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Tomorrows Disability Officer – a ‘Wizard’ on the UD Campus AHEAD in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin AHEAD Conference Presenting: M Quirke, D Treanor, Co Authors: P McCarthy,C Mc Guckin
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The Yellow Brick Road! UD and UDL – the frameworks Philosophy Practice
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The Wizard – UD/ UDL – fact or a fad….and does it matter…
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Disability Officer – 4 positions on a UDL campus
Position 1 – To influence campus policy to positively impact on the inclusion of students with disabilities across campus Position 2 – To ensure that a growing population have the optimal learning experience – whether this is supported by the environment, group or at individual level Position 3 – To encourage and advocate for the adoption of universal design for Learning (UDL) on campus Position 4 – To become the go-to expert for staff and those what require necessary add-on supports
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By engaging with national and international policies
Position 1 - To influence campus policy to positively impact on the inclusion of students with disabilities across campus By engaging with national and international policies By providing Information as necessary By influencing key decision makers By advocating the rights of students with disabilities By developing key Strategic Relationships
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By being cognisant of participation rates
Position 2 - To ensure that a growing population have the optimal learning experience – whether this is supported by the environment, group or at individual level By being cognisant of participation rates By continuing to contribute to collection of participation rates and other data By utilising the needs assessment process as necessary thus continuing to allow students to drive service provision By maintaining a level of disability expertise so that faculty and others can utilise this resource on a UDL campus
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Position 3 - To encourage and advocate for the adoption of universal design for Learning (UDL) on campus By becoming the cornerstone of campus for all things UDL By finding their place on the UDL framework By building knowledge and expertise (of UDL)through developing and engaging with national and international partnerships
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By ensuring that the needs assessment process is understood Funnel -
Position 4 - To become the go-to expert for staff and those what require necessary add-on supports By ensuring that the needs assessment process is understood Funnel - By keeping up to date with developments in the teaching + learning and disability fields.
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There's no place like home!
A systems approach Learning to be part of a multidisciplinary team A campus where ‘Inclusion is everyone business’ So….. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
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So…. Let revisit the UDL framework What does it mean for us?
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