TUS Student Handbook 2023/24

Midlands
https://www.ait.ie/life-at-ait/registering-withthe-disability-learning-support-service
Midwest
https://lit.ie/disability-support
If you register with TUS Disability Service a range
of supports are available to you, these include:
• Specific Examination Accommodations (including:
Reader, Scribe, Alternative Examination
• Venue, Technological Aids, Rest Breaks)
• Learning Support
• Assistive Technology resources
(including student training)
• Referrals to appropriate support personnel
• Personal assistants, notetakers
• Deaf supports (sign language interpreters)
• Transport support
Students who are supported include, but are not
limited to those with; ADHD, ASD, Sensory Disabilities,
DCD, Mental Health Difficulties, Neurological
Conditions, Physical Disabilities, Medical Conditions,
Speech and Language Difficulties and Specific
Learning Difficulties i.e. dyslexia, dyscalculia.
The Fund for Students with Disabilities is managed
by the Higher Education Authority on behalf of
the Department of Further and Higher Education,
Research, Innovation and Science. For further
information on FSD visit the HEA Website.
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