Sandra Flynn, PhD’s Post

A face like the back of a bus!! 🚌 Sitting in traffic in Dublin and I look up to spot my own mug smiling back at me!! What a howl! 🤣 The photo is an ad to promote Social Entrepreneurs Ireland as they are now open for applications for their #IdeasAcademy 💡 I was very lucky to participate in the program last year to help me develop my concept #Boy4Better a social enterprise focused on the next generation of male allies. Still very much on my mind but parked for now while I continue to grow WeddingDates Anyway… for anyone who has an idea that could make a difference and make the world or their community a better place I would HIGHLY recommend you check out the Ideas Acaedmy. It’s a brilliant program run by a wonderful organisation. You’ll also have a cohort of other Social Entrepreneurs in your corner forever after it. I was continually impressed and inspired by the others on the course and I’m in good company on the bus with Sandra Flynn, PhD and Destiny Ayo Vaughan #socialenterprise #entrepreneurlife

Happy Leap Day! Spend your extra time with the #AHEADjournal, chock-a-block with insights on inclusive education & employment. Issue 17 includes articles on reasonable accommodations, universal design and leadership, and more! CEOs corner Opinion: The ALTITUDE Charter can help us to operationalise an 'inclusion is everyone's business' approach Dara Ryder Accommodations 2.0: Reflecting on the future of post-secondary accommodations in a UDL landscape Frederic Fovet How can we make the student experience more accessible, inclusive, and flexible? Exploring learner priorities emerging from the ALTITUDE Charter consultations Dara Ryder Ailbhe King, Dr Deirdre McHugh Carol Neenan Leading from the Top: Enacting Leadership in Universal Design for Tertiary Education Mairead McCann Laura Hegarty Margaret Finch Aileen Kennedy The ENGAGE Programme - Creating an Online Inclusive and Equitable Learning Environment for Neurodivergent Adults Claire O'Neill Disability Support and Me: How a Disability Support Service Helped a Student with an Acquired Brain Injury Progress and Succeed at Postgraduate Level Lorraine M Duffy A Culture of Inclusion: Reimagining the university as a place for students with intellectual disabilities Dr Nicola Maxwell Máire Leane Creating the Virtual Hospital Room for teaching, learning and assessment of Healthcare Skills Mary Walsh O'Shea ‘My Big Life Fix’ Project - Innovative Practices in Social Care: Bridging Disability, Design, and Higher Education John Balfe Dr Eoghan O'shea Towards a digitally accessible thesis: the experience of a PhD researcher Sandra Flynn, PhD The Crowd4Access University of Galway footpath mapping initiative Improving accessibility through collaborating in Citizen Science Dr Deirdre McHugh Ruth Keeley Mike Hynes Dr Lorraine Tansey Brendan Smith Pathway to permanent Civil Service employment for graduates with disabilities Deirdre Moore Overview of AHEAD Research and Policy 2023 Richard Healy Launch! Universal Design Beyond the Classroom – Digital Course and Digital Badge Erica Meslin Check them out - https://lnkd.in/e9M8wu_J #UDL #IrishHigherEducation #ThisIsFET #Inclusion #Education #InclusiveEmployment

We are proudly launching the ILDN Social Enterprise IMPACT Awards, supported by the Dormant Accounts Fund and the Department of Rural and Community Development. The Awards aim to showcase and promote good practice in impact evaluation within Ireland's #socialenterprise community. Winners across each of our three categories – Medium/Large Social Enterprise, Small Social Enterprise, and Young Social Enterprise – will receive a grant of €10,000, with runners up receiving a grant of €5,000. Applications are now open – visit https://lnkd.in/ehq3SxHm for more information.