School
Presentation
• for entry autumn 2015
Would
YOU like to
go to
college?
Where
would YOU
like to go?
How do
I
get there?
How do
I
apply?
Have you
heard of
DARE?
The Disability Access Route to
Education (DARE) is a
supplementary admissions
scheme which offers college
places on reduced points to
school leavers with disabilities.
DARE has been set up as
clear evidence shows that
disability can have a negative
impact on educational
attainment at school and
progression to higher
education.
Institutes
of Technology
• DIT
• Cork IT
• IT, Sligo
• Athlone IT
Universities
• Dublin City University
(incorporating Mater Dei Institute of
Education & St. Patrick’s College,
Drumcondra)
• Maynooth University
• NUI Galway
• University College Cork
• University College, Dublin
• University of Limerick
• Trinity College, Dublin
Other Colleges
Colleges of Education
• Marino Institute of Education
• Mary Immaculate College
• St. Angela’s College, Sligo
• Church of Ireland, College of
Education
• RCSI
• Pontifical University, Maynooth
• National College of Ireland
There is
something for
YOU
in college.
Arts…
Science…
Business….
Engineering…
Health Sciences….
Education….
Medicine…
IT…..
Clubs &
Societies…
Athletics…..
Gaelic Football….
Mountaineering
Drama….Film..
Dance…
Volunteer
Make a difference.
Meet
new
friends.
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Applicants whose disability had a significant
impact on educational performance in school.
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Applicants who may not be able to meet the
points for their preferred course due to the
impact of disability.
•
Applicants under 23 years as at 1st January
2015.
Reduced Points.
An example
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If the Leaving Certificate points for a course is 360 points, an
eligible DARE applicant could be offered a place with a lower
points score e.g. 350 points.
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Applicants need to meet entry and programme requirements to be
considered for a DARE reduced points offer.
The amount of points a particular course is reduced by is
dependent on:
o The overall number of places on the course
o The number of reserved DARE places on the course
o The number of DARE eligible applicants competing for these
reserved places.
The reduction in points for DARE places can vary every year.
College supports may include:
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Orientation Programmes
Learning Support
Assistive Technology
Library Support
• Exam Accommodations
• Educational Support Worker
• Academic Tuition
• You don’t have to be eligible for DARE to get support in college.
• A needs assessment is conducted to identify your specific support
requirements.
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders (including Asperger’s Syndrome)
ADD / ADHD
Blind / Vision Impaired
Deaf / Hard of Hearing
DCD – Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia
Mental Health Conditions
Neurological Conditions
(Brain Injury, Epilepsy, Speech & Language Disabilities)
Significant Ongoing Illness
Physical Disability
Specific Learning Difficulty (Dyslexia & Dyscalculia)
Talk to your
parent /
guardian.
1. Apply to CAO at www.cao.ie by 1 February
2015.
2. Review your DARE Application Guide &
Workbook with parents or guardians.
3. Complete Section A of the Supplementary Info
Form and apply to DARE by 1 March 2015.
4. Submit academic reference and evidence of
disability to CAO by 1 April 2015.
Section A
Completed by you by 1st March 2015.
Answer Yes to Q1 to apply to DARE.
Section B
Completed by the school.
Send to CAO by 1 April 2015.
Section C
Completed by the appropriate professional.
Send to CAO by 1 April 2015.
1. Section A asks for information on your disability and
the supports received in second level.
2. Complete a Personal Statement outlining the
academic impact of your disability.
3. Complete online by 1 March 2015.
Provides information on your educational experience and
helps to determine supports in 3rd level.
1. Download form.
1. Ask your school teacher or guidance counsellor or visiting
teacher or school principal or deputy school principal to
complete the form.
2. The form MUST BE stamped by school.
3. Return to the CAO by 1 April 2015.
Provides verification of your disability and helps to determine
3rd level supports.
You can provide an existing report
Or
Complete Section C Evidence of Disability.
Get form completed, signed and stamped by the appropriate
professional or accompanied by their business card or headed
paper.
If you submit an Existing Report make sure it is:
• Completed and signed by the appropriate professional
AND
• Contains the stamp of the appropriate professional or is on headed
paper or is accompanied by a business card
AND
• Contains the same detail as requested on the Evidence of Disability
Form 2015
AND
• Has been completed within the appropriate time limit.
For example, applicants with:
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ADD / ADHD
Mental Health Conditions
Significant Ongoing Illness
Specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia and
dyscalculia)
• DCD - Dyspraxia/ Dysgraphia.
must provide a report that is less than 3 years old
i.e. dated after 1 February 2012.
Applicants with
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Specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia and dyscalculia)
must provide a full psycho-educational assessment
dated after 1 February 2012.
Applicants with
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DCD - Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia.
must provide a full psycho-educational assessment
dated after 1 February 2012
AND
Evidence of Disability Form 2015 OR Existing report
completed by Occupational Therapist or Neurologist (No age limit)
Check out the guide to providing evidence of your
disability on
http://accesscollege.ie/dare/documents
• Study the guide carefully with your parents / guardians.
• Complete the online application accurately.
• Request Evidence of Disability documents early.
• Send good quality copies of all pages of the correct documents
completed by appropriate professionals.
• Submit all Evidence of Disability documents requested.
• Keep proof of postage.
• Deadlines!
DARE & HEAR closing date
Supporting documents
closing date
Notification of eligibility
Application recheck
HEAR/DARE offers
College Orientation
1 March 2015
1 April 2015
Late June 2015
July 2015
August 2015
Late Aug /Early Sept 2015
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Submit it!
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Check it!
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Send it!
You can apply to both
DARE & HEAR
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