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Register now for our next round of training for professionals on the Assisted Decision - Making (Capacity) Act. Sessions will be held online in November 2024. Find out more and register using the link below: cdlp.clr.events/event/136071

Our Disability Legal Information Clinic is back for the 2024/25 academic year. Students on our LLM provide free, confidential, accessible legal information on disability related issues to people across Ireland. Email [email protected] to arrange an appointment.

Did you know that the move to online banking often excludes people with disabilities because of increasingly complex authentication and security measures with short time limits, which often time out. Read more about this here: advocacy.ie/2024/10/10/sho… #NAShortchanged

Abusive partners 'weaponising' disability - research via @RTENews rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

And so say all of us; I agree entirely with Conor O'Mahony. This is a must-read Child Law Project report which identifies serious, systemic failures in the care system - despite many examples of good practice. It shows change is needed, urgently, for our most vulnerable children.

If you are a ‘special voter’ and need a postal vote due to illness or disability that might impede you from voting in person, it’s form PV2 (checktheregister.ie/en-IE/forms) but the same timings apply - has to be with the council by Sunday, so in practical terms, by the end of Friday

As part of their event on the Mental Health Bill with Charles O'Mahony University of Galway Law Mental Health Reform have invited #GE2024 candidates in Galway to hustings here ILAS, University of Galway next Monday. The event is open to the public and free to attend.

Disabled People have the Power to shape the future! Registering to vote is step 1 #GE24 is Our chance to be heard Check your registration & details today ChecktheRegister.ie Need a postal vote? Don’t delay check now! Let’s use Our power and make it count! #investininclusion

I've extended the age range for my research! I'm looking for young people, age 16 - 24, who are non-speaking, sometimes speaking or communicate differently & their supporters to tell me about making a support agreement under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act

Congratulations to the 2023/2024 class of the LLM in International and Comparative Disability Law and Policy who graduated today. Pictured below are Stephain Lynagh and Tatum McGuffin, LLM graduates, with Dr. Dr Aoife Price and Professor Eilionóir Flynn .

On 25 Feb we will launch a report by Dr Aoife Price Dr Vivian Rath & Eilionóir Flynn on getting diverse disabled candidates elected in Ireland. Report funded by National Disability Authority. Speakers from Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission, An Coimisiún Toghcháin, The Electoral Commission LGBT Ireland Disabled Women Ireland & National Traveller Women’s Forum. Register here: bit.ly/42Ql6b3

Summer school one of the main highlights of the year Centre for Disability Law and Policy. Don't miss out on your chance to present this year or apply for a scholarship.

💜 Happy #InternationalWomensDay from DWI! In a time of increasing uncertainty and rising attacks on disabled people we call on the Irish government to #AccelerateAction to protect the rights of and empower Disabled Women & Non-Binary People. #IWD2025 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Now including people up to the age of 35! Are you a young person, age 16 - 35, planning for or making a support agreement under the new capacity Act? Are you supporting a young person? I'm interested in hearing from you for my Research Ireland funded project.

A great opportunity to learn how to influence the UNCRPD Committee's List of Issues for Ireland (published later this year) from experts including former members of the Committee and representatives of DPOs who have done this before.

Expressions of interest for our closed workshop on the UNCRPD List of Issues for Ireland in 2025 close next Thursday 8th May. Find out more: cdlp.clr.events/event/138038

A number of our PhD Candidates & staff incl. Dr Clíona de Bhailís, Emma Burns, Amanie Issa & Grace Barnes presented their work at the 17th NNDR Conference this week. Congratulations to them all. It is great to see the CDLP & University of Galway Law so well represented

And we are off! The 16th International Disability Law Summer School #16thDSS is underway. We are looking forward to a very busy & interesting event exploring Disabled Activism in an Age of Far-Right Resurgence. Access a full copy of our programme at cdlp.clr.events