Looking for support in including neurodivergent learners? Thriving Autistic have developed an online inclusive learning framework for adults- ENGAGE which can be used flexibly & is adaptable to different learning environments #AheadJournal Claire O'Neill - buff.ly/3TYYYp5

A fantastic hour with this group earlier! Great to be able to check in with people in similar situations!
Feel ready and less guilty about my weekend away from the computer!
National Disabled Postgraduate Advisory Committee AHEAD Ireland
#community #belonging #disabledpostgrad

AHEAD’s annual careers fair for disabled students and grads, Building the Future, is coming up on May 29th. The day includes CV clinics, mock interviews, workshops, employer stands and more! Info here: buff.ly/3P8lYAs #btfAHEAD

I'm looking forward to facilitating our 2nd Disabled Postgrad #Community V-Tea today @ 12 #Belonging #DisabledPostgrad #RepresentationMatters Register at the link below AHEAD Ireland
University of Galway EDI Maynooth University Graduate Studies TCD Postgraduate Advisory Service Trinity Ability co_op Disabled in Higher Ed - #DisInHigherEd MTU Cork Campus Access Service

If you are AT curious, an AT user or interested in the power of technology for supporting learners, then ‘GATHER’ with us for this 3 day online Assistive Technology event by AHEAD. Join us as we all discover AT possibilities together from May 20 - 22 - buff.ly/3Jvwm1X

Job opportunity 📣 Science or Engineering Intern @ Pfizer Newbridge. If you studied a STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) or similar this could be for you! Exclusively looking for applicants with disabilities.

Apply by May 8 - buff.ly/4d9ao2h

Final chance to apply for the John Kelly Awards for Universal Design in Tertiary education! Deadline closes April 28th. We particularly love to see applications from institutions 👇 #UDL #UniversalDesign

Join us this Friday @ 12pm for our second Virtual Tea. Our first one was a great success 🎉 Connect online with disabled postgrads & ECRs in Ireland in the LaunchPAD community.

Register here: tinyurl.com/34cujpjn

ISL & Captions provided ☕️🧁

Sneak peek @ our filming day with #WAMworks graduates from our employment programme here at AHEAD. Watch this space 📽 #Disability #InclusiveWorkplace

Want to improve your interview skills or have your CV looked over by professionals? Check out Building the Future, a unique careers event for students & grads with disabilities coming up on May 29th in Dublin city centre. Sign up soon! - buff.ly/3P8lYAs
#btfAHEAD

How can senior leaders in the tertiary sector work more strategically with UDL? Do we need more CPD at this level? Read about this new course for senior leaders to gain understanding of policy, and practice with ATU/MTU #AHEADjournal Mairead McCann - buff.ly/4aI7tvs

According to research from MigraineAssociation, 74% of respondents said their employers had no accommodations or supports in place.

A powerful morning at our latest #WAMinar hearing lived experience of migraine & how workplaces can be inclusive of employees impacted by migraines.

.HEA @forumtl attending QQI AHEAD Ireland Rethinking Assessment: Inclusive Assessment and Standards in a Dynamic and Changing World - rich dialogue on principles for inclusive assessment. Well done to all involved.

Great example of the ability of #ThisisFET to react to changing profile of learners - this is a core feature of the sector SOLAS CDETB CDU

Dara Ryder chairing the Leaders’ panel at today’s QQI AHEAD Ireland DAWN conference with David Nevin Apprenticeship Irl pointing to the importance of data to assist with learning about apprentices’ experience and highlighting the upcoming survey for apprentices

Prof Eeva Leinonen, President Maynooth University discusses the importance of simple, clear, student centred robust frameworks for assessment practice & the need for them to be enhancement rather than compliance focused to work effectively QQI AHEAD Ireland DAWN

Tara O’Halloran Cronin Kerry Education & Training Board (Kerry ETB) describes harnessing students’ strengths such as sense of community & familiarity with internet along with embedding student voice into inclusive assessment design for cohort of young traveller women QQI AHEAD Ireland DAWN conference

Anita Byrne Midwifery DkIT describes using inquiry based learning where she facilitates rather than teaches allowing students to engage in deeper learning with learning activities such as role play proving popular with students QQI AHEAD Ireland DAWN

Impact of project in Kerry Education & Training Board (Kerry ETB) FET services from the point of view of a learner SOLAS #assessment QQI AHEAD Ireland

A very powerful moment: David Rigney, an FET Learner with dyslexia, reads aloud on stage in front of the public for the first time in his life, asking for inclusive assessment for people with different needs.