About Us
DAWN is a professional organisation and a community of practice for Disability Officers who are responsible for supporting neurodiverse learners and learners with disabilities in higher education in Ireland. DAWN endeavours to achieve consistency in the standard and delivery of reasonable accommodations in examinations and assessments across the higher education sector.
DAWN is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and supportive academic environment for learners with disabilities in Higher Education across Ireland. DAWN provides a collaborative platform for disability advisors and access staff to share knowledge, advocate for effective policies, and implement best practices. Our commitment to equality and non-discrimination ensures that all members, irrespective of gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, religious or political belief, civil status, or age, are empowered to contribute and succeed.
Our objectives
- To provide a platform for disability advisors to share knowledge.
- To support learners with disabilities in Higher Education in Ireland.
- To advocate for and contribute to policies and practices that support students with disabilities.
- To strengthen links with the Further Education Sector and to collaborate and share practices.
HEI members of DAWN
- ATU Galway
- ATU Letterkenny
- ATU Sligo
- CCT College Dublin
- Carlow College
- Dublin City University
- Dublin Business School
- Dundalk Institute of Technology
- Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design & Technology
- Griffith College Dublin
- Hibernia College
- Law Society of Ireland
- Mary Immaculate College Limerick
- Maynooth University
- Munster Technological University
- National College of Art & Design
- National College of Ireland
- RCSI Dublin
- SETU Carlow and Wexford
- SETU Waterford
- Technological University of Dublin
- TUS Midlands Athlone
- TUS Midlands Limerick
- Trinity College Dublin
- University College Cork
- University College Dublin
- University of Galway
- University of Limerick
Contact us at info@dawnnetwork.ie
DAWN Executive committee 2024
Jacinta Burke (RCSI), Linda Doran (UCC), Geraldine Kneel (DKIT), Ruth Murphy (MTU)