UCD Access & Lifelong Learning HR Learning & Development Workshops 2014/15 Semester 1
Date/Time
03/10/2014 1-2
UCD Provider
UCD Access & Lifelong
Learning
Title
Understanding
Educational
Barriers in Ireland
Details
Overview: This 50 minute interactive session is open to all UCD staff.
Objectives: The overall aim of this session is to provide a practical overview
of issues relating to equality of access and diversity among students in Irish
Higher Education, with a particular focus on UCD. The session will offer
guidance on how to include all students and avoid further disadvantaging
under-represented groups. This session will outline the principles of
Universal Design which presents a model that aims to provide an educational
experience that has considered the different educational backgrounds,
learning styles and abilities of the individual student.
Event Content:
 Understanding student diversity
 Underrepresented groups in Higher Education
 Inclusivity
 Accessibility in UCD
Disability Support –
Top 10 Tips
Overview: This 2 hour interactive session is open to all UCD staff.
Objectives: This two hour interactive session is open to all UCD staff and is of
particular relevance to module coordinators. This session will give an
overview of the role of UCD Access & Lifelong Learning and the principles of
disability support within UCD. The session will cover essential information
required by all staff in UCD in order for them to provide reasonable
accommodations to students with disabilities. This session will allow you to
increase your disability awareness and gain practical knowledge of the
difficulties experienced by students with disabilities in UCD. The session will
also help you to clearly understand how exam accommodations and marking
guidelines should be implemented in mid-semester and end of semester
examinations.
Event Content:
 Principles of Disability Support
 Reasonable accommodations
 Disability awareness
Delivered By:
Lisa Padden
Julie Tonge
10/10/2014 11-1
UCD Access & Lifelong
Learning
21/11/2014 11-1
Delivered by:
Lisa Padden
Julie Tonge
Pauric Holleran
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UCD Access & Lifelong Learning HR Learning & Development Workshops 2014/15 Semester 1
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24/10/2014 11-1
UCD Access & Lifelong
Learning
Universal Design
Workshop
Overview: This 2 hour interactive session is open to all UCD staff.
Objectives: While Universal Design does not offer a ‘one-size-fits-all’
solution, it does present a model that aims to provide an educational
experience that has considered the different educational backgrounds,
learning styles and abilities of the individual student. The overall aim is to
provide a positive educational experience to all students without the need
for customised supports for students with differing learning needs. This
session will allow you to understand Universal Design and offer practical
guidance on how you can implement Universal Design principles in your own
teaching.
Event Content:
 Understanding student learning styles
 Principles of Universal Design
 Implementing Universal Design top tips
 Module design
 Producing accessible course materials
 Universal Design tools and resources
Campus
Accessibility and
Development
Overview: This 90 minute interactive session is open to all UCD staff.
Objectives: Physical accessibility is quite a challenge in all educational
settings, including UCD. The campus is spread out over 350 acres, it contains
buildings from as far back as the 18th century with the main concourse built
during the 60s when accessibility was not on the agenda. As a result we
have very modern accessible buildings interspersed with period houses and
sixties style architecture which is highly inaccessible. This workshop will give
an overview of the importance of physical accessibility for all staff and
students in UCD, not just those with physical disabilities as well as giving an
insight into some of the important accessibility works underway at UCD.
Event Content:
 Understanding the need for campus accessibility
 Principles of Universal Design
Delivered by:
Lisa Padden
Julie Tonge
09/10/2014
11.30-1
UCD Access & Lifelong
Learning
06/11/2014
11.30-1
Delivered by:
Tina Lowe
Lisa Padden
Pauric Holleran
04/12/2014
11.30-1
Inviting disclosure
Assistive Technology overview
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UCD Access & Lifelong Learning HR Learning & Development Workshops 2014/15 Semester 1
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07/11/2014 11-1
UCD Access & Lifelong
Learning
Delivered by:
Pauric Holleran
Making Your
Website Accessible
UCD as an evolving Campus
Integrating low-tech and high-tech solutions
Overview: This 2 hour interactive session is open to all UCD staff.
Objectives: This session will introduce the principles of web accessibility. It
will discuss the ways in which people with disabilities use the web and how
to accommodate this audience when creating web content. The session will
review the guidelines on web accessibility published by the Web Access
Initiative and demonstrate methods and tools to assess the accessibility of a
website. Simple tips on how to make web pages more accessible will be
provided. The session will also provide general tips on making documents
and content more accessible.
Event Content:
 Principles of Web Accessibility
 How People with Disabilities Use the Web
 How to check if a website is accessible
 Easy ways to make your website more accessible
 General tips on making accessible documents
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