Please return completed pages 4-6 only of this form to CAO.
Instructions for completing this form
This form has a dual purpose. Some Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) operate individual supplementary admissions routes for students with disabilities. This form is used by HEIs to provide verification of the applicant's disability and helps to determine appropriate supports at third level.
A number of colleges and universities operate a joint supplementary admissions route known as DARE (Disability Access Route to Education). This form is also used by DARE to help assess an applicant's eligibility for DARE. DARE requires an applicant to submit evidence of disability as part of their application. An application will not be complete until an applicant provides evidence of their disability AND Educational Impact Statement by 10 March 2027. More information on DARE is available from www.accesscollege.ie/dare.
Steps to completing this form when applying to DARE
This short guide to submitting evidence of your disability should be read alongside the information in the DARE Handbook pages 1-36.
Applicants who are unsure about the evidence that they need to supply can contact any member of the DARE team. Contact details for the DARE team are listed in the DARE Handbook and on www.accesscollege.ie/dare.
Section A, the online Supplementary Information Form (SIF) must be completed and DARE Applicants must tick Yes to DARE under Question 1 by 17:00 on 1 March 2027.
Section B Educational Impact Statement (EIS) must be downloaded, completed by the applicant's school and submitted by 10 March 2027.
Section C Evidence of Disability Form 2027 must also be submitted. Applicants should ensure:
–it has been completed AND signed by the appropriate professional AND
–it contains the stamp of the appropriate professional OR is on headed paper OR is accompanied by a business card AND
–the appropriate professional has filled in all parts of the form AND it is legible.
Send the original Evidence of Disability form and Educational Impact Statement by post. Emailed documents are not accepted.
Keep a photocopy of Evidence of Disability documentation for your personal records and don't forget to retain proof of postage.
Please Note:
Section C Evidence of Disability Form is NOT a substitute for a full Psychological Assessment Report or Section D School Statement.
Evidence from a support organisation is not accepted as verification of a disability.
Completion and submission of pages 4-6 of this form are required, pages 1-3 are instructions and may be retained by the applicant or professional.
DARE applicants must send the Evidence of Disability & Educational Impact Statement to:
DARE Applications 2027, CAO, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway by 17:00 on 10 March 2027.