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Inclusion in Action Conference

summary book 4th and 5th December 2024 University College Cork, Ireland.

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Contents Programme

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Safe Space Traffic lights

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Loop Love

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Graphic Recording

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Inclusive Music Ensemble (IME)

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Session A1 Insights from the International Inclusive Education Landscape Exploring the landscapes of inclusive postsecondary education: a scoping literature review The BLuE University Programme as an Irritation in an Inclusive University

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Think College at the University of Vermont, USA

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Session A2 Students as Collaborators in Teaching Initiatives

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We teach together! The participation of people with intellectual disabilities as lecturers in Hungarian higher education

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Learner Advocates: Co-Designing Disability Awareness in Higher Education.

Reflecting on Inclusive Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Inclusive Learning Initiative Session A3 Expanding Inclusive Spaces and Practices Reflecting on a PPI project: Transitioning from PPI to Co-Researcher in Higher Education Enjoying inclusive university learning spaces: Embracing diversity, participation, and belonging

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Session B1 Workshop

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joinIN Symposium: Next steps for a successful future Session B2 Workshop

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Supporting Self- Advocacy: Centering student voice in college

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Session B3 Inclusive Education: Exploring Educator Roles in the Classroom

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Making education more inclusive for students with intellectual disabilities and trainee teachers

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Empowering inclusion: The role and value of teaching support in IPSE

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Becoming an educational assistant – We can learn from everybody involved

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Session B4 Learning Through Doing in Inclusive Education Contexts

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From Life skills to Professional Skills: learning by experience

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The Chautauqua design for InD accessing Higher Education

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Practice Showcase 1

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Higher education and citizenship: What UCC has done for me

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Session C1 Peer Partnerships for Creating Inclusive Learning

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Establishing a University Disability Alliance Fellows’ Project. “The Promotion of Inclusive Higher Education through partnerships between College Students with and without ID/DD”

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Empowering voices How To Mentor but Not to Helicopter Students in Inclusive Higher Education - Challenge and Succes Factors of Tutorial Relationships Session C2 What are Students Telling us about Being in Higher Education?

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Things that helped me learn: A celebration of student voice and shared perspectives on teaching and learning for inclusive higher education

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Capturing the student voice in the implementation of a third level programme in the TU sector for students with intellectual disabilities.

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An Exploration of How People with Intellectual Disability Experience Post-Secondary Education and Perceive Higher Education.

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Session C3 Workshop Equity and inclusion in Science education for all: practical strategies and resources Session D1 Enabling Voice and Expression with Students using Creative Methods

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Using photos to support learning for students with intellectual disabilities

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The Inclusive Music Ensemble at Cork School of Music – an idea for artistic and creative expression, participation, and education within higher education

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Human Rights and inclusion in TU Dublin

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Session D2 Workshop Building Professional Knowledge about Inclusive Higher Education: Critical Factors of Success Inclusion in Action Conference

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Session D3 Workshop

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BLuE Inclusive University Programme - “New Perspectives on Inclusion and Empowering Yourself” (C. Penn) Practice Showcase 2

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Co-learning in Practice: Inclusive Approaches Posters

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Riding the WAVE of Success Over and Under the Challenges of Third Level Education: The voice of three students.

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The lived experiences of students with intellectual disabilities accessing higher education

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Innovating Inclusion: A Partnership Between Higher Education and Disability Services

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Think College at the University of Vermont, USA

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Creative practice and UDL: exploring inclusive and collaborative learning for students and their peer buddies as part of ID+ project, UCC

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Inclusive Learning in Action: The UniversiMés+ experience

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The First Three Months

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Co-creation: Making Documents Together.

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Demonstrating Progress and Potential: Lessons Learned from Federally Funded Inclusive Postsecondary Education in the United States Presentation of a project: Higher education for students with intellectual disabilities at German Universities List of Attendees

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Programme

Inclusion in Action Conference University College Cork, Ireland Western Gateway Building, 4th and 5th December 2024

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Where? What?

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DAY 1: 4th DECEMBER 8.30 - 9.30

Atrium

Registration and tea/coffee

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9.30 - 9.45

Room G05

Welcome

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9.45 - 10.45

Room G05

Keynote Presentation 1: Prof. Meg Grigal, USA

10.45 - 3.15

Room G14

Loop Love

10.45 - 11.15

Atrium

Break

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PARALLEL SESSIONS A (choose one)

11.15 - 12.45

Room G05

A1: Insights from the International Inclusive Education Landscape

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Room G02

A2: Students as Collaborators in Teaching Initiatives

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Room G04

A3: Expanding Inclusive Spaces and Practices

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Interactive: ø Presenters include people with intellectual disability: +

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Where? What?

