Access, Disability & Equality

We hope that you will find all the answers to your access and disability-related questions in this section. If you have additional queries, you can email us at disability@rcsi.ie.

Please note that the following information is available in a variety of formats, so if you require an alternative accessible format, please contact the Student Services Office.   

CONTENTS

Disability

Prospective Students

Current Students

Access

Equality

Statement of Commitment

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is committed to building an inclusive learning environment. RCSI is further committed to the provision of "reasonable accommodation" as a response to meet individual needs and, as far as possible, to enable full access and participation for all students with a disability.

Definition of Disability 

The term “Disability” is as defined in the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2011, that is:

The total or partial absence of a person’s bodily or mental functions, including the absence of a part of a person’s body

The presence in the body of organisms causing, or likely to cause, chronic disease or illness

The malfunction, malformation or disfigurement of a part of a person’s body

A condition or malfunction which results in the person learning differently from a person without the condition or malfunction, or

A condition, disease or illness which affects a person’s thought processes, perception of reality, emotions or judgement, or which results in disturbed behaviour

(Equal Status Act, 2004, Part 1, 2(1))