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Getting to know Trinity College Disability Service Staff and Supports

Getting to know Trinity College Disability Service Staff and Supports. Welcome!. Outline of the Afternoon: Role of Parent & Student in College Journey Discuss the supports provided by the Disability Service Supports for you Information to help you as you get started! .

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Getting to know Trinity College Disability Service Staff and Supports

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  1. Getting to know Trinity College Disability Service Staff and Supports

  2. Welcome!

  3. Outline of the Afternoon: • Role of Parent & Student in College Journey • Discuss the supports provided by the Disability Service • Supports for you • Information to help you as you get started!

  4. The Student Journey: The Disability Service aims to develop clear and effective support systems at all stages in the student journey from college entrance to graduation to employment.

  5. Pathway’s Model taking account of the total ‘Student Journey’ from pre-entry to employment or further education

  6. Student-Parent/Guardian Communication

  7. Getting to know the Disability Service staff DS Main Office Room 2054 Arts Building

  8. The service employs nine full-time staff, three part-time staff and over sixty casual educational support workers, who provide direct support to over four hundred students with disabilities, these include: • 3 Disability Officers for students : • Declan Reilly (Room 2054), Alison Doyle (Room 3029) • 1 Disability Officer for students/staff – Declan Treanor • 1 Assistive Technology Officer – Andrew Costello (ATIC) • 2 Admin staff – Jennifer Maxwell, Carol Barry (Room 2054)

  9. Occupational Therapists – Unilink Service • Claire Gleeson • Kieran Lewis • Susan Madigan • Fiona Gilmore • Offices in Room 2032, Room 2032A, Room 2053

  10. Students availing of the Disability Service

  11. Some of our new entrants

  12. Current registered students

  13. Services • Full needs assessment for all students & staff with disabilities; • Disclosure to School in which student is studying; • Reasonable accommodations such as human supports, technology, OT & equipment put in place; • Examination accommodations arranged; • Assistive Technology support if needed; • Learning support; • Educational support workers; • Ergonomic assessment

  14. Needs Assessment Meeting • Meet with a Disability Adviser • Sign Code of Practice • Explore needs within college • Reasonable Accommodations discussed • Learning Education Needs Summary (LENS)

  15. Code of Practice

  16. Reasonable accommodations • Allow additional time to develop practical skills • Provide accessible locations • Allow student to record lectures • Provide annotated reading lists • Allow an assistant to attend lectures or labs • Provide enlarged hand-outs & exam papers • Encourage appropriate seating • Provide feedback on continuous assessments • Provide lecture notes in advance • Flexibility on deadlines as appropriate • Repeat questions asked before answering • Maintain confidentiality • Where possible, prioritise reading lists • Exam accommodations

  17. What YOU need to do:5 things we expect you to do • 1. Attend a registration / needs assessment appointment. • Check your email account regularly for messages/updates from DS. • Let us know immediately if your course or circumstances change. • Request exam accommodations or changes to exam accommodations by the official deadline. • Communicate with us directly and not through a third party.

  18. Being a learner at Uni!

  19. Being a student • What are the differences between secondary school and university? • What types of learning are required in college? • Skills to be a College Student??

  20. Demands of Secondary School • Wide range of subjects: at least 7 • Prescribed learning usually guided by teachers • Rote learning • Group projects with defined boundaries • 9-4 daily routine; managed learning environment with familiar routines, set break times and class periods • Very clear rules of behaviour and consequences- Institutional environment • Obligatory clothes (uniforms); all individuals similar • Very familiar physical, social & cultural environment– classrooms, labs, break rooms, people, ethos.

  21. Characteristics of Third Level Education • It’s big and new • Different environment • Attendance at lectures not compulsory • Large groups of strangers • Norms rather than rules • Different teaching methods • Few practice-runs • No daily routine • Student driven • May never get to know lecturer • Lots of extracurricular options • No hand-holding for the student • Live away from home- self-care

  22. Tools for being a University Student • Self-Directed • Motivated • Self-aware • Manage yourself • Academic Skills • Social Skills • Manage health and well being • Manage time • Be organised • Be responsible • Obey college rules • Self-advocate • IT Skills • Seek support if needed

  23. Getting to know Trinity-Being a Fresher Student

  24. Being a Fresher What is a Fresher? A first-year student at a university, college, or high school. Junior Freshman, Senior Freshman = First two years of college

  25. TCD Fresher’s Week

  26. Orientationhttp://www.tcd.ie/orientation/

  27. Before you arrive-Did you register and print out your confirmation slip? -Do you know when & where to go to collect your ID card? -Do you know the time, date and venue for your orientation meetings in Freshers’ Week?  During your first week in College-Find College Tutor and arrange to meet.-Attend ‘Meet your Mentors’ meeting and Library Tour-Go on Sports Centre Tour-Find out how to get a locker if you want one. -Print out your timetable -Get your course handbook from my.tcd.ie?-Find out where the computer rooms are.-Add your laptop to the College computer network.-Find out where to go for help with your laptop.

  28. How to register

  29. Registration & Student Card What documents do I need for ID card collection?You need your confirmation slip from your online registration and proof of ID (Passport/ Birth Certificate/ Driver's Licence). If you have been to this University before, please bring your old student card. What do I need my Student card for? Library access; buildings; computer rooms; exams; printing

  30. Freshers Week Timetable

  31. Getting to know the TCD Libraries

  32. The Library • https://www.tcd.ie/Library/ • You can take out books with your Student Card. • Special Borrowing Privileges. • ATIC Spaces in the library-quieter places to study: BLU & Hamilton.

  33. Joining Clubs & Societies- Getting involved!

  34. College Societies and Clubs • http://www.trinitysocieties.ie/ • http://www.tcd.ie/Sport/ducac/ Clubs: Athletics Club Rowing Club Swimming American Football Cricket Rugby Societies: Sci-FI Gamers SVDP Internet The Hist The Phil

  35. TCD Jargon!! • Michaelmas Term • Hilary Term • The Pav • Front Square • Cricket Pitch • The Ramp • Arts Block • GMB

  36. College Terms in TCD • The academic year at TCD: • Freshers Week- 16th-19th September Terms: Three terms: • Term 1: Michaelmas Term:23rd September- 13th December (12 weeks includes 1 reading week) • Term2: Hilary Term: 13th January 2014- 4th April 2014 (12 weeks includes 1 reading week) • Term 3: Trinity Term: Exams

  37. Useful Websites

  38. Student Union

  39. http://www.tcd.ie/local/

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