Today, on day 3 of the conference in Galway, we began to dig into the details of the right to community living for individuals with disabilities under the CRPD. I was very intrigued to hear from the speakers from around the world on this topic, as we covered it in our class during the spring semester. The right to community living is a hot topic in the field of disability, because it is still being worked on in many societies. Continue reading →

Today was the second day of the Disability Law Summer School at NUI Galway. I was pleased to hear from another panel of speakers this morning, this one on the topic of “Mad Studies”. One speaker who really reached out to me above the others was Cath Roper from the University of Melbourne in Australia. Continue reading →

The other day we visited the Hollywood Horse Trekking Centre in the Wicklow mountains to enjoy a horse trek through the beautiful mountain scenery and to learn about their services for riders with disabilities. Therapeutic horseback riding is a well known service in the United States, at least within my community. It is a service I have typically thought of as benefitting children with autism mostly. Continue reading →

Exploring the city of Dublin over the past week has been an amazing experience and I have been able to make note of many differences between Dublin and Boston besides the obvious (driving on the opposite side of the road). While venturing around the city, I have been observing how accessible it is to people with disabilities and if any accommodations are made. Continue reading →