FAQs & Booklets for TCD students

Please find a list of helpful booklets & information:

• Disability Service Student Handbook
• Disability Service Parent Handbook

Information for International Students

International and European Union (EU) students are entitled to have a needs assessment and a Learning Education Needs Summary report arranged for them; this can include support like extra time for examinations and library supports.

International and most EU students are not entitled to claim Fund for students with disabilities - see criteria here:

http://www.studentfinance.ie/mp7576/check-your-eligibility/index.html

However the Disability Service will do what is reasonable to ensure the student has a fair and equal opportunity to succeed, and has limited funding to support this.

Erasmus Students

The Erasmus programme focuses on enabling European students, including students with disabilities to study for short periods abroad. Support is provided in terms of guidance, accessibility, technical support services and extra financial costs for students with disabilities.

At Trinity College Dublin, the Disability Service will do what is reasonable to ensure the student has a fair and equal opportunity to succeed. It is important that the student has arranged funding for their support before the start of their course in TCD.

International and ERASMUS students wishing to register with the Disability Service should make an appointment for a Needs Assessment at the earliest opportunity on arriving in College, and should submit evidence of a disability by email to disab@tcd.ie If necessary an English language version of such evidence should be available.

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Student Welfare Entitlements :

• European social fund (ESF) Student Disability Fund explained
• Welfare entitlements for People with Disabilities
• How to make a grant application

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Requesting information on file - Data Protection Requirements

If you are about to graduate or if you are transferring to another College and need to have a copy of information from your file, please try to request this before you leave.

We can send on information such as your medical evidence or educational psychologist's report to another College Disability Service if you request us to do so.  We will require you to send us a signed letter or an email that includes the following information:

• your date of birth
• student number
• your current/last address
• your signature
• The name of the College you are transferring to, if necessary.

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