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Publications

Below is a list of Centre Publications:

Active Citizenship and Disability- Implementing the Personalisation of Support

This book provides an international comparative study of the implementation of disability rights law and policy focused on the emerging principles of self-determination and personalisation. It explores how these principles have been enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and how different jurisdictions have implemented them to enable meaningful engagement and participation by persons with disabilities in society. The philosophy of 'active citizenship' underpinning the Convention – that all citizens should (be able to) actively participate in the community – provides the core focal point of this book, which grounds its analysis in exploring how this goal has been imagined and implemented across a range of countries. The case studies examine how different jurisdictions have reformed disability law and policy and reconfigured how support is administered and funded to ensure maximum choice and independence is accorded to people with disabilities.

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European yearbook of disability law, Volume 3

The European Yearbook of Disability Law is part of the ongoing research programme of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy of the National University of Ireland, Galway and the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights of Maastricht University. The European Yearbook of Disability Law reviews the significant developments at European level regarding disability law and policy.

The Yearbook contains a series of articles on current challenges and developments from senior analysts and academics working in the field. It aims to provide critical insight in the evolution of European disability law and policy and offers analyses of pressing challenges in a broad range of fields.
 
The core of the Yearbook consists of a review of the preceding year’s significant events, as well as policy and legal developments within the institutions of the European Union. It reviews major EU policy developments, studies and other publications, legislative proposals, and case law from the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.  

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Making your decisions

Making Your Decisions is a guide to support decision making for people with intellectual disability which originated in a partnership between the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, the Disability Law Reform module students from the LLM in Public Law, self advocates, and the parents' group, ACT. The aim was to facilitate a real learning experience for students and to translate law into real life application. The Project Team are Edel Tierney (formerly NFVB), project leader, Dr. Mary Keys and Shivaun Quinlivan, academic leaders and Public Law LLM graduates Conor Newman, Aoife O'Brien and Elaine Keane, supported by CKI.

You can download the guides separately below:

• Making Your Decisions (Contents)
• Making Your Decisions (Introduction)
• Making Your Decisions (Your Health)
• Making Your Decisions (Your Money)
• Making Your Decisions (Your Place to Live)
• Making Your Decisions (Your Relationships)
• Making Your Decisions (Your Will)

From Rhetoric to Action
Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Dr. Judith Heumann officiated the launch at the Dublin Convention Centre at 4.00pm on the 20th of October 2011. 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. Dr. Flynn who authored the book is the accomplished Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy.

This book contains a global comparative study of implementation and monitoring mechanisms for national disability strategies. It comprises a comparative study that was conducted at international, regional, and comparative country levels and that highlights critical success factors in implementing disability strategies or action plans worldwide. It explores emerging synergies between what is required to implement principles of international law contained in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and what it is possible to achieve through national policy and systems development. A number of critical success factors for implementing and monitoring strategies are identified, including leadership from government and civil society, participation of disabled people in implementation and monitoring, transparency and accountability in reporting on progress, independent monitoring and external review, and the ability to measure progress with indicators of disability equality.

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European Yearbook of Disability Law, VOL 1 & 2

The European Yearbook of Disability Law is an annual collaborative project between NUI Galway and the University of Maastricht. The Yearbook reviews significant developments in disability law and policy at a European level and also contains a series of articles on current challenges and developments in the field from senior analysts and academics. The Yearbook aims to provide a critical insight into the evolution of European disability law and policy and to provide an analysis of pressing challenges in the field.

The Review section of the Yearbook identifies significant developments that have taken place in disability law and policy within the institutions of the European Union in the preceding year. Details of major EU policy developments, studies, publications and legislative proposals are included. Other highlights include a review of relevant case law from the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights, as well as a review of the recent work of the European Disability Forum.

The European Yearbook of Disability law is edited by Professor Gerard Quinn, Director of the NUI Galway Centre for Disability Law and Policy, and Professor Lisa Waddington (Maastricht University).

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The U.N Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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. It seeks to secure the equal and effective enjoyment of human rights for the estimated 650 million persons with disabilities in the world. It does so by tailoring gerneral human rights norms to their circumstances. It reflects and advances the shift away from welfare to rights in the context of disability.

The Convention itself represents a mix between non-discrimination and other substantive human rights and gives practical effect to the idea that all human rights are indivisible and interdependent. This collection of essays examines these developments from the global, European and Scandinavian perspectives and the challenge of transposing its provisions into national law. It marks the coming of age of disabilty as a core human rights concern.

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Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED) Reports

ANED Report on the Implementation of Policies Supporting Independent Living for Disabled People in Ireland

This report examines a number of issues relevant to the theme of independent living in Ireland. The Report examines developments in Irish disability law and policy and the extent to which these developments have contributed towards providing choices for disabled people to live independently. The Report identifies progress made in Ireland towards independent community living and provides data on the percentage of persons with disabilities living in their own homes in the community and those who remain in segregated residential institutions. Information is also provided on supports available to disabled people in Ireland who wish to live in their own home, with a focus on personal assistance services and assistive equipment and adaptations. The full text of the report is available in PDF.

ANED Report on the Social Inclusion and Social Protection of Disabled People in Ireland

This report examines a number of issues relevant to the social inclusion and social protection of people with disabilities in Ireland. The report outlines the legal and policy framework for the social inclusion of persons with disabilities in Ireland and identifies the most recent research undertaken on the issue. The report focuses on a number of key issues including the incomes, pensions, benefits and supports available to people with disabilities in Ireland. The full text of the report is available in PDF.

ANED Report on the Employment of Disabled People in Ireland

This report examines a number of issues relevant to employment and disability. The report identifies key Irish publications and research in the area and reviews relevant employment statistics and trends. The report highlights the most significant Irish law and policy addressing the issue of employment and disability and provides information on supported employment and sheltered employment in Ireland. The report also provides practical examples, identified from case law, of reasonable accommodation in the workplace. The full text of the report is available in PDF