Students with a disability who are on placement are entitled to reasonable accommodations to reduce the impact of their disability as they work to achieve the core competencies of their profession. The DSS collaborates together with the different schools and placement coordinators to ensure that students registered with our service will receive appropriate support during their placement. Once you are registered with us, with your consent, we will inform your placement coordinator to ensure that appropriate support is in place ahead of your placement.
Please also inform your placement coordinator that you are registered with our service to help facilitate any necessary arrangements and if you require a Clinical Needs Assessment. If you require a Clinical Needs Assessment for your placement, this will be carried out within your School.
Please see our (opens in a new window)Placement Planning Guidelines for Students with Disabilities and email us at (opens in a new window)disability@ucd.ie if you need further information.