College Resources for Students with Disabilities
Support, Advocacy and Assistive Technology to Facilitate the Transition to Higher Education.
Association
for Higher Education Access and Disability (AHEAD)
www.ahead.ie
Promotes improved access for persons with disabilities to Third Level
Education in Ireland, North and South.
Disability
Federation of Ireland
Providing support services to people with disabilities.
National Federation
of Voluntary Bodies
www.fedvol.ie
The National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Providing Services to People with Intellectual Disability is a national umbrella organisation for voluntary/non-statutory agencies who provide direct services to people with intellectual disability in Ireland
Irish
Wheelchair Association
www.iwa.ie
The national organisation dedicated to the achievement of full social,
economic and educational integration of people with disabilities as
equal, independent and participative members within the general community.
Irish
Association of Teachers in Special Education
http://www.iol.ie/~iatse/
IATSE is an association of and for teachers and educators of pupils
with special educational needs in Ireland. This association has its
own website.
Irish
Learning Support Association
http://www.ilsa.ie/
An association of teachers working in learning support.
National
Disability Authority
http://www.nda.ie/
The NDA provides a key focal point for disability in the mainstream.
The
National Association For The Mentally Handicapped Of Ireland
http://www.namhi.ie/
NAMHI is a voluntary organisation of those who work on behalf of people
with intellectual disability.
Rehab
Group
http://www.rehab.ie/
A not-for-profit organisation working for social and economic inclusion
among people with disabilities and others who are marginalised.
International Organisations
AbilityNet
- UK
http://www.abilitynet.co.uk/
AbilityNet is charity that aims to make mainstream computer technology
accessible to people with disabilities.
British
Educational and Communications Technology Agency - UK
http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA has a similar role in Britain to that of the National Centre
for Technology in Education in Ireland.
The
National Centre to Improve Practice in Special Education - USA
www2.edc.org/NCIP
NCIP promotes the effective use of technology to enhance educational
outcomes for students with sensory, cognitive, physical and social/emotional
disabilities.
The
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- USA
www.nichcy.org
NICHCY provides information on disabilities and disability-related
issues for families, educators, and other professionals.