ALL Institute: Assisting Living & Learning

ALL Institute member, Dr. Emma Smith, has been awarded the highly prestigious Marie Sklowdowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 15:30

The ALL Institute is pleased to share that Dr. Emma Smith, Postdoctoral Researcher, has been awarded a highly prestigious Marie Sklowdowska Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (approximately EUR185 000 over 2 years) from the European Commission Horizon 2020 program. Dr. Smith will receive funding to work with Prof. Mac MacLachlan on a project called ARISE, which aims to develop a framework for resilient and inclusive systems to enable participation in society through the use of assistive technologies. In the course of her fellowship, Dr. Smith also will be working closely with the European Disability Forum.

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Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Cover Page

Publication in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology by ALL Institute members and WHO representatives entitled ‘Assistive technologies are central to the realization of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’

Publication in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute members and World Health Organisation (WHO) representatives entitled ‘Assistive technologies are central to the realization of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’

Date: Friday, 29 July 2022

ALL Member Emma Smith awarded RESNA award for her contributions to the field of rehabilitation engineering & assistive technology, and service to the organization.

Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute Member and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow Dr Emma Smith has been awarded the 2022 RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America) Fellow Award for her contributions to the field of rehabilitation engineering & assistive technology, and service to the organization.

Date: Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Master of Science Scholarship in Monitoring of Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs) Participation in Development Programmes and Policies

The Assisting Living & Learning (ALL) Institute of Maynooth University and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) are pleased to announce that a Master of Science (MSc) Scholarship will be available for one student intending to commence MSc studies in 2022.

Date: Wednesday, 20 July 2022

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Members of the ALL Institute present at the ICCHP AAATE conference that took place in Lecco, Italy

Members of the Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute presented at the Joint International Conference on Digital Inclusion, Assistive Technology & Accessibility - ICCHP-AAATE 2022, Lecco, Italy

Date: Tuesday, 19 July 2022

Over 40% of Irish adults have a mental health disorder and one in ten have attempted suicide – MU, NCI and Trinity College research

People with a mental health disorder were five times more likely than those without to have attempted suicide.

Date: Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez, ALL member and adjunct lecturer at MU was selected to participate in the 2022 Global Scholars Academy (GSA)

Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez, Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member and adjunct assistant professor at Maynooth University was selected to participate in the 2022 Global Scholars Academy (GSA) in Budapest.

Date: Friday, 17 June 2022

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The graduation of STEM Passport for Inclusion students will take place in Maynooth University 24th May 2022

The graduation of STEM Passport for Inclusion students will take place in Maynooth University 24th May in Iontas Lecture theatre. The STEM Passport for Inclusion is a SFI Discover Project spearheaded by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, ALL Institute-Maynooth University in partnership with Microsoft, MTU, Accenture, teen-turn and the RDI Hub

Date: Monday, 23 May 2022

Dr Katriona O Sullivan in front of participants of the STEM Passport for Inclusion Project

ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan has been invited to present in the Oireachtas today Thursday, 19 May 22 by the gender equality committee.

Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Dept of Psychology and Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member, has been invited to present in the Oireachtas today, Thursday, 19 May 22 by the gender equality committee.

Date: Thursday, 19 May 2022

ALL co-director Mac MacLachlan attended the launch of the Global Report on AT published by WHO and UNICEF on 16 May 22

ALL co-director Mac MacLachlan attended the launch of the Global Report on Assistive Technology published by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF on 16 May 2022.

Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022

MU research recommends ‘family’ approach within mental health services

New research by the Maynooth University Centre for Mental Health and Community Research has recommended the development of a ‘whole of family’ approach within mental health services, including automatic consideration of children when a parent has a mental health illness.

Date: Tuesday, 17 May 2022

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