Disability & Learning Support Service
Disability Steering Group
Terms of reference (May 2009)
- To promote the disability agenda in DCU
- To raise awareness & widen the accessibility agenda for all members of the DCU community
- To review current policies and procedures relating to disability
- To draft new policies and procedures relating to disability
- To develop standards to make DCU a model of best practice in accessibility and inclusion
- To identify champions within DCU who will drive the accessibility agenda
- To meet quarterly as a group
- To liaise with the Equality Steering Group on the work of the Disability Steering Group
- To liaise with Executive on an annual basis on the progress of disability issues in DCU
Membership
- Chair - Paul Smith, Equality Director
- Executive Representative - Prof. Barry McMullin
- Head of Disability & Learning Support Service - Ms Anne O’Connor
- Disability Officer- Mr. Ted Harvey
- Buildings Office Representative - Mr. Richy Kelly
- Faculty Administration Peer Group Representative - currently vacant
- Students Union Representative – welfare Officer DCUSU
- Human Resources Department Representative – Ms. Brenda Dempsey
- Student Support and Developement – Deirdre Moloney
- ISS representative - Daryl Feehely
- Library Representative - Ms Carmel Harnett
- School of Computing - John McKenna
- Learning Innovation Unit - Morag Monroe
- School of Nursing - Prof. Anthony Staines
