Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board shares its Adoption of the ALTITUDE Charter & Joins the National Call to Action on Universal Design
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board has today publicly declared its support for and adoption of ALTITUDE – the National Charter for Universal Design (UD) in Tertiary Education – and joined today’s national call to action for institutions and agencies to work towards a more universally designed tertiary education system.
Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board strongly believes that ‘inclusion is everyone’s business’, and that all staff play a role in creating an environment in which the huge diversity of learners in our community can thrive. Universal design is central to our efforts to make that statement a reality, and by adopting the ALTITUDE Charter, we have committed to work collaboratively across the institution to embed a UD approach more firmly in our practices and processes in the years ahead, building on the good work already achieved in this area.
Commenting on KWETB’s adoption of ALTITUDE, Ken Seery, KWETB Director of FET, welcomed this landmark development:
“The rising diversity of our community of staff and students is a huge strength of our ETB, and universal design is a significant component of our strategic efforts to continue to meet their needs. We know everyone will work together and play their part in creating an inclusive experience in which all have equity of opportunity to succeed, and embedding a UD approach will help us to get there.”
“We fully support this important cross-sectoral effort and will continue to work to make progress on the actions and goals outlined in the ALTITUDE Charter in the years ahead.”
Following our adoption of the ALTITUDE Charter and our public support for the national call to action today, KWETB will now incorporate the actions contained in the Charter into the work of our EDI Working Group ensuring a cross-functional approach to progressing the actions and goals outlined in the Charter.
About the ALTITUDE Charter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuqxT_HheLk
