Trinity College Dublin – Dublin, Ireland
In the last two years the office has carried out multiple activities with regard to equal access, inclusion and diversity, such as;
- Support and counselling for students and university staff,
- Lectures, workshops, seminars for students, faculty and non-teaching staff,
- Training courses for peer educators,
- Public promotion (e.g. production of media content such as podcasts),
- Improving physical accessibility,
- Improving digital accessibility,
- Research
In addition to the activities supporting inclusion, the office also implements the following; binding policy (legislation), strategy/action plan, recommendations/Guidelines, preventive programmes, and disability policies to counter exclusionary and discriminatory practices at the University.
Furthermore, the Trinity Disabled Community Engagement Project – an initiative targeted at the disabled community in TCD and beyond, was the last innovative practice/tool introduced to ensure inclusion, diversity and equal access. The aim of the project is to support the disabled community in TCD to engage and immerse themselves in activities associated with student life, graduate attributes formation both within and outside of the TCD community. This strategy outlines how community engagement supports the work of TCD in being more inclusive and gives disabled people a sense of belonging. The Disability Community Engagement Project is intended to guide TCD in its partnership and engagements with disabled people and the broader community.
IDEA-net: Expanding the network of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) practitioners in higher education through institutional capacity building
Project ref: 2022-1-NL01-KA220-HED-000089789

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