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DARE: Disability Access Route to Education

Website: http://accesscollege.ie/dare/

City name: Nationwide, Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow, Online only

Provide services: Online services

Services areas: Anxiety stress, Burnout, Depression, General wellbeing, Eating disorders/Body image, Grief/Bereavement, Neurodiversity, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Age groups: Under 18, Over 18

Service is: Free

Service language: English, Irish

Particular demographics of young people: Young Travellers, Young men, Young women, LGBTI+ young people, Minority ethnic groups, Neurodiversity

Particular demographics of young people: Young Travellers, Young men, Young women, LGBTI+ young people, Minority ethnic groups, Neurodiversity

How can people access this service: Online only

Description

The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a college and university admissions scheme which offers college places on a reduced points basis. The scheme is available to school leavers under 23 years old with disabilities who have completed an Irish Leaving Certificate.
  • The current disabilities eligible for consideration for DARE are:
  • - Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)/ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • - Autistic Spectrum Disorder (including Asperger’s Syndrome)
  • - Blind/ Vision Impaired
  • - Deaf/ Hearing Impaired
  • - Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) – Dyspraxia
  • - Dyscalculia/ Significant Numeracy Difficulties
  • - Dyslexia/ Significant Literacy Difficulties
  • - Mental Health Condition
  • - Neurological Condition (including Brain Injury and Epilepsy)
  • - Physical Disability
  • - Significant Ongoing Illness
  • - Speech and Language Communication Disorder

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