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Work smarter

Supporting adults with intellectual disabilities to enter the workplace

Learners posing for the camera.

 The project partners were: 

  • Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) 

  • Eve Estuary Services

About this project

"Work Smarter" addressed unmet literacy and digital literacy needs among adults with intellectual disabilities. The project supported literacy, numeracy, digital literacy and financial literacy as well as interpersonal communication skills.  

Topics included: 

  • understanding payslips,  

  • getting to know the Revenue Online Service,  

  • safety signage in the workplace, and  

  • form filling.  

Learners worked on their personal communication skills so they could advocate for themselves in workplace settings. They learnt about volunteering and how to build their skill sets so they could explore local volunteering roles.

More about this project

This programme used the expertise of the adult literacy service and Eve Estuary Centre, along with input from keyworkers and feedback from employers. Facilitators applied Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles to make concepts accessible to adults with intellectual disabilities.