disAbility Hub
Developing a disability identity, community, and space for community engagement events within the disAbility Hub will serve as a model for the broader Trinity community. This initiative involves focusing on:
- Identity
- An inclusive Trinity community
- Training and resources
- Events
Over the past several years, the Disability Service has actively engaged with disabled students, the Trinity Ability Co_op, the Neurodiversity Society (DuNES), the Autism and ADHD drop-in groups, the TCD Student’s Union, and staff through campaigns, awareness-raising initiatives, presentations, surveys, and focus groups. These consultations aimed to determine a new name for the service as it transitions to its new home at Printing House Square. After careful consideration, the new name proposed following this consultation and design process is: ‘Trinity disAbility Hub.’ Over time, it is envisioned that this space will evolve into the Trinity Ability Hub.
The name "Trinity disAbility Hub" was chosen because it accurately describes the service being provided while also highlighting the positive aspects of the term "disability." By capitalizing the "A" in "disAbility," it allows individuals to choose where they place emphasis based on their personal preference and relationship with the term.
The Trinity disAbility Hub will be the central point of a new hive of activity on the Trinity campus, from which all disability-related activities and enterprises will emanate. It will be
recognized for user-led best practices in disability support and resources. Key elements will include student partnership, mutual learning, and raising awareness for disability-related issues.
A significant component of this initiative is the Leaders' Project, which celebrates distinguished disabled alumni who have made substantial contributions to Trinity and to wider Irish society.