Erasmus and Students/Staff with Disability

The National Agency in partnership with AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability) and in association with the Union of Students in Ireland held a conference on Learning Mobility: Addressing the Challenges for Students and Staff with a disability on Wednesday 12 October 2011.

The conference was addressed by

  • Opening Remarks Tom Boland, Chief Executive, Higher Education Authority
  • Mobility Practice and Policy – Gerry O’Sullivan, Erasmus National Agency
  • A student perspective - Jessica Gough, University of Limerick, currently working as a teacher in France and Ireland’s Erasmus 25th Anniversary Student Ambassador
  • A student perspective - Noel Joyce, Erasmus Graduate, Institute of Technology, Carlow currently working as a Product Designer
  • A student perspective -Tina Lowe, Disability Access Officer, Access & Lifelong Learning, University College Dublin

The outcomes of the event will be published in a few weeks.

Final Report compiled by Facilitator, Chris Chapman

 

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