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If you would like to contact someone in the Disability Support Service Team, please choose from the options below:
Meet the Disability Support Team
Ann Marie Curran
Executive Administrative Assistant
Email: Ann Marie Curran
Siobhan Jordan
Administrative Assistant
Email: Siobhan Jordan
Area of support: Provides disability support related information to students, colleagues and members of the public, and administrative support to the Disability Support Service Team.
Bernie McGee
Disability Officer
Email: Bernie McGee
Area of support: Overall management of the Disability Support Service.
Catherine Dufficy
Assistant Disability Officer
Email: Catherine Dufficy
Area of support: Needs assessments and advisor for students registered with physical, sensory and ongoing medical conditions. Provides support to the Disability Officer.
Maeve McCaldin
Disability Advisor
Email: Maeve McCaldin
Area of support: Needs assessments and advisor for students registered with mental health and neurological conditions. Campus accommodation for students with disabilities. Placement planning for students with disabilities.
Pearce Johnson
Disability Advisor
Email: Pearce Johnson
Area of support: Needs assessments and advisor for students registered with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia/dyscalculia), developmental coordinator disorder (dyspraxia) and attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD).
Betty Attwood
Assistive Technology Officer
Email: Betty Attwood
Denise Keaveney
Assistive Technology Officer
Email: Denise Keaveney
Sylvia Nutley
Assistive Technology Officer
Email: Sylvia Nutley
Area of support: Provides assistive technology and related training to students registered with the Disability Support Service.
Email enquiries should be directed to disabilityservice@universityofgalway.ie
Kate Brooks
Senior Occupational Therapist
Email: Kate Brooks
Jessica Duggan
Senior Occupational Therapist
Email: Jessica Duggan
Area of Support: Supports students registered with the Disability Support Service to participate fully in the activities of college life and engage in their academic study.
Anna Ní Fhlatharta
Access Engagement Office
Email: Anna Ní Fhlatharta
Area of Support: Provides communication and marketing support to the Access Centre teams.
The Disability Support Service (DSS) is located in the Access Centre on the ground floor of Áras Ui Chathail.
See location of Áras Ui Chathail on the college interactive map or on this Campus Map (accessibility).
The front entrance on the right-hand side of the building is an automatic door.
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