At the end the Research Week, Professor Delia Ferri has been awarded Maynooth University Research Achievement Award 2020, which is awarded in consideration of specific achievements over the last 3-5 years. She has also received the 2020 Faculty of Social Science Research Achievement Award. Professor Ferri is a recipient of a European Research Council Consolidator grant for her research project entitled Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths (DANCING). She is co-investigator in the project SHAPES, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme and led by the ALL Institute. She also holds a position of co-investigator in the project Rethinking Digital Copyright Law for a Culturally Diverse, Accessible, Creative Europe (ReCreating Europe), funded by the EU Horizon 2020 programme and coordinated by Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Pisa. She has published several academic publications in multiple languages including a monograph, a textbook, four edited volumes and articles in internationally ranked peer reviewed law journals. Moreover, Delia has taken part into different policy-oriented studies on the rights of persons with disabilities, participatory processes and cultural diversity.
See more information on Professor Ferri's work here.
ALL Institute: Assisting Living & Learning
ToggleCongratulations to one of the ALL Directors Prof Delia Ferri in being awarded Maynooth University Research Achievement Award 2020
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Article about Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan, ALL Member in the Irish Times
" Poorer students can outperform others through college foundation courses"
Date: Thursday, 06 December 2018
ALL Member Mohamed Maalin Receives Scholarship
John & Pat Hume Doctoral Scholarship
Date: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
ALL Institute Supports new Global Survey
ALL Institute Researchers have supported the International Disability Alliance in the development of the IDA Global Survey to Monitor the Participation of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) in Development Policies and Programmes.
Date: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
PHOTO COMPETITION: ALL PhotoCall - Submit Your Inspiring Photo - just 2 months to go
We are looking for inspiring photographic images that address some of the issues that are central to the concerns of ALL – Assisting Living & Learning. We will award First (€300), Second (€200) and Third (€100) prizes; along with a number of Highly Commended recogntion awards. We are looking for images that portray activity, positivity and collectivity about Assisting Living & Learning.
Date: Thursday, 29 November 2018
ALL Member Matt McCann: new video of Access Earth
ALL Member, Matt McCann , empowering "independence through promoting more choice of places to stay, eat shop and experience". Watch his beautiful video of Access Earth:
Date: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Delia Ferri, ALL Member discusses the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Italian case law.
At the University of Leeds, UK
Date: Wednesday, 28 November 2018
ALL Institute Contributes to new WHO Housing and health guidelines
WHO Housing and health guidelines: Recommendations to promote healthy housing for a sustainable and equitable future Web Annex F Report of the systematic review on potential benefits of accessible home environments for people with functional impairments
Date: Tuesday, 27 November 2018
ALL Members Mac MacLachlan, Joanne McVeigh, Michael Cooke and Delia Ferri publish new article in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
"Intersections Between Systems Thinking and Market Shaping for Assistive Technology: The SMART (Systems-Market for Assistive and Related Technologies) Thinking Matrix"
Date: Friday, 23 November 2018
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