Third-level courses for intellectually disabled

PEOPLE with an intellectual disability can take part in full-time university courses for the first time under an initiative at Trinity College Dublin (TCD).

The National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID) is working to identify the central issues affecting these people’s lives and ensure their full inclusion inside and outside college.

A group of 20 mature students is currently taking part in the institute’s full-time Certificate in Contemporary Living course at Trinity.