As a student dealing with an illness or disability are there issues that concern you when preparing for and making career choices?
Do you need any special support when accessing the range of services available to you through the Careers Service?
Do issues like attending interviews, accessing information and disclosing health matters to an employer present special concerns?
A special Careers Advice and Support Service is available to students who are registered with the Disability Service. In addition to general service provision, the Careers Service supports special needs across all aspects of career planning and career strategy development. The service aims to support students with career planning from the point of admission to U.L. Students are welcomed and encouraged to use the facilities of this service.
How to contact us: Jane Howlett, Careers Advisor Students with Disabilities, Room E0019, 061 213107, Email: Jane.Howlett@ul.ie
Services include:
There is a lot of help available to get the information required to develop a career plan and there is an increasing awareness of the need to make that information accessible.
A number of core Career publications and specialist publications are available in alternative formats. A range of audio and video materials are also available in the Careers Resource Area. These include material on
Students should visit the area and check the listings and indices of available material or contact Jane.Howlett@ul.ie
Increasingly, the web is proving to be the most effective and accessible information platform. In Cooperation with the Careers Service, the Assistive Technology Unit provides each student with an individual review to establish the most appropriate route to access career information. Students should visit the area, which is housed on the first floor of the main library building or contact Conor.hartigan@ul.ie
Once the student has identified the most appropriate route to gaining information, there is a vast amount of web-based resources that will prove useful tools in career planning.
Jane Howlett
Careers Advisor Students with Disabilities
Room E0019
Jane.Howlett@ul.ie
061 213107
Brenda Shinners- Kennedy
Disability Liaison Officer
Library Bldg, BG10036
Brenda.shiners-kennedy@ul.ie
Conor Hartigan
Assisitive Technology Trainer
Assistive Technology Centre
Library Bldg, BGl0036
Conor.hartigan@ul.ie
Gavin Connell
Head of Careers
Cooperative Education & Careers Division
Room DM036
Gavin.Connell@ul.ie
