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
ToggleALL Member, Katriona O'Sullivan in the Irish Times
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ALL Institute launch - driving for lifelong access to Assistive Technology and Support
ALL (Assisting Living and Learning) Institute is a multi-disciplinary and collaborative centre for the development and promotion of Assistive Technology and Supports for people, especially those marginalised through disability or impairment, enabling them achieve well-being at all stages of their lives.
Date: Thursday, 16 November 2017
FreedomTech Assembly 2017
FreedomTech: A Passport to Inclusion. National Assembley.
Date: Thursday, 16 November 2017
ALL Member, Dr. John Owuor Presents at IASSIDD conference in Bangkok, Thailand
2017 IASSIDD 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Congress on Inclusiveness and Sustainable Development
Date: Monday, 13 November 2017
Inaugural Lecture of Prof. Mac MacLachlan, Director of the ALL Institute
Prof. Mac MacLachlan, Director of the ALL Institute gave his Inaugural Lecture on 23/10/17 in the John Hume Building at Maynooth University.
Date: Monday, 23 October 2017
ALL Member Fiona Lyddy Co-authors RIA Statement: Robotics and Personhood
Robotics and Personhood: Towards an Ethical Experience-Centred Design
Date: Saturday, 01 July 2017