Welcome Aboard the Ally Ship!

Ahoy there, welcome on board the Ally Ship! Here you’ll find lots of tools you can use to make your journey to accessibility a smooth one. Throughout this web platform, you’ll find lots of useful information to support students with disabilities/disabled students within your work, whoever you may be – USI staff, an SU Officer, a Club and Society Committee Member, Class Rep or general student. Whether you are looking for tips on making your events more accessible, wanting to know more about how to react to someone disclosing or looking to understand more about the importance of language and disability, you’ll find everything you need to become a better ally here.

We are currently expanding our Ally Ship to include more content (especially within Accessible Comms and a new section, Resources, coming soon). If you have any material you would like to see included in the updates, please get in touch with us with your suggestions and requests. We are also in the process of making our current information available in more formats - as documents, videos and quizzes.  Overall any comment (especially feedback from those using it) are welcome to go to laocin.brennan@ahead.ie, where Laocín will gladly get in touch as the changes are implemented. 

If you are looking to arrange some additional training to make sure you’ve got your sea legs – get in touch! Send an email to our Student and Graduate Engagement Officer at hannah.kelly@ahead.ie.

Accessible Communications

Ally Ship Accessible Comms

How to embed accessible practice in your communications strategy to ensure your message reaches the most people possible. 

Supporting Disclosure of Disabilities

Ally Ship Diclosure

How to encourage disclosure in your setting and ways to respond to someone disclosing to you.

Language of Disability

Ally Ship Language of Disability

Want to talk about disability rights but baffled on what terminology to use? This will introduce to person-first and identity-first language - both of which are acceptable in a general context. 

Founding a Neurodivergent Society

Ally Ship Accessible Societies

So you're a student leader, and a champion of the cause of disability rights! Read on for guidance on making your organisation, campaign or internal structures as accessible as possible. 

Making Online Events Accessible

Ally Ship Accessible Virtual Events

Accessibility Resources for Students

Ally Ship Resources