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- 25th January 2012
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Vienna, 25.1.2012 – The “International Conference on Good Policies for Persons with Disabilities” brought NGO and foundation representatives, academics and disability rights activists together in Vienna. The main focus of the conference was on selected laws governing accessibility, inclusive education, supported decision-making and access to justice. The experts and persons with disabilities in attendance engaged [...] Read more
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- 24th January 2012
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The recent report published by the NDA on attitudes towards disabilities has sparked debates up and down the country this week as the report showed that attitudes towards people with disabilities has shifted in the past 5 years. Speaking on behalf on the NDA on East Coast FM this morning Siobhan Barron said; there has [...] Read more
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- 23rd January 2012
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On Wednesday January 18th The Irish Times ran a story ‘Ageing with dignity and disability.’ This was based on a recent report called ‘Growing older with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland’. Professor Mary McCarron, dean of the faculty of health sciences in Trinity College Dublin and lead researcher in the report said that most of [...] Read more
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- 23rd January 2012
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Caroline Casey is moderating the Zero Conference in Vienna today, the first conference of its kind which will bring together around 240 parliamentarians, NGO and foundation representatives, academics and activists from the rights for the disabled movement. The conference aims to act as an “International Think Tank” to accelerate the implementation of the UN Convention [...] Read more
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- 18th January 2012
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Essl Foundation, World Future Council / Jakob von Uexkull and Bank Austria to bring 200 international politicians, NGO representatives, disabled persons and academics to Vienna to discuss selected laws and their most important aspects On January 22 and 23, 2012 the International Conference on Good Policies for Persons with Disabilities will be taking place for [...] Read more
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