Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute member and Dept of Psychology Lecturer, appeared on The Tonight Show on Tuesday, 7th September 2021 to discuss the Leaving Certificate, CAO system and possible reforms.
The Tonight Show hosted by Claire Brock requested that Dr O’Sullivan appear on last Tuesday’s show using her expertise as lecturer in Digital Skills and her experience working with Education and Psychology. The segment where she discussed the Leaving Certificate and CAO System with Garry Gannon, Social Democrats TD, and Kieran Christie, ASTI, was an excited exchange of ideas and discussion referring to alternative options to the traditional exam format, student experience, socio-economically disadvantaged areas as well as much more.
Watch the programme in full on the Virgin Media Player here: https://www.virginmediatelevision.ie/player/show/1294
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New publication by ALL member and Co-Directors entitled, 'Strengthening the Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Decision-Making of National Government and the United Nations'
Publication by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute co-directors Professor Delia Ferri, Professor Mac MacLachlan, ALL member Dr Joanne McVeigh and Dr Hasheem Mannan in MDPI Open Access journal Disabilities entitled, 'Strengthening the Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the Decision-Making of National Government and the United Nations: Further Analyses of the International Disability Alliance'
Date: Wednesday, 04 August 2021
New publication by ALL members and Co-Director in 'Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA'
New Publication in Assistive Technology: The Official Journal of RESNA, entitled, ‘Empirical research and available data on Assistive Technology for persons with disabilities in Malawi: a review’, by Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute members Ikenna D. Ebuenyi, Emma M. Smith, Alister Munthali, Malcolm ‘Mac’ MacLachlan and Juba Kafumba and Monica Z. Jamali-Phiri.
Date: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan invited by the Minister for Higher Education, to feature her work on the STEM passport for inclusion in a session.
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Member of the ALL Institute and Dept. of Psychology Lecturer, has been invited by Minister Simon Harris TD, to have her project ‘STEM Skills Passport for Inclusion’ spotlighted at the ‘HER STEM Skills an Expert “Think-In” for Action’ hosted by the Women in Science and Technology (WITS).
Date: Wednesday, 30 June 2021
ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan presents at Mutual Learning Workshop on Gender and Digitalization organized within the framework of the Horizon 2020 GENDERACTION project.
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Member of the Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute and Dept. of Psychology Digital Skills Lecturer, presents at the Mutual Learning Workshop on Gender and Digitalization. Katriona’s presentation entitled ‘We are not all the same”: considering the interaction between class and gender in participation in the digital world’ took place Thursday, 15th April 2021.
Date: Thursday, 24 June 2021
Co-Director of ALL Institute Professor Mac MacLachlan speaks to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Co-Director of ALL Institute Professor Mac MacLachlan speaks to Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Date: Friday, 04 June 2021
EUROPEAN SEATING SYMPOSIUM: KNOWLEDGE SERIES
European Seating Symposium Incorporating Assistive Technology Knowledge Series Introducing the European Seating Symposium’s exciting new Knowledge Series of interactive webinars offering an in-depth focus on key topics for clinicians working in the field of seating and wheeled mobility, as well as acute and community based healthcare settings, including disability and rehabilitation services. Taking place June 2022.
Date: Friday, 04 June 2021
New article published in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by ALL members Ana Maria Sánchez Rodríguez and Joanne McVeigh and co- director Malcolm MacLachlan
New article published in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by Ana Maria Sánchez Rodríguez, Malcolm MacLachlan and Joanne McVeigh. The article is entitled: Scaling of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities: A Case Study in the People’s Democratic Republic of Lao. This article is part of a larger study on scaling social community innovations, particularly looking at Laos. The study was funded by the Irish Research Council, under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND Collaborative Research Fellowships for a Responsive and Innovative Europe (CAROLINE) (Grant agreement no. 713279).
Date: Friday, 07 May 2021
Flying Roots: Participatory Documentary Screening & Discussion
The ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute is delighted to announce an upcoming event entitled, ‘Flying Roots: Participatory Documentary Screening and Discussion’. It will take place via Microsoft Teams, Tuesday, 11th May 2021 5pm – 7pm. ‘Flying Roots’ follows a group of teenagers, using a participatory video lab, telling three second-generation stories. ‘Flying Roots’ is a collective self-narrative documentary about the search for self and identity that explores some urgent issues for the youths: who I am, what my origins are, what my future is. The project was produced by ZaLab, with the support of the Evens Foundation Media Literacy Prize 2017, Regione Lazio and Piazza Vittorio APS.
Date: Friday, 07 May 2021
Dr Rosie Gowran member of the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University co-author's paper published in Disability and Society
Dr Rosie Gowran member of the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University co-authored paper published in Disability and Society, entitled, 'How governments manage personal assistance schemes in response to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review'.
Date: Friday, 16 April 2021
New book published by ALL co-director Prof Mac MacLachlan and ALL member Dr Joanne McVeigh
New edited book published by ALL (Assisting Living and Learning) Institute co-director Prof Mac MacLachlan and ALL member Dr Joanne McVeigh entitled, ‘Macropsychology: A Population Science for Sustainable Development Goals’.
Date: Thursday, 15 April 2021