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The Student Journey - Outreach, Transition, Retention and Progression Plan 2010 – 2013
The Disability Service (DS) aims to provide appropriate advice, support and information to help students and staff with disabilities. Since its establishment, the Disability Service has developed policies and provided services that have encouraged and supported the inclusion of students with disabilities.
Trinity College has the highest number of students with disabilities of all third level colleges in Ireland (AHEAD survey 2010) partly due to the innovative services and projects that DS provides.
The Disability Service has developed an Outreach, Transition, Retention and Progression Plan 2010 – 2013 which aims to develop clear and effective support systems at all stages in the student journey from college entrance to graduation to employment. The Disability Service works with students at three stages of their Higher Education journey:
- Phase 1 Pre-entry, admission and the first year experience
- Phase 2 Building and maintaining a college career
- Phase 3 Progressing through College to employment
Each phase of the student journey is aligned to the TCD Strategic Objectives and to national targets for students with disabilities set by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). In each phase activities are linked to recommendations from the OECD (2011) report on students with disabilities in higher education. The overall aim is to develop clear and effective support systems at all stages in the student journey from college entrance to graduation to employment.
Trinity College Dublin completed a College Access Plan in 2009:
College Strategic Plan 2009:
Both documents set a target of 22% for non-traditional students, including those from a socio-economically disadvantaged background, those with a disability and mature students. The previous target of 15% was exceeded in 2008, and the number of students registering with the Disability Service has increased significantly over the last 10 years.
