VOICES exhibition returns to Galway to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities in NUI Galway's Institute for Lifecourse and Society. This year the Centre for Disability Law and Policy will celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities with the VOICES project exhibition.  The exhibition will run from the 29th November until the 5th of … Continue reading VOICES EXHIBITION RETURNS TO GALWAY TO CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL DAY

We are delighted that Deirdre Clune, Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South, has recorded the video below to show her support for the VOICES project and Helen's experience.   Helen Rochford-Brennan and Moira Jenkins co-authored a chapter entitled 'Travel and dementia: one story, many rights.' in the project's edited collection Global Perspectives on … Continue reading Deirdre Clune MEP supports VOICES project and Helen’s story

Applications are invited for the post of Lecturer (Below the Bar) in Disability Law at the School of Law and the Centre for Disability Law & Policy, NUI Galway. Applicants will normally have a Ph.D in the field of disability law and policy at or near completion or an equivalent academic qualification in law or … Continue reading Vacancy: Lecturer Disability Law

Registration is now open for what promises to be a fantastic, free event on legal capacity. Making our own Decisions: Sharing Stories & Creating Change will be held on the 22nd of November in the Institute for Lifecourse and Society, NUI Galway. The final workshop for our project, before our book launch, will feature all … Continue reading Registration opens for our final workshop

We are delighted to announce that following our upcoming seminar on consent to sex and relationships for people with disabilities the Centre for Disability Law and Policy will host a special screening of Sanctuary. The screening will be held in the Institute for Lifecourse and Society, NUI Galway and will be preceded by a small … Continue reading Special Screening of Sanctuary

The ERC VOICES team are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Rusi Stanev. Rusi passed away in his dreams last night. Rusi was a storyteller in the project and a leading figure in the disability rights movement following his landmark case at the European Court of Human Rights, Stanev v. Bulgaria.  The team was honoured that Rusi … Continue reading Rusi Stanev

“The VOICES project is one of the most exciting research projects I have been allowed to participate in so far in my academic career, and I am certain it will yield innovative solutions.” Professor Theresia Degener,  a member of the VOICES Advisory Committee and Vice – Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons … Continue reading VOICES project highlighted at the 4th World Congress on Guardianship

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Associate / Postdoctoral Researcher with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the National University of Ireland, Galway. This position is funded by the European Research Council and the Centre for Disability Law & Policy. The successful candidate will … Continue reading Vacancy: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher

This story come to us from our colleague, Ishita Sanyal of Turning Point Mental Rehabilitation Centre in Kolkata, India. If you would like to share your story on our blog please contact us on ercvoices@nuigalway.ie    Don’t call me the skeleton man. I am Partho. I love life. I enjoy being with my family.  Let me tell … Continue reading Partho’s Story: Don’t call me “The Skeleton Man”

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network has developed a useful resource on legal capacity or decision making rights for people with disabilities.   The guide entitled a 'The Right to Make Choices: New Resource on Supported Decision-Making' is available on the networks website in both easy to read and plain language or family friendly formats. The guide looks … Continue reading The Right to Make Choices: New Resource on Supported Decision-Making published by ASAN