More than 1,000 folks started the #UDL badge course today! Hurrah. Hopefully its the start of a long love affair with #UDL . Wishing them all a lovely learning experience over the coming 10 weeks.

This group is at the the heart of everything we do in AHEAD Ireland - its a compass that points the way forward for us, helps us contextualise the evidence base with lived experience, and shapes our work in all sorts of impactful ways. Maybe you would like to get involved?

Just setting up with Lorraine Gallagher for our presentation ETBI #OpenDoorConference presentation making the case for a whole college/centre approach to inclusion. Come and say hello if you are here!

Hear hear. Disabled people who cannot work are 5x more likely to live in consistent poverty. The €208 Disability Allowance isn't enough to cover the many extra costs of having a disability, approx 10k+ a year. This is not inevitable - action needed in #Budget2023 #EndPoverty

Interested in UDL? Come along to the #JohnKellyUDLawards on October 17th to connect with the leaders of Irish universal design for learning across further and higher education. Register to attend in-person at UCD O'Reilly Hall or online - ahead.ie/john-kelly-awa… UCD ALL

Recordings from the Inclusive National Higher Education Forum (INHEF) Strategic Plan launch event are now available here: inhef.ie/launch_strateg…

📢 Final call for MIC staff to register for this year's Digital Badge in Universal Design for Learning.

Learn how #UDL can be used to enhance learning for all by registering now on forms.office.com/r/kTqefKTnJF.

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When Jen speaks about teaching & learning, you'll listen if ye know whats good for ya! Her expertise is deep & wide ranging. Delighted AHEAD Ireland will be releasing a free short course co-authored by her on how to lay out courses in your VLE with equity & inclusion in mind soon

Here's a word cloud of the job titles of folks who completed the AHEAD Ireland UCD ALL National Forum T&L #UDL badge last year - why not join them by taking the course starting Oct 3rd and learn more about #UDL . Registration closes next Tuesday! ahead.ie/UDL-Badge-Autu…

Excited to present at my first @UDLHE Digicon with Thomas O'Shaughnessy on our UDL at UL project next month!

Sessions, presentations and posters, we want them all at AHEAD 2023. Get involved in our hybrid conference exploring how staff and learner communities drive inclusion for students with disabilities in tertiary education. Submissions open until Oct 28th - buff.ly/3eRHxG5

Looking forward to presenting a keynote contribution at the UDLHE Network international Digicon with UCD ALL next month on Ireland's growing #UDL in tertiary ed community and its impact on national policy and practice.

Very excited that our book has arrived this morning! Thank you to all our contributors for their excellent chapters & for being so great to work with the last 2.5 years.Thanks also Routledge Education Books Routledge Education Research University of Galway Research & Innovation School of Education, University of Galway Gerry Mac Ruairc manuela heinz Rory Mc Daid “Is Mise le Masc”

One week left to register for the #UDL badge ! Join the course to learn about universal design for learning and how to adapt your teaching to support all students. Register by September 20th - buff.ly/3QVlJH6 #UDL UCD ALL National Forum T&L

Ireland is so lucky to have someone like Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh who can convey so effectively & honestly the systemic barriers that disabled people face.We must not be left to suffer the brunt of the Cost of Living Crisis #PasNow Michael Shevlin ILMIreland Anne Rabbitte TD
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The Irish Travellers/Mincéirs & the State, 1922-2022 Conference takes place the 16-17th of September.

It will examine Irish Travellers’ experiences of discrimination & the state’s role in perpetuating disadvantage.

For more information & to register 👇
mooreinstitute.ie/event/irish-tr…

Looking forward to speaking to Ray D'Arcy Radio this afternoon Tuesday Blair.30pm.Tune in to hear about my Blue Tractor,Being Tied In, disability rights activism,my research on social engagement, belonging experiences of disabled students in HE.Buffers Alley Coláiste an Átha Michael Shevlin

Delighted to be asked to present on one of my favourite topics today - accessible communications! 1 in 7 Irish people has a disability. Don't lock people out from your comms. Add alt text to images, use #CamelCase (capital letters for each new word in a hashtag) and use captions

Almost 1100 educators now registered for the #UDLbadge this Autumn. Sign up and start your UDL journey with us!