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12.45 - 1.45

Atrium

1.45 - 3.15

PARALLEL SESSIONS B (choose one)

Lunch and posters Performance by the Inclusive Music Ensemble

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Room G05

B1: JoinIN - Next steps for a successful future (workshop)

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Room G02

B2: Supporting self-advocacy: Centering student voice in their campus journey (workshop)

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Room G04

B3: Inclusive Education: Exploring Educator Roles in the Classroom

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Room G15

B4: Learning Through Doing in Inclusive Education Contexts

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3.15 - 3.45

Atrium

Break

3.45 - 4.45

Room G05

Practice Showcase 1: Higher Education and Citizenship: What UCC has Done for Me.

4.45 - 5.00

Room G05

Closing of Day 1

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The River Drinks reception Lee Hotel with seasonal mulled wine

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The River Buffet dinner Lee Hotel

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Interactive: ø Presenters include people with intellectual disability: +

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When?

Where? What?

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DAY 2: 5th DECEMBER 9.30 - 10.30

Room G05

UCC Deputy President & Registrar Keynote Presentation 2: Prof. Melanie Nind, UK

10.30 - 2.30

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Loop Love

10.30 - 11.00

Atrium

Break

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PARALLEL SESSIONS C (choose one)

11.00 - 12.30

12.30 - 1.15

Room G05

C1: Peer Partnerships for Creating Inclusive Learning

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Room G02

C2: What are Students Telling us about Being in Higher Education?

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Room G04

C3: Equity and inclusion in science education for all: practical strategies and resources (workshop)

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Lunch and posters Performance by Suisha Inclusive Arts

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PARALLEL SESSIONS D (choose one) Room G05

D1: Enabling Voice and Expression with Students using Creative Methods

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Room G02

D2: Building professional knowledge about inclusive higher education: Critical factors of success (workshop)

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Room G04

D3: BLuE inclusive university programme – new perspectives on inclusion and empowering yourself (workshop)

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2.45 - 3.15

Atrium

Break

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3.15 - 4.15

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Practice Showcase 2: Co-learning in Practice: Inclusive Approaches.

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4.15 - 4.30

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Closing session

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Safe Space Traffic Lights This conference is a safe space, for people who might not feel like talking.

A coloured sticker on your name badge can be used to tell others how you feel.

Red: Here to listen.

Please do not talk to me. I would prefer to listen only.

Yellow: No strangers please.

I am happy to talk to people I have met before.

I’d prefer not to talk to people I do not already know.

Green: Happy to talk.

I would like to meet and talk with other people.

You can change your sticker at any time, to suit your mood and energy levels.

Please take a sticker set from the registration desk!

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Loop Love Loop Love is a sculpture, an artwork, a sound machine and an experience!

Loop Love invites you to explore the range of wonderful sounds your voice can make. It invites you to be an artist, in your own way. You can speak, or sing, or just play with your voice, and hear it echo back to you.

Wednesday 4th December: 10.45am to 3.15pm in Room G14 Thursday 5th December: 10.15am to 2.30pm in Room G14 Eva or Saoirse will be there, to show you how to use Loop Love in your own way!

You can see a video and pictures online of Loop Love in action here:

www.yvonbonenfant.com/work/loop-love Inclusion in Action Conference

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Graphic Recording Hazel Hurley will be doing Graphic Recording during the conference.

This means she will draw pictures and write down key points, to help explain what’s being said. It’s like taking notes, but with drawings, so people can see and understand the main ideas better.

We hope Hazel’s drawings will make the conference information easier to remember and share with others.

If you see Hazel during the conference, feel free to tell her what you think about her drawings! www.hazelhurley.com 11

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Inclusive Music Ensemble (IME) Lunchtime performance, 4th December.

Inclusive Music Ensemble is a collection of college courses for people who would not usually have access to university.

It is a partnership between Munster Technological University and Cork Education and Training Board.

Many of the learners have disabilities, intellectual and physical, ranging from moderate to profound.

Inclusive Music Ensemble tries to be an inclusive place for artistic and creative expression, participation, and education.

We facilitate social and cultural interaction between everyone in Inclusive Music Ensemble, through music and performance.

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Session A1 Insights from the International Inclusive Education Landscape

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Name of Presentation Exploring the Landscapes of Inclusive Postsecondary Education: A Scoping Literature Review Who will talk?

Sara Jo Soldovieri and Dr. Beth Myers from Syracuse University, USA 3 Key messages •

We did a research study, called a Scoping Review, to look at most of the research on higher education for students with intellectual disability. We grouped the research by theme such as independent living, employment, support, student life, peer mentoring, funding, family/community, and academics.

