Our ASC centre is located downstairs in the Luke Wadding library on main campus, Waterford. Once you have registered with the disability office you can avail of support here.
The centre is open Monday- Friday each week during term time from 8.30am to 5pm. It is a drop-in service and you can also book 1:1 time with your learning support tutor.
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