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Dr Rosie Gowran member of the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University has a new paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Dr Rosie Gowran member of the Assisted Living and Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University has a new paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, entitled, 'Understanding the Global Challenges to Accessing Appropriate Wheelchairs: Position Paper'.
Date: Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Publication by ALL Institute members entitled, 'Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing the Use of Assistive Technology among Children with Disabilities in Malawi'.
Publication by ALL (Assisting Living and Learning) Institute members Ikenna D. Ebuenyi, Emma M. Smith, Malcolm MacLachlan and Monica Jamali-Phiri, Juba Alyce Kafumba, Alister Munthali, from the Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, entitled, 'Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing the Use of Assistive Technology among Children with Disabilities in Malawi'.
Date: Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Vacancy: Research Assistant (ReCreating Europe Project)(6-month contract)
Vacancy: Research Assistant (ReCreating Europe Project), Department of Law, Maynooth University Applications open until midnight Friday, 9th April 2021.
Date: Tuesday, 23 March 2021
ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan leads The STEM-Passport for Inclusion project funded under SFI Ireland Discover Programme.
ALL member Dr Katriona O’Sullivan leads The STEM-Passport for Inclusion project funded under SFI Ireland Discover Programme. The STEM-Passport for Inclusion project (STEMP.inc), led by Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, Department of Psychology and the ALL (Assisting Living & Learning) Institute, aims to transform how disadvantaged women gain access to STEM courses. Young women from socially-economically disadvantaged (SED) backgrounds are not accessing STEM careers, due to a myriad of factors that include a lack role models, reduced STEM capital, and limited availability of STEM subjects.
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Publication by ALL Co-Director and members on proposed changes to the Irish Mental Health Act
ALL co-director Professor Mac MacLachlan and ALL members Dr Rebecca Murphy and Dr Philip Hyland and Dr Michael Daly have published an Open Letter entitled, 'Why it’s time to stop saying “mental illness”: A commentary on the revision of the Irish Mental Health Act.' in HRB Open Research.
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Webinar: Researching Disability and Diversity in Culture. An Introduction to the ERC Project DANCING”
Webinar: Researching Disability and Diversity in Culture. An Introduction to the ERC Project DANCING” Researching Disability and Diversity in Culture: An Introduction to the ERC Project Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law DANCING”
Date: Friday, 12 March 2021
Publication in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by ALL Institute members Holly Wescott, Hasheem Mannan & ALL Institute Co-director Mac MacLachlan
Publication in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by ALL Institute members Holly Wescott, Hasheem Mannan & ALL Institute Co-director Mac MacLachlan entitled 'Disability Inclusion and Global Development: A Preliminary Analysis of the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities programme within the context of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals'.
Date: Thursday, 04 March 2021
Publication in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development by ALL Institute Co-director Mac MacLachlan, ALL Member Fleur Boot and others
Publication of Article in Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development Volume 31, Issue 4, by ALL Institute Co-director Malcolm MacLachlan and ALL member Fleur Heleen Boot and Ritu Ghosh, John Gerard Dinsmore, entitled 'Views and Experiences of People with Intellectual Disabilities to Improve Access to Assistive Technology: Perspectives from India'.
Date: Thursday, 25 February 2021
ALL Institute welcomes Kimberly Wright, LLM Student as Semester 2 Intern student
The ALL Institute is delighted to be hosting LLM student Kimberly Wright for the Semester as part of her postgraduate studies in Global Legal Studies. During the placement, Kimberly will be taking part in a variety of tasks ranging from research on the European Ombudsman’s decision on disability rights, conducting literature reviews and undertaking various administration and communication duties. She will also be helping with the ALL Institute blog.
Date: Friday, 19 February 2021
ALL members publish article in February's Disability and Rehabilitation:Assitive Technology
Assisting Living and Learning (ALL) Institute members; Katriona O’Sullivan, Amy McGrane, Siobhan Long, Kevin Marshall & Malcolm Maclachlan publish article in February's Disability and Rehabilitation:Assitive Technology entitled 'Using a systems thinking approach to understand teachers perceptions and use of assistive technology in the republic of Ireland.'
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2021