The research tells us many important things about IPSE programs. For example, students with intellectual disability in IPSE programs are more likely to get good jobs.

• There are many things missing from the research. A lot of research on IPSE programs focuses on teachers and parents, not the students themselves. We need to listen more to students with intellectual disability to understand their needs and improve the programs, and we need to hear from people of different races, cultures, and backgrounds, so the programs can help all students.

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Name of Presentation The BLuE University Programme as an Irritation in an Inclusive University Who will talk?

Verena Hawelka and Maria Kreilinger Both are professors at Salzburg University of Education 3 Key messages

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BLuE is an inclusive university programme at the Salzburg University of Education.

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The programme has not yet arrived at the whole university

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What we found out: Our colleagues identify with the idea of inclusion.

Our colleagues are less affected in their daily work.

Our conclusion: Everyone has to feel responsible to create an inclusive university.

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Name of Presentation Think College at the University of Vermont, USA Who will talk?

Dr. Bryan Dague from the University of Vermont, USA 3 Key messages •

Think College at the University of Vermont is an innovative, inclusive, academic, social, and vocational program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking a college experience and career path.

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Other university students provide peer mentor support in class and social events.

Students gain skills to help them get and keep good jobs.

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The program has a positive impact on students, mentors, teachers, and the university community.

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Session A2 Students as Collaborators in Teaching Initiatives

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Name of Presentation We teach together! The participation of people with intellectual disabilities as lecturers in Hungarian higher education Who will talk?

Péter Horváth, Csilla Cserti-Szauer, Zsolt Cziráki, András Futár, Anikó Sándor 3 Key messages •

People with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled people teach together at 2 Hungarian universities.

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We train students who want to become special needs teachers and mainstream teachers.

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We talk about our positive experiences and difficulties.

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Name of Presentation Learner Advocates: Co-Designing Disability Awareness in Higher Education.

Who will talk?

Emma McGrath (ASIAP Graduate, TCPID) Gillian Cronin (ASIAP Graduate, TCPID) 3 Key messages Key Point 1: Learning Through Real-Life Activities We plan a disability awareness event as an assessment for our course.

We gain skills and knowledge about disability rights and apply to real life situations •

Key Point 2: Building Confidence and Advocacy Skills We feel more confident in advocating for rights.

We learned how to actively participate in our community.

The Disability Rights module helps us become self-advocates.

• Key Point 3: Collaborative Research for Positive Change We contribute to research about inclusive civic engagement.

Our feedback helps improve the learning experience and make changes in our community.

The goal is to bring change to both academia and society..

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Name of Presentation Reflecting on Inclusive Teaching, Learning and Assessment in the Inclusive Learning Initiative, Maynooth University Who will talk?

Laura Burke, Michael Gannon, Bernie Grummell 3 Key messages •

We will share experiences of how students can work with teaching staff on inclusive assessment.

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It is important to build bridges & communications through inclusive assessment

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We will talk about what kinds of inclusion we need in higher education.

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Session A3 Expanding Inclusive Spaces and Practices

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Name of Presentation Reflecting on a PPI project: Transitioning from PPI to Co-Researcher in Higher Education.

Who will talk?

Nikki Markham, Professor Owen Doody 3 Key messages About This Presentation This presentation is about the experiences of the Public Partnership Involvement (PPI) team.

PPI team members helped with a university research project as co-researchers.

• What Did We Do? The PPI co-researchers were paid for their work on the project.

• We Learned New Skills Working on this project helped us learn new skills: Asking research questions; writing about what we found; using email and computers.

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Name of Presentation Enjoying inclusive university learning spaces: Embracing diversity, participation, and belonging Who will talk?

Dr Katie Power from Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland 3 Key messages

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Celebrating diversity: inclusive learning spaces welcome everyone’s differences

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Supporting participation: inclusive learning spaces ensure that every student can join in and take part.

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Creating a feeling of belonging: inclusive learning spaces help students to feel part of a community.

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Session B1 Workshop

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Name of Workshop joinIN Symposium: Next steps for a successful future Who Will Lead It? Wolfgang Plaute Michael Shevlin Meg Grigal 3 Key messages

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We talk about the European network (called joinIN)

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We learn from the experiences from USA

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We discuss newest developments in Ireland

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Session B2 Workshop

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Name of Workshop Supporting Self-Advocacy: Centering student voice in college Who Will Lead It? Brianna Shults, Sam Roux and Karly Grifasi from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA 3 Key messages

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Participants will learn ways that students advocate for themselves on a college campus

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We will discuss student advocacy and work together on making tools for your students

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We will review how to support students in using the tools

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Session B3 Inclusive Education: Exploring Educator Roles in the Classroom

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Name of Presentation Making Education More Inclusive: Students with Intellectual Disabilities and Trainee Teachers Working Together Who will talk?

