See the following for some ideas. It really hits close to the truth. What I found about this video is that it demonstrates the perception that a person with a disability is either a hero because they move outside the door or they are an object of pity. The other major dynamic is whether a [...] Read more
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
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
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
The first group of students from the MSc in Disability Studies graduated from Trinity college earlier this year from a course driven by the NIID (National Institute for Intellectual Disability. The NIID’s mission is promoting inclusion for people with intellectual disability through education, research and advocacy. The MSc in Disability Studies offers students an insight [...] Read more
