Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Education Needs of Visually Impaired Students: Discussion

11:00 am

Ms Toni O'Dwyer:

It is a half day per week throughout transition year, or rather three half-days and one full day in Dublin per week for the transition year. It includes independent travel to and from our centre in Dublin, assistive technology and digital skills and accessing information. They practice using the different platforms that are used in further and higher education. The whole focus is that they are independently accessing their information at the end of it and that they have agency around their learning. That also includes exposure to workplace practice and experience.