Dr Camelia Nadia Bran and Dr Joao Costa from University College Cork, Ireland 3 Key messages

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Students with intellectual disabilities worked with students training to be PE teachers.

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Together they designed and tested ways of making physical education more inclusive.

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Both groups said that being involved in this work was good for them, in different ways.

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Name of Presentation Empowering Inclusion: the Role and Value of Teaching & Learning Support in IPSE Who will talk?

Angela Mazzocco from Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities School of Education, Trinity College Dublin 3 Key messages 1. Teaching & Learning Assistants support students with Intellectual Disabilities in class and with their assignments.

2. Teaching & Learning Assistants support lecturers to make classes more inclusive.

3. Supported study sessions are important to many college students with intellectual disabilities.

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Name of Presentation Becoming an educational assistant – We can learn from everybody involved Who will talk?

Jürgen Bauer, Katharina Brunner, David Deutsch, Lisa Lindner, Theresa Thalhamer and Michael Tockner from Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig, Austria 3 Key messages

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The BLuE programme trains students with disabilities to be educational assistants.

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We talked to people and studied laws to learn what is important to become an educational assistant.

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We learned that internships are important and that some laws need to change.

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Session B4 Learning Through Doing in Inclusive Education Contexts

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Name of Presentation From Life Skills to Professional Skills: Learning

by Experience Who will talk?

Gerard O Carroll and students from Munster Technological University, Tralee, Ireland 3 Key messages

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Students with intellectual disabilities learned how to prepare and serve food and drinks.

They studied theory of food and drink service.

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Students created a multimedia portfolio to show their learning.

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Students enjoyed working as a team and are now more ready for a real job.

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Name of Presentation The Chautauqua design for InD accessing Higher Education Who will talk?

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School: Carissa Boston, Doug Remick, Nolan Faulk, Amy Flores, Peter Kashiwabara, and Katelyn Nelson Bay High School: Marlene Bland, Logan Flint, Megan Todd, Sophia Corral, Ariana Lenko, Mawusi McKenzie, Trentin Moss, Bryceson Roney Gulf Coast State College: Lara Herter 3 Key messages •

Tuition free program for all disabled and nondisabled students that brings more diverse and inclusive interactions within the Early College/High School setting.

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Making Higher Education courses more accessible through inclusive peer support and university disability resources (Gulf Coast State College, University of Oxford, University College Cork).

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Service Learning projects focusing on social justice inclusion and reform.

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Practice Showcase 1

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Name of Showcase Higher education and citizenship: What UCC has done for me Who will talk?

Prof. Jan Walmsley, independent expert in inclusive research and practice William O’Donovan, UCC graduate Kayleigh Twomey, UCC graduate 3 Key messages •

Jan will explain citizenship, and why higher education is important for citizens with intellectual disability.

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William and Kayleigh will tell you why being a student at UCC was important to them.

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We will ask you to think of more ways higher education can support people to be active citizens.

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Session C1 Peer Partnerships for Creating Inclusive Learning

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Name of Presentation Establishing a University Disability Alliance Fellows’ Project “The Promotion of Inclusive Higher Education through partnerships between College Students with and without ID/DD” Who will talk?

Jerry G. Petroff, PhD and Amy K. Schuler, MAT from The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA. 3 Key messages •

Inclusive Campus for Students with Disabilities: This project ensures students with ID/DD are included in all areas of campus life.

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Preparing the Campus Community: The project helps students, faculty, and staff learn how to engage and support students with disabilities.

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System-Wide Change: The project works towards a shift in campus culture and a model for other colleges.

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Name of Presentation Empowering Voices: The two Peer Facilitators are people with an intellectual disability who have finished their college programme and are now helping other students with Intellectual Disabilities in College Who will talk?

Dr Catherine Kelly Mason, Dr Sara Kennedy Peer Facilitators: Hugh O Callaghan, Shannon O’Farrell-Molloy 3 Key messages

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Peer facilitators with intellectual disabilities, like Shannon and Hugh, help make college more inclusive and welcoming by supporting other students.

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By taking on leadership roles, Shannon and Hugh act as role models.

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This peer support benefits everyone— facilitators build confidence and skills, and students receive help from people who understand their experiences.

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Name of Presentation How To Mentor but Not to Helicopter Students in Inclusive Higher Education - Challenge and Succes Factors of Tutorial Relationships Who will talk?

