The Guideline is a practical toolkit for professional, faculty and management staff in higher education who wish to develop and progress inclusion and access in their institution. The Toolkit also offers guidance and suggestions on how to create a centralised support network to promote a coherent and inclusive framework.

It is aimed at HEIs who wish to set up their own IDEA offices and provides a framework to help guide institutions in the first steps towards this goal.  This includes information on setting up initiatives and/ or collaborations on the journey towards an IDEA office.

Throughout the document we also address the idea of a “plus-one” which is a phrase used for small, active changes that can be made while working towards the “bigger picture”, which, in this case, is an IDEA office.

A final version will be uploaded in November 2024.