Mature StudentsDisability Office
•Support is available for students with a diagnosed disability or a specific learning difficulty (including dyslexia).•Students should register as soon as possible with the Disability Officer, room 10 (ground floor) garry.toner@it-tallaght.ie•Closing date for registration this semester is Thursday 15th November. |
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The Disability Officer provides support and services for the development and coordination of services and facilities for students with disabilities.
Services include:
Assistance with admission procedures, accessibility; examination supports; guidance about navigating teaching and learning processes. This includes organising the provision of Note Takers; extra tuition; Interpreters; Scribes; and Academic Assistants; extra examination time; and assistive technology devices.
A key role of the Disability Officer is to liaise with Institute academic departments, individual lecturers, and other staff to ensure that the support needs of students with disabilities are met and to create awareness among staff and students of the range of supports available for students with a disability.
Students can advise the Disability Officer of any disabilities they have by completing a health questionnaire which is available from the office. Please call in to the office for further information. Room 010, Ground Floor.
Garry Toner.
Contact Details: Office Hours:
Phone: (01) 404 2606 Monday: 9am – 4:00pm
Fax: (01) 404 2772 Tuesday: 9am – 5:00pm
Email: garry.toner@it-tallaght.ie Thursday: 9am – 4:00pm
Learning Support Officer
Geraldine Roche is the Learning Support Officer working from the Disability Office alongside Garry Toner. I am looking forward to working with you all. If you need to contact me please do not hesitate to call
The Learning Support Officer is available to a cohort of students registered with the Disability Service on . Referrals to Learning Support are made through the Disability Office.
Contact Details:
01 4042565
geraldine.roche@it-tallaght.ie
Room 10 on the ground floor.
Office Hours
Mon 3pm – 5pm,
Wed 9am – 6pm
Fri 9am – 6pm
Geraldine can help with;
- Reviewing educational needs assessment
- Meeting with students and support their learning
- Providing study skills provision, exam preparation and strategies
- Running workshops for students with a disability
- Providing group study support skills.
Assistive technology does what it says on the tin! It’s there to assist you so drop in and find out what tools are at your disposal through IT Tallaght’s Disability Office. There are regular workshops held that will calm the nerves and help you design a personalised study programme that can help you manage general study as well as assignments and the exams.
We are here to help students registered with the Disability Office who learn differently and want to match your strengths and abilities to the study practices that work best for you to maximise your time here. Check your emails regularly for updates on upcoming workshops and timetables.
Remember – There’s no such thing as a trivial question – If it’s important to you, it’s important!
You can also click on this link https://ittlearningsupport.youcanbook.me (opens in a separate window)to make an online booking for a one to one session at a time that suits you!