Verena Hawelka, Maria Kreilinger and Christina Penn from Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig, Austria 3 Key messages •

BLuE is a 4-year inclusive programme at the Salzburg University of Education for students with intellectual disabilities.

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We did two studies to learn about how BLuE students and tutors work together and what helps them best.

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Our studies suggest that open communication might help BLuE students take on more responsibilities.

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Session C2 What are Students Telling us about Being in Higher Education?

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Name of Presentation ‘Things that helped me learn’: A celebration of student voice and shared perspectives on teaching and learning for inclusive higher education.

Who will talk?

We are the MIC Ability Pathway Project (MAP) Inclusive Research Graduate Forum: Órla Slattery; Aisling Arthur, Ella Barry; Sarah Doyle; Eleanor Hayes; Orla Platten 3 Key messages •

We will reflect on the teaching and learning strategies which supported learning development in College.

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We will discuss barriers to learning and how learning can be made accessible.

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We will discuss the transferrable skills that we developed in College which help promote inclusion in our communities.

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Name of Presentation Capturing the student voice in the implementation of a third level programme in the TU sector for students with intellectual disabilities.

Who will talk?

Jennette Kilroy, Roisin McCormack, Edel Hannon

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Focus group information guided the development of ATU Project WAVE.

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Implementation of the programme and inclusion of the community needs.

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Importance of student voice from a student’s perspective.

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Name of Presentation An Exploration of How People with Intellectual Disability Experience Post-Secondary Education and Perceive Higher Education.

Who will talk?

Therese Hennessy 3 Key messages What we found: •

People with Intellectual disability want to have a job and earn money.

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People with Intellectual disability enjoy learning new skills.

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Education programs need to match peoples’ interests and job goals.

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Session C3 Workshop

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Name of Workshop Equity and inclusion in Science education for all: practical strategies and resources Who Will Lead It? Dr. Gabriel Lemkow Tovias from the Faculty of Social Sciences in Manresa (UVic-UCC) 3 Key messages •

Short presentation about important issues about science education with children.

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Some practical activities to reflect why inclusion in science education is important.

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Conclusions about the session and short presentation of useful resources for practitioners.

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Session D1 Enabling Voice and Expression with Students using Creative Methods

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Name of Presentation A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Photos to Support Learning for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Who will talk?

Dr Catherine Kelly Mason, Dr Vicki Anderson.

Students: 1. Amy Roche, 2. Aoife Murphy, 3. Ben Kervick, 4. George Sosic, 5. Joseph O’Donnell, 6. Hannah O’Mahony, 7. Larry Ovie, 8. Philip Crosbie, 9. Margaret O’Keefe, 10. Pauline O’Meara, 11. Valerie Power, 12. Kevin Murphy 3 Key messages •

Using photos helps students with intellectual disabilities share their stories in ways that aren’t just talking.

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Using photos makes it easier for students to communicate their thoughts on education, inclusion, and self-advocacy.

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This approach can help students feel seen, heard, and included in college.

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Name of Presentation The Inclusive Music Ensemble at Cork School of Music – an idea for artistic and creative expression, participation, and education in higher education Who will talk?

Dr Andy Ingamells and Hugh McCarthy.

Filmmaker Matthew Murphy may join us, if he is available on the day.

3 Key messages 1. Creating musical art works together as a team.

2. Thinking about how different types of music and art can work together in a film.

3. Including people with disabilities in all parts of the making process.

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Name of Presentation

Human Rights and Inclusion in TU Dublin

Who will talk?

Adam Lalor, Jessica Deaic, Rebecca Glennon, Mohammed Djellal, Kelly Martin, Holly Maher, Deirdre Bonar, Sean Donegan 3 Key messages •

We are 2nd year students in TU Dublin, from the Learning Together Programme and the Social Care Programme.

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We learned about Human Rights in college.

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We want to show you photographs we took around campus, and talk about our Human Rights.

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Session D2 Workshop

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Name of Workshop Building Professional Knowledge about Inclusive Higher Education: Critical Factors of Success Who Will Lead It? Dr Meg Grigal and Dr Clare Papay from Think College at UMass Boston, USA Dr Beth Myers from Syracuse University, USA 3 Key messages •

We will share three key supports that help inclusive higher education programs grow and succeed – Community building, sharing research-based practices, and technical assistance.

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Attendees will think about where they go for professional development, how they find community, and where they learn about research-based practices.

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Attendees will identify actions they can take to build stronger supports for inclusive higher education in their own communities.

