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
ALL Institute: Assisting Living & Learning
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Dr. Delia Ferri, ALL Institute Member Presents at UN Partnership for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Knowledge Management Training Workshop
Dr.'s Ferri's Presentation: "The Role of the European Union in Protecting the Rights of Asylum Seekers with Disabilities: Insights for UNPRPD Projects"
Date: Monday, 10 September 2018
UN representatives attend training on disability rights run by Maynooth University ALL Institute: Assisting Living & Learning
UN representatives from 18 nations across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Arab states attend a training programme run by Professor Malcolm MacLachlan, Director of the ALL Institute: Assisting Living & Learning at Maynooth University.
Date: Monday, 10 September 2018
A response to the public consultation process for Ireland's new international development policy
submitted on behalf of the ALL Institute
Date: Thursday, 16 August 2018
ALL Member Dr. Unai Diaz-Orueta has Article Accepted for Publication
de la Fuente, J., Kauffman, D.F., Díaz-Orueta, U & Kauffman, Y. (2018, in press) Adapting the Research Development & Innovation (R D & I) value chain in Psychology to Educational Psychology Area. Frontiers in Psychology
Date: Thursday, 26 July 2018
ALL Institute Partners in New Global Assistive Technology Initiative
The ALL Institute is delighted to announce that it is a member of a consortium led by the Global Disability Innovation Hub (Link) that has received €12m from UK Aid - Britain’s Department of International Development
Date: Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Dr. Unai Diaz-Orueta Symposium Presentation at the Mid-Year International Neuropsychological Society Meeting in Prague
"Process-based approach to neuropsychological assessment: from screening tools to comprehensive assessment"
Date: Wednesday, 18 July 2018
ALL Member, Dr. John Owuor, Presenting at Conference, Athens, Greece
5th IASSIDD Europe Congress Diversity & Belonging: Celebrating Difference
Date: Wednesday, 18 July 2018
ALL Member Fleur Boot Facilitates CRE Programme on Intellectual Disability and Assistive technology
Bengaluru, India
Date: Saturday, 14 July 2018
Dr. Unai Diaz-Orueta Gives Workshop at the University of Deusto, Bilbao Invited by Basque-Navarrese Society of Neuropsychology
"Neuropsychological Assessment of Older People: the relevance of a process-based approach"
Date: Wednesday, 11 July 2018
New Article: Fleur Boot, John Owuor and Mac MacLachlan, ALL Members publish in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Access to assistive technology for people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review to identify barriers and facilitators
Date: Tuesday, 10 July 2018