based on...
College Awareness Week 2019 – Day #4 Mary Immaculate College Limerick
College Awareness Week - Day #4 Mary Immaculate College LimerickGeneral Learning and Personal DevelopmentSince 2010, Mary Immaculate College (MIC) in Limerick has offered a programme designed to support the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in...
College Awareness Week 2019 – Day #3 Trinity College Dublin
College Awareness Week - Day #3 Trinity College Dublin w/ Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual DisabilitiesArts, Science and Inclusive Applied PractiseThe 2-year certificate course in Arts, Science and Inclusive Applied Practice is now aligned to Level 5 on...
College Awareness Week 2019 – Day #2 Institute of Technology Tralee
College Awareness Week with INHEF - Day #2 Institute of Technology Tralee w/ St. John of God's Services Kerry. Skills for Life ProgrammeThe aim of the programme is to make each of our students as independent as possible and ready to make important life choices. Each...
College Awareness Week 2019 – Day #1 Limerick Institute of Technology
College Awareness Week with INHEF: Day #1 Limerick Institute of TechnologyAdvocacy Leadership and Independent LivingThis programme aims to assist people with intellectual disability to take control of their lives by developing their knowledge and understanding of...
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Better Options 2019 [AHEAD]
Date: 18th November 2019Time: 10.00am-13.00pmVenue: Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Ave, Clontarf, Dublin, D09 R232Fee: It's free (also no registration needed)Better Options is a college fair for students with disabilities and specific learning difficulties...
INHEF Launch
The Inclusive National Higher Education Forum [INHEF] was launched in Trinity College Dublin on Thursday, 10th October 2019. INHEF is Ireland’s first national forum dedicated to fostering a culture of inclusion amongst inclusive higher education providers by the development of post-secondary opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities.
Stephen Lyons and 19 Stories of Social Inclusion
Stephen Lyons co-launched the Inclusive National Higher Education Forum with Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Minister of State for Higher Education. Stephen’s story is one of the ’19 Stories of Social Inclusion’.