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Session D3 Workshop

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Name of Workshop BLuE Inclusive University Programme - “New Perspectives on Inclusion and Empowering Yourself” (C. Penn) Who Will Lead It? David Deutsch, Verena Hawelka, Maria Kreilinger, Christina Penn and Theresa Thalhamer from Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig, Austria 3 Key messages •

We are all part of the inclusive BLuE programme at Salzburg University of Education.

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This workshop is for people in inclusive university programmes to share experiences.

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In the workshop, we will use a “world café” to talk about making university programmes more inclusive and helping students get jobs.

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Name of Showcase

Co-learning in Practice: Inclusive Approaches

Who will talk?

Dr Eva McMullan-Glossop, UCC Music Department, Dr Therese Kenna, UCC Geography Department, Katie Doyle, UCC Geography peer buddy 2023/24, Gemma Healy, UCC Certificate in Social Citizenship Graduate 2023/24, Dr Anne-Marie Martin, UCC Nursing and Midwifery 3 Key messages •

Eva will share some creative approaches to designing course materials that can help all students to learn.

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You will hear about an example of a collaborative learning exercise, the students’ experience of co-learning, and what they feel they have learnt from working together.

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We will share tips for designing assessments so students can show their learning.

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Name of Poster Riding the WAVE of success, over and under the challenges of third level education: The voice of three students Who made it?

Marc Bolger, Deirdre Garvin, Mary Ruane 3 Key messages •

What the WAVE programme is about.

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A description of the barriers.

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What we need to be successful.

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Name of Poster The lived experiences of students with intellectual disabilities accessing Higher Education.

Who made it?

WAVE Project Students & Staff from ATU Donegal: Students - Shaun Bradley & Micheal O’Donnell Support Co-ordinator – Roisin McCormack Student Success Coach – Helen Bateson 3 Key messages •

Barriers to inclusion in Higher Education.

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Supports for inclusion in Higher Education.

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Requirements for inclusion in Higher Education.

The tree metaphorically represents the journey and challenges faced by these students.

The fallen leaves symbolising barriers, highlight obstacles such as inaccessible facilities, lack of academic accommodations, financial constraints, and limited awareness among staff and peers.

In contrast, the flourishing leaves of the tree represent growth the supports that enable attendance and success in Higher Education.

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Name of Poster Innovating Inclusion: A Partnership Between Higher Education and Disability Services Who made it?

Students and staff from Skills for Life: Ian Coleman Horgan, Niamh Cronin and Phil McSweeney 3 Key messages

1. Positive Impact for students 2. Empowering Inclusion 3. The value of long-term collaboration between higher education and disability services

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Name of Poster

Think College at the University of Vermont, USA

Who made it?

Dr. Bryan Dague from the University of Vermont, USA 3 Key messages

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Think College at the University of Vermont is an innovative, inclusive, academic, social, and vocational program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking a college experience and career path.

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Other university students provide peer mentor support in class and social events.

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Students gain skills to help them get and keep good jobs.

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Name of Poster Creative practice and UDL: exploring inclusive and collaborative learning for students and their peer buddies as part of ID+ project, UCC Who made it?

Michelle Finnerty and Aishling Walsh 3 Key messages •

Creative practice enables inclusive practice in education.

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Creative group work facilitates students to share their own musical worlds, tastes and interests.

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Peer learning supports learning for all.

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Name of Poster Inclusive Learning in Action: The UniversiMés+ experience Who made it? Àngels Fusté-Gamisans, Gabriel Lemkow-Tovias, Rosa Carné-Espelt and Francesc Padró-De la Fuente from UManresa (UVic-UCC) 3 Key messages

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Students with intellectual disabilities joined degree students to do research about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

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Groups with students with intellectual disabilities showed a wider and deeper understanding of the topic.

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Giving emotional support to students with intellectual disabilities was very important to help them feel confident in their abilities.

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Name of Poster ‘The first three months’: Reflections from students with ID on the WAVE Project (ATU Sligo) Who made it?

Edel Hannon (ATU Student); Andrew Layden (ATU Student); Barry Leonard (ATU Student); Rachel Taylor (ATU Student); Yasmin Kutub (ATU Student Success Coach) 3 Key messages •

Motivations: Students with ID have multiple motivations to attend university.

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Challenges: Students with ID can face many challenges when coming to university for the first time.

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Impacts: In the first three months of the program, students report feeling more confident, gaining more independence and have better self-esteem.

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Name of Poster

Making Documents Together

Who made it?

Cliodhna O’Rourke, Dale O’Neill, Emer Murphy, Emma McGrath, Gillian Cronin, Saoirse Keogh, Shannon Brooker 3 Key messages

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Graduates with Intellectual Disabilities worked with the Occupational Therapist or OT.

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The Graduates and OT made consent forms and information about consent that are easy to read.

