Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 October 2022
167. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the membership of the disability advisors' working network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52082/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraDisability Advisors Working Network (DAWN) is a professional group for Disability Officers who are primarily responsible for supporting learners with disabilities in Higher Education in Ireland. They meet three times annually to share and work on common areas of interest, to improve supports for students with disabilities in third level education. They have a number of specialist sub-groups working on areas for improvements. In addition, the group sits on a number of government groups and national bodies such as (Disability Access Route to Education) DARE/Irish Universities Association (IUA) working groups.
All universities and a number of smaller colleges including private colleges are members. Due to the changing landscape of technical universities, some of these colleges have multiple campuses and regional differences.
The most up to date membership list is attached.
|
HEI |
DAWN Representative |
Post |
|
Athlone IT (TUS) |
Lisa Hanlon |
Disability Officer |
|
Carlow College |
Lisa Fortune |
Head of Student Services & Learner Supports |
|
DBS |
Shane Mooney |
Head of Student Services |
|
DCU |
Anne O'Connor |
Head of Disability and Learning Support Service |
|
DKIT |
Geraldine Kneel |
Disability Officer |
|
GMIT Atlantic |
Deirdre O'Connor |
|
|
Griffith College |
Orla Butler |
Co-ordinator, Teaching and Learning Lecturer |
|
IADT |
Alex McDonald |
Disability Officer |
|
IT Carlow (TUSE) |
Aisling McHugh |
Access Officer |
|
IT Sligo Atlantic |
Shelley Brady |
Disability Officer |
|
Law Society |
(No Name Available) |
|
|
Law Society |
Emma Cooper |
Student Advisor |
|
Letterkenny IT Atlantic |
Roisin McCormack |
Disability Officer |
|
LIT (TUS Midwest ) |
Caroline Lane |
Disability Officer |
|
LIT (TUS Midwest ) |
Currently on maternity leave |
Disability Officer |
|
MIC |
Shirley Kearney |
Access Officer (Acting) |
|
MIC |
Marian Leonard |
Admin Support, Access Officer |
|
MIE |
Louise Condron |
|
|
MTU Cork Campus |
Laura Coleman |
Disability Support Officer |
|
MTU Cork Campus |
Ruth Murphy |
Disability Projects Co-ordinator |
|
MTU Kerry Campus |
Siobhan MacGarry |
Officer for Students with Learning Difference |
|
MTU Kerry Campus |
Valerie Moore |
Access Officer |
|
MU |
Leslie Alcock |
Student Advisory Manager |
|
NCAD |
Finola McTernan |
Access Officer |
|
NCIRL |
Karen Mooney |
Disability Officer |
|
NUI Galway |
Bernie McGee |
Disability Officer |
|
NUIG St Angela's |
Vivienne Ryan |
Disability and Learning Support Services |
|
RCSI |
Jacinta Burke |
Academic Development |
|
RCSI |
Learning Support |
|
|
TCD |
Declan Treanor |
Director, Disability Service |
|
TCD |
Gerard Gallagher |
Head of Student Disability Supports, Deputy Director |
|
TUD |
Deirdre Staunton |
Head of Disability Support Services |
|
TUD |
Garry Toner |
Disability Officer |
|
UCC |
Linda Doran |
Head of Disability Support |
|
UCD |
Julie Tonge |
Disability Officer |
|
UL |
Caoilinn Kennedy & Thomas O'Shaughnessy |
Student Support Office & Assistive Technology Officer, Disability Services |
|
Waterford Institute of Technology (TUSE) |
Laura Hartrey |
Disability Officer |
|
Hibernia College |
Elaine Weldon-Berry |
|
|
College of Computing Technology (CCT) |
Marie O'Neill |
CCT |
