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Minister Harris launches €9 million funding for students with intellectual disabilities

Nicolae Buza – Graduate Maynooth University, Inclusive Learning Initiative.

Nicolae Buza – Graduate Maynooth University, Inclusive Learning Initiative.

Left: Niamh Biddulph – graduate Trinity College Dublin, Certificate in Arts Science and Inclusive Practice Right Stephen Ryan - graduate Trinity College Dublin, Certificate in Arts Science and Inclusive Practice

Left: Niamh Biddulph – graduate Trinity College Dublin, Certificate in Arts Science and Inclusive Practice Right Stephen Ryan - graduate Trinity College Dublin, Certificate in Arts Science and Inclusive Practice

Call for Proposals document.

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris launched a €9 million fund for higher education institutions to improve access to higher education for students with an intellectual disability.

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are being asked for three-year proposals on how they can improve access and enhance course provision for students with intellectual disabilities.

The funding falls under phase 2 of PATH 4 of the National Access Plan which highlighted the need to improve and increase representation in higher education for students with a disability including students with autism and students with intellectual disabilities.

An information session will be held on zoom from 11 am to 12:30 pm on Tuesday, 11 July 2023.
This session aims to provide an understanding of the process and address any questions people might have.

HEIs are invited to submit questions on the PATH 4 Phase 2 Call for Proposals ahead of the Information Session to access@hea.ie by 7 July.

We kindly request that you register for the Information Session in advance using this link:

 

HEIs are invited to submit questions on the PATH 4 Phase 2 Call for Proposals ahead of the Information Session to access@hea.ie by 7 July 2023. All questions, including those raised at the Information Session event, and responses will be collated and published as an FAQ on the HEA’s website.

Online presentation – The road to employment: Trinity College’s programme for people with intellectual disabilities

Inclusion Europe invites the team of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) to present what the centre is about and how it helps people with intellectual disabilities to find meaningful employment.

The Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) is situated within the School of Education in Trinity College Dublin. They provide a post-secondary University programme for students with intellectual disabilities.

The core mission of the TCPID is to address the significant educational and societal barriers experienced by people with intellectual disabilities by providing an innovative high-quality higher education programme, enabling the transition to meaningful employment and/or further education after graduation.

Real and meaningful employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities are transforming lives – the life of the person themselves, the lives of their families, the lives of the mentors and teams within the businesses and the lives of the wider community.

Having people of all abilities in the workplace helps to create a greater reflection of the world around us and helps to encourage greater inclusion in all aspects of society.

Marie Devitt (TCPID Employment Pathways Coordinator) and Hugo MacNeill (TCPID Ambassador) will give an overview of their innovative TCPID programme and their partnerships with businesses. Sadbh Feehan (TCPID Graduate Intern) will present about her own experiences, as a students in Trinity College Dublin and more recently as a graduate intern.

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