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The poster shows how the Graduates and the OT worked together to make the consent forms and consent information.

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Name of Poster Demonstrating Progress and Potential: Lessons Learned from Federally Funded Inclusive Postsecondary Education in the United States Who made it?

Dr Clare Papay and Dr Meg Grigal from Think College at UMass Boston, USA 3 Key messages •

More students with intellectual disability are going to college – Over 350 higher education institutions in the USA now have programs for students with intellectual disability, with 134 programs receiving federal funding through a model demonstration program.

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Data show positive trends – Since 2010, data on almost 5,000 students has been collected, showing important trends in areas like higher education access, job outcomes, and the types of support students receive.

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The impact is growing – This model demonstration program has helped improve higher education programs for students with intellectual disability in the USA, influencing practices, research, and policies both in the USA and internationally.

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Name of Poster Presentation of a Project: Higher Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities at German Universities Who made it?

Laura Wimmer from LMU Munich 3 Key messages

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Many programmes in higher education for students with intellectual disabilities show good results. So this could be a good chance to make this possible for students with intellectual disabilities at German universities too.

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A goal is to develop research questions together with people with intellectual disability.

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Another goal is to create and study a oneyear programme for students with intellectual disabilities in higher education in Germany.

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List of Attendees First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Vicki

Anderson

South East Technological University

Aisling

Arthur

Mary Immaculate College

Christine

Ashby

Syracuse University

Des

Aston

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Owen

Barden

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Ella

Barry

Mary Immaculate Collage

Helen

Bateson

Atlantic Technological University

Frieda

Bent

KARE

Marc

Bolger

Atlantic Technological University

Deirdre

Bonar

Technological University Dublin

Carissa

Boston

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Kathy

Bradley

National Tertiary Office Cork and Kerry Strategic Alliance

Shaun

Bradley

Atlantic Technological University - Donegal

Loretta

Brady

University College Cork

Camelia Nadia

Bran

University College Cork, School of Education

Kerry

Brooker

Support person for Shannon Brooker TCPID (Trinity College Dublin)

Shannon

Brooker

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Alan

Burke

University College Cork

Laura

Burke

Maynooth University

Robert

Butler

University College Cork

Olive

Byrne

University College Cork

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First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Mary

Byrne

University College Cork

Louise

Callinan

Higher Education Authority

Tamsin

Cavaliero

Atlantic Technological University

Olivia

Clarke

Department of Higher & Further Education, Research, Innovation & Skills

Úna

Coates

Stewart’s Care

Claire

Cochrane

Cork Education and Training Board

Ian

Coleman Horgan

Skills for Life, Munster Technological University

Melissa

Collins

University College Cork

John

Condon

Down Syndrome Ireland

Catherine

Connolly

Trinity College Dublin

Anne Marie

Cooney

University College Cork

Sophia

Corral

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

João

Costa

University College Cork

Bart

Cronin

University College Cork

Gillian

Cronin

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Niamh

Cronin

Skills for Life, Munster Technological University

Philip

Crosbie

South East Technological University

Csilla

Cserti-szauer

Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

Brian

Cull

Cope foundation

Zsolt

Cziráki

Értelmi Fogyatékosok Csongrád Megyei Érdekvédelmi Szervezete

Bryan

Dague

University of Vermont

Anna

Delaney

University College Cork

Mary

Dempsey

University of Galway

David

Deutsch

Praktischvolksschule der pädagogischen Hochschule Stefan Zweig

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First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Eleanor

Donoghue

University College Cork

Owen

Doody

University of Limerick

Katie

Doyle

University College Cork

Sarah

Doyle

Mary Immaculate College Limerick

John

Farrell

University of Galway

Mairaj

Fatima

University College Cork

Nolan

Faulk

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Nuala

Finnegan

University College Cork

Michelle

Finnerty

University College Cork

Aoife

Flannery

University College Cork

Logan

Flint

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Amy

Flores

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Sinéad

Flynn

Down Syndrome Ireland

Àngels

Fusté-gamisans

Campus Manresa - University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

András

Futár

Eötvös Loránd University

Michael

Gannon

Maynooth University

Benjamin

Gearey

University College Cork

Karly

Grifasi

Syracuse University Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education

Meg

Grigal

Think College, University Of Massachusetts Boston

Bernie

Grummell

Maynooth University

Dara

Hanley

University College Cork

Edel

Hannon

Atlantic Technological University, Sligo

Verena

Hawelka

Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig

Gemma

Healy

University College Cork

Therese

Hennessy

University of Limerick

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First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Lara

