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Event Archive

2011 archive

20/10/2011 - Book Launch: National Disability Strategies - From Rhetoric to Action, Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Cambridge University Press, 2011)

Dr. Judith Heumann officiated the launch at the Dublin Convention Centre at 4.00pm on the 20th of October 2011. A reception was held, before the launch, at 3.35pm. The launch took place at the close of a conference co-hosted by the Centre for Disability Law and Policy and CBM Ireland, entitled: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Promoting Disability Inclusion in Ireland and the World.

20/10/2011 - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 20th October 2011: Disability and inclusive development conference

The Centre for Disability Law and Policy (NUI Galway) and CBM Ireland in conjunction with Dóchas and partners from the disability sector hosted a one-day conference. Ms. Judith Heumann, (Special Adviser on International Disability Rights to the US Department of State) delivered the keynote speech. Other distinguished speakers included former Australian MP Bob McMullan. This exciting one-day conference showcased how international cooperation and global collaboration on disability rights has brought positive change for persons with disabilities. Conference Programme is available here.

03/11/2011 - "More Choice, More Control" Supporting citizenship through individualised supports

This event was held by the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies in co-operation with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy. It considered in detail how Government can support the concept of individualised supports for people with intellectual disabilities, and the necessary changes in funding allocation systems which are required to make it a reality. The event was held in the Clayton Hotel, Galway. 

04/11/2011 - Active Citizenship & Disability - Toward a 21st Century Model of Supports for Persons With Disabilities conference

The purpose of this conference was 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.

04/11/2011 - Disability and freedom from torture, inhumane, degrading treatment of punishment conference 

This conference was held in Strasbourg in cooperation with MDAC.

2010 Archive

06/12/10 - CBM & CDLP Event: "The Key Role of Local Government in Promoting Disability Inclusion – Ireland and the World"

The Centre for Disability Law and Policy and CBM co-hostes a one-day seminar aimed at elected representatives, local authority officials, academics, disability organisations and disability activists on Monday 6th December from 11.00am to 5.00pm with an official reception following from 5.30pm - 7.00pm. Full information is available in this brochure.

2009 Archive

15/10/2009 - Irish Social Science Platform Annual Conference hosted by NUI Galway from 1st - 2nd December 2009

The Irish Social Science Platform Annual Conference on 'Social Science Research and Policy Making: Bridging the Divide' takes place in the Bailey Allen Conference Centre, NUI Galway at 10.30am on 1st December 2009. Full information and registration material is available on the conference website.

06/07/2009 - Upcoming Lunchtime Seminar

A lunchtime seminar titled “The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities & Legal Capacity: Theoretical Moorings & Questions for Law & Policy” will be held on Tuesday, 14 July, 12.30pm in the CDLP Seminar Room. The guest speaker is Dr Michael Bach, Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Disability Law & Policy & & Executive Vice President of the Canadian Association for Community Living. All are welcome.

17/04/2009 - Gerard Quinn to Give Keynote to US National Federation of the Blind in April

The 2009 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium entitled, "New Perspectives on Disability Law: Advancing the Right to Live in the World" takes place on April 17, 2009. This year, the keynote speech will be given by Prof. Gerard Quinn. For further information, please consult this PDF document or visit the symposium's website.

19/02/2009 - Gerard Quinn Speech to New Zealand Parliament

Prof. Gerard Quinn made a speech to the New Zealand Parliament, 19 February 2009 on the United Nations Treaty on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. For the full text, please consult this PDF document.

2008 Archive

10/12/2008 - 6oth Anniversary of Landmark Human Rights Treaty, RI Stresses Universality of Disability Rights

The United Nations celebrates today the 60th Anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), affirming the inherent dignity and equality of all human beings. This year, the global disability community also celebrates the first human rights treaty of the 21st century, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which further articulates the rights enshrined in the UDHR for a large part of society that has historically been overlooked. Read the press release.

20/11/2008 - New Book Published

A new book, "The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: European and Scandinavian Perspectives" edited by Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir and Gerard Quinn is now available. The International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the first human rights treaty adopted by the United Nations in the 21st century. This collection of essays examines the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities from a global, European and Scandinavian perspective and the challenge of transposing its provisions into national law.