ALL member, Katriona O'Sullivan gives input into an article in the Irish Times entitled:
Long division: Are we doing enough to narrow the inequality gap in Irish schools? A gaping chasm remains in outcomes between our poorest schools and others
"It’s a short distance from Knocknaheeny on Cork’s northside to the gates of University College Cork. But it’s a route that crosses some of the deepest ravines of the country’s social divide. Along with the high levels of unemployment, only one in 10 young people living in the area go on to third-level education. In more affluent areas, up to nine in 10 follow this route. Ger O’Donovan is principal of St Mary’s on the Hill in Knocknaheeny. His school is one of about 900 that are part of the Deis scheme, a targeted initiative to combat educational disadvantage. These schools typically benefit from smaller class sizes, access to literacy and numeracy supports and school meals programmes. St Mary’s is classified as an “urban band one” school, which means it has the highest concentration of disadvantage in the education system. The programme is a recognition of education’s unique capacity to break down cycles of disadvantage – but is it working? Read more
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Book Launch: ALL Member, Delia Ferri has new book published
The EU Social Market Economy and the Law : Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Challenges for the EU
Date: Friday, 23 November 2018
Mac MacLachlan, Director, ALL Institute publishes new article in International Perspectives in Psychology
Article entitled: Community-based mental health intervention skills: Task shifting in low- and middle-income settings.
Date: Friday, 23 November 2018
ALL Member Matt McCann identified as 'exciting new business talent' by Independent Newspaper
Newspaper article entitled '30 under 30: From robotics to medtech to clothes-sharing - meet Ireland's young guns striving to break new ground'
Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Mac MacLachlan Delivers Keynote Presentation at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Conference Entitled: “Independent Living:Harnessing The Power of Technology to Achieve a Better Life”
Date: Friday, 09 November 2018
Article in The Atlantic Relating to Access Earth, Brainchild of ALL Member, Mathew McCann
A Smart City Is an Accessible City A new breed of accessibility apps can make life easier for people with disabilities. They can also make it harder.
Date: Tuesday, 06 November 2018
Mac MacLachlan, Director ALL Institute Receives 2018 Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity
The award was given by the British Psychological Society
Date: Monday, 29 October 2018
Ana Maria Sanchez Rodriguez, ALL Member has New Book Chapter Published
Chapter 9: Addressing General Recommendation No. 35 from an Intersectional Perspective on Violence, Gender and Disability in Mexico Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez
Date: Sunday, 30 September 2018
The ALL PhotoCall
Every photo tells a story...Reveal positivity, collectivity or activity about Assisting Living and Learning and enter our photo competition.
Date: Friday, 28 September 2018
The ALL Institute had the pleasure of hosting the UNPRPD (United Nations Partnership for the Rights of People with Disability)
As well as a lot of hard and very engaged work, participants also had a tour of the historic campus - under the blazing Irish sun - and a close encounter with Ireland’s leading Traditional Group, the McVeigh Family Band.
Date: Friday, 28 September 2018
ALL Member Matt McCann Presents on Access Earth at the UNPRPD Knowledge Management Training Workshop
Presentation Entitled 'Access for Everyone".
Date: Tuesday, 11 September 2018