Herter

Gulf Coast State College/Chautauqua

Péter László

Horváth

Apor Vilmos Catholic College

Andrew

Ingamells

Munster Technological University

Peter

Kashiwabara

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Amy

Keane

Munster Technological University

Catherine

Kelly Mason

South East Technological University, Waterford

Therese

Kenna

University College Cork

Sara

Kennedy

South East Technological University

Ben

Kervick

South East Technological University

Jennette

Kilroy

Atlantic Technological University

Maria

Kreilinger

Pädagogische Hochschule Salzburg

Yasmin

Kutub

Atlantic Technological University

Maire

Leane

University College Cork

Gabriel

Lemkow

Campus Manresa - University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia

Ariana

Lenko

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Séamus

LENNON

Brothers of Charity Services Limerick

Edel

Lynn

Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands

Katie

Lyons

Skills for Life, Munster Technological University

Roisin

M Cormack

Atlantic Technological University

Nikki

Markham

University of Limerick

Anne-Marie

Martin

University College Cork

Nicola

Maxwell

University College Cork

Angela

Mazzocco

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID)

Roisin

Mc Cormack

Atlantic Technological University

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4th & 5th December 2024, UCC

First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Conor

Mc Guckin

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID)

Deirdre

Mc Hugh

University of Galway

Cillian

McCarthy

University College Cork

Hugh

McCarthy

Munster Technological University, Cork School of Music

Jessica

McCreanor

University of Galway

Emma

McGrath

Trinity College Dublin

Mawusi

McKenzie

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Eva

Mcmullan

University College Cork

Paul

McSweeney

University College Cork

Phil

McSweeney

Munster Technological University / Skills for Life

Catherine

McVicker

University College Cork

Afeefah

Memon

Skills for Life, Munster Technological University

Ryan

Miller

The International School of Brussels

Alexandra

Moloney

University College Cork

Trentin

Moss

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Sinead

Mulhern

Atlantic Technological University

Aoife

Murphy

South East Technological University

Kevin

Murphy

South East Technological University

Emer

Murphy

Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID)

Beth

Myers

Taishoff Center at Syracuse University

Katelyn

Nelson

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Alison

Ní Threasaigh

University College Cork Students’ Union

Joseph

O’Donnell

South East Technological University

Margaret

O’Keeffe

South East Technological University

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First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Hannah

O’Mahony

South East Technological University

Kellie

O’Mahony

University College Cork

Pauline

O’Meara

South East Technological University

Margaret

O’Neill

South East Technological University

Cliodhna

O’Rourke

Trinity College Dublin

Hugh

O’Callaghan

South East Technological University

Gerard

O’Carroll

Munster Technological University, Kerry

Micheal

O’Donnell

Atlantic Technological University, Donegal

William

O’Donovan

University College Cork

Shannon

O’FarrellMolloy

South East Technological University

Róisín

O’Gorman

University College Cork

Katie

O’Mahoney

Skills for Life, Munster Technological University

Deborah

Oniah

University College Cork

Caoimhe

O’Rourke

Trinity College Dublin

Cliodhna

O’Rourke

Trinity College Dublin

Adrian

O’Sullivan

Skills for Life, Munster Technological University

Larry

Ovie

South East Technological University

Clare

Papay

Think College, University of Massachusetts Boston

Cathy

Pembroke

South East Technological University

Christina

Penn

Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig

Jerry G

Petroff

The College of New Jersey

Orla

Platten

Mary Immaculate College Limerick

Wolfgang

Plaute

University of Education Salzburg

Valerie

Power

South East Technological University

Katie

Power

Munster Technological University

Doug

Remick

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

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First Name

Last Name

Organisation

Nikki

Remick

Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Barbara

Ringwood

Trinity College Dublin

Fidelma

Robins

University College Cork

Patricia

Robinson

South East Technological University

Amy

Roche

South East Technological University

Bryceson

Roney

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Sam

Roux

Syracuse University

Mary

Ruane

Atlantic Technological University

Anikó

Sándor

Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem

Amy

Schuler

The College New Jersey

Brianna

Shults

Syracuse University - Taishoff Center

Orla

Slattery

Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

Sara Jo

Soldovieri

Syracuse University

George

Sosic

South East Technological University

Rachel

Taylor

Atlantic Technological University, Sligo

Theresa

Thalhamer

Salzburg University of Education Stefan Zweig

Megan

Todd

Bay High School/Chautauqua Learn & Serve Charter School

Michelle

Treacy

University of Galway

Kayleigh

Twomey

University College Cork

Jan

Walmsley

University College Cork

Marion

Wilkinson

National Disability Authority

Christine

Williams

South East Technological University

Laura

Wimmer

Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich

Jill

Woodnutt

Trinity College Dublin

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