College ‘vision’ for intellectually disabled people
A pilot project called Certificate in Contemporary Living (CCL) will commence in the coming weeks for students with intellectual disabilities from Limerick, Clare, Cork and Tipperary.
The CCL course was developed by the National Institute for Intellectual Disability at Trinity College and the first group of students from that programme graduated in February 2008.
Mary Immaculate and TCD have jointly worked on setting up the CCL course at the Limerick college. The curriculum will include written and oral communication and personal effectiveness modules.
The pilot course will also include a mentoring project whereby students from the Limerick college will act as mentors to the participants on the course. Project leader Miriam Twomey said: “The introduction of the CCL Pilot Project marks a significant milestone in relation to the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities and is in keeping with the spirit of Mary Immaculate College initiatives around access and disadvantage.
“This programme will allow the student to develop control and ownership of their learning and allows them to formulate a personalised plan of what they would like to achieve.
“Furthermore they will develop learning networks and relationships as they engage in a range of community contexts.”
She said if anyone was interested in the course, they can attend an open day at the college on February 12.
President of Mary Immaculate College, Prof Peadar Cremin, said: “The inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities within third-level institutions is seen as a means of promoting full citizenship through the provision of educational learning opportunities.“ Mary Immaculate College has long had a deep commitment to the creation of opportunities for all people to achieve their potential. This course marks a further step to achieving this vision”.
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