New technology enables disabled people to integrate into workplace
Assistive applications open up mainstream opportunities to people with disabilities
Big increase in third-level students reporting mental health issues
Access and disability body attributes 46% rise in 2017 to better supports and less stigma
What graduates need to know about the world of work
Lower salaries, unpaid positions and minority rights – know your rights and options
Academic staff should receive mental health training – report
Increasing number of students with mental health difficulties has not been matched by more services
A testing system for Leaving Cert students with difficulties
Almost 9,000 students with disabilities need accommodations in State exams, but there are growing concerns about a lack of transparency and how the process is managed
Exam body failed to follow advice on special needs supports
State Examinations Commission did not implement 2008 report’s recommendations
Cog Notes: Majority of students seeking exam supports get them
Some 86 per cent of applicants granted ‘reasonable accommodation’ for exams
At least 1,000 students denied access to exam supports
Disability group says applications were rejected days before Leaving Cert was due to start
Open Days: Smoothing the way to third level
The Better Options fair in Dublin aims to be a one-stop shop for would-be students with disabilities, with all the information they need about facilities, supports and navigating a path to a college of their choice
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