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
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Ana Maria Sanchez Rodriguez, adjunct Lecturer of the ALL institute, has been appointed to lead the creation of a think tank in Cemefi- Mexican Center for Philanthropy
Ana Maria Sanchez Rodriguez PhD, adjunct Lecturer with the ALL institute, has been appointed to lead the creation of a think tank in Cemefi- Mexican Center for Philanthropy
Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
New publication by ALL Institute members, entitled, ‘Including Digital Connection in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Systems Thinking Approach for Achieving the SDGs’ in Sustainability.
Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute members, Katriona O’Sullivan, Serena Clarke, Neasa Boyle, Kevin Marshall, Mac MacLachlan and Niall Morahan, Claire Carroll, Karen Hand, published paper entitled, ‘Including Digital Connection in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A Systems Thinking Approach for Achieving the SDGs’ in Sustainability
Date: Monday, 07 February 2022
Wonderful article by RTÉ highlighting Digital Wealth & STEM Passport for Inclusion projects being led by ALL Institute member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan and Microsoft
Wonderful article by RTÉ highlighting Digital Wealth & STEM Passport for Inclusion projects being led by ALL Institute member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan and Microsoft addressing digital inequality in education and increase the number of girls engaging in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths subjects.
Date: Monday, 24 January 2022
MU at UM! ALL Institute Member Dr. Emma Smith recently gave an Invited Lecture on Assistive Technology and Human Rights as part of the University of Manitoba’s Illuminate Speaker Series
ALL Institute Member Dr. Emma Smith recently gave an Invited Lecture on Assistive Technology and Human Rights as part of the University of Manitoba’s Illuminate Speaker Series. Dr. Smith described how assistive technology is critical to the realization of human rights for persons with disabilities. A recording of her lecture is available below, and a copy of the slides (screen reader compatible) is available by emailing Dr. Smith at Emma.Smith@mu.ie
Date: Thursday, 20 January 2022
Ideas in ALL: ALL Blog One Year Anniversary
Today, 3rd December 2021, the ALL Blog: Ideas In ALL, is celebrating our First Anniversary! Once again coinciding with the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021. To celebrate we have arranged a virtual symposium of various posts commemorating International Day for Persons with Disabilities, across a variety of disciplines. The First Anniversary Symposium is thanks to our wonderful new editorial board - Lea Urzel, Hannah Casey, Matthew McKenna, Managing Editor Anastasia Campbell and our Blog Director Professor Delia Ferri A huge thanks to our contributors who produced fantastic posts and we are so grateful to be able to host such a wonderful collection of posts to mark our Anniversary and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Date: Friday, 03 December 2021
Publication by ALL member Rosemary Gowran and colleague Kimberly Mathis in 'Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology'
Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member Rosemary Gowran and colleague Kimberly Mathis publish a new paper in 'Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology' entitled, 'A cross-sectional survey investigating wheelchair skills training in Ireland'
Date: Thursday, 18 November 2021
New publication in journal Nature Communications for ALL members Katriona O’Sullivan, Serena Clark, Kevin Marshall and Mac MacLachlan.
‘A Just Digital framework to ensure equitable achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals’ article published today in Springer: Nature Communications by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute members Katriona O’Sullivan, Serena Clark, Kevin Marshall and Mac MacLachlan.
Date: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
Co-Director of ALL Institute Prof Deirdre Desmond working on the DEPTH Study that has Identified Key Guiding Principles for the Role of Technology in Promoting Inclusive Higher Education
Prof. Pamela Gallagher (School of Psychology, DCU); Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Klavdija Zorec (School of Psychology, DCU); Trevor Boland (AHEAD); Prof. Deirdre Desmond (Department of Psychology & ALL Institute, Maynooth University); and Anne O’Connor (Disability and Learning Support Service, DCU), are working on The DEPTH Study: Designing for Enhanced Participation through Technology in Higher Education. This project funded by the Irish Research Council, explores the experiences of college students with disabilities and the role of technology in promoting inclusive higher education in Ireland.
Date: Monday, 01 November 2021
New publication by ALL Member Dr Rosie Gowran and colleagues entitled, 'Understanding Parents’ Perspectives of Support Services for People Living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus in Ireland: A Qualitative Exploration'
New publication by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute Member Rosie Gowran and colleagues Maeve Buckley and Pauline Boland entitled, 'Understanding Parents’ Perspectives of Support Services for People Living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus in Ireland: A Qualitative Exploration' the published in Disabilities
Date: Friday, 29 October 2021
ALL Member Dr Katriona O'Sullivan has been awarded the 2021 Early Career Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Achievement Award and overall recipient of the 2021 Maynooth University Early Career Research Achievement Award
Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute Member and Dept of Psychology lecturer Dr Katriona O'Sullivan has been awarded the 2021 Early Career Faculty of Science and Engineering Research Achievement Award and overall recipient of the 2021 Maynooth University Early Career Research Achievement Award .
Date: Tuesday, 19 October 2021