Centre for Disability Law & Policy

Welcome to the Centre for Disability Law & Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway. The Centre was formally established in 2008 and is dedicated to produce research that informs debate on national and international disability law reform.

Its formation coincides with one of the most intensive periods of disability law reform in Ireland as well as internationally. The adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007 should help accelerate this worldwide trend and give it further direction. The disability action plans of both the European Union and the Council of Europe help frame the policy choices facing Ireland and other European Member States. And the Irish Governments’ National Disability Strategy of 2005 provides a clear strategic direction and an unprecedented opportunity for rational developments in the field. The main challenge ahead is implementation and the Centre will produce research that contributes to that process.

The Centre has adopted its own Strategic Plan (2008-1010) with an associated Business Plan. It interacts proactively with a wide range of international partners. It is engaged in many international and European research networks. And it also partners with a range of national research bodies on disability in Ireland. Within the University it collaborates actively with the Centre for Child and Family Support and the Centre for Social Gerontology in order to advance a coherent lifecycle approaches to policy development.

We invite you to visit our website to discover information about our Staff, our Research Agenda, our publications, our international Ph.D. programme, our planned masters programme as well as internship and other volunteering opportunities.

We place our research at the disposal of the disability community in Ireland and abroad and we warmly welcome feedback and suggestions.

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