4th ALL Symposium with Guest Speaker Prof. Peter Blanck

Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 15:00

The 4th ALL Symosium was held on 21/11/19.  It was attended by 45 people, including members of the Law Department and the ALL Institute, as well as researchers from DCU and NUI Galway.

Prof. Peter Blanck gave his presentation entitled “What is accessibility? Golf, Pizza, Sidewalks, and Plasma Centers in the USA”.  Charles O’Mahony of NUI Galway presented on “Accessibility in Canada”, then Delia presented on the European Accessibility Act.  There followed tea and biscuits, then the Round Table discussion, with the following participants:  Dr. Deidre Desmond (Chair)- ALL Institute, Dr. Gerald Craddock - Centre for Excellence in Universal Design/National Disability Authority of Ireland, Dr. Meredith Raley - Disability Federation Ireland, Dr. Charles O’Mahony -NUI Galway, and Matthew McCann - ALL Institute.

Pictured above and below are: Prof. Peter Blanck, Syracuse University, Dr. Charles O’Mahony, NUI Galway, Dr. Delia Ferri, ALL Institute, Dr. Deidre Desmond, ALL Institute, Dr. Gerald Craddock, Centre for Excellence in Universal Design, Dr. Meredith Raley, Disability Federation Ireland, Dr. Charles O’Mahony, NUI Galway and Matthew McCann, ALL Institute