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Active Citizenship & Disability: Toward a 21st Century Model of Supports for Persons with Disabilities 


Welcome

The Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway hosted the conference on “Active  Citizenship  &  Disability:  
Toward a 21st Century  Model  of  Supports  for  Persons  with  Disabilities.” on the 4th November 2011.
The purpose of this conference is to bring together key thinkers and actors to reflect on the sharp break needed between traditional welfare-oriented supports for persons with disabilities and a newer model that aims to underpin independence, choice and active citizenship.

The Key-note speaker of the conference was Professor Bjorn Hvinden, Head of Research of the NOVA Institute. The Conference Rapporteur, Professor Mary McCarron of Trinity College Dublin concluded the conference.

Programme

The programme of the conference is available here.

Also Dr. Powers Report on ’Active Citizenship & Disability and Learning Lessons in Transforming Support for Persons with Disabilities’ can accessed here

Below are the speakers presentations for your interest. Many thanks to the speakers for giving us permission to make them available.

Speakers

Jamie Bolling

Madeleine Clarke

Eithne Fitzgearld

Patricia Fratangelo

Bjorn Hvinden

Martin Naughton

Bairbre Nic Aonghusa

Andrew Power

Martin Routledge

Martina Rynne

Brian Salisbury

 

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