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The project “Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity in EU Law: Exploring New Paths”, in short DANCING, has aimed to explore the right of persons with disabilities to take part in cultural life as an essential aspect of enhancing cultural diversity in the EU. It produced ground-breaking knowledge and adopted an interdisciplinary and participatory approach. The project has been funded by the European Research Council (ERC).

The project started 1st September 2020 and finished on 31st August 2025 and was based at Maynooth University under Professor Delia Ferri as a Principal Investigator (PI).

After the end of the project, this website is no longer updated but remains as an archive of the research led under DANCING.

Learn more about the project.
Read our project overview and about the work packages.
Learn about the values of the DANCING project.
Find out more about our research outputs.
Learn about the project resources.
Learn about how we have made the project accessible.

Why did we undertake a research into disability and cultural diversity in EU Law?

  • Everyone has a right to take part in the cultural life of the community, and to enjoy the arts.
  • When people with disabilities take part in art and culture, we all benefit.
  • People with disabilities are frequently not able to take part in art and culture.
  • Cultural diversity is a value in the EU, and people with disabilities participating in culture will increase cultural diversity.

We aimed to challenge the cultural exclusion often faced by people with disabilities and to contribute to the creation of a more inclusive society.

European Research Council (ERC) ‘Story’ video: Reimagining cultural diversity: disability and inclusion
Here is an introduction to Project DANCING in Irish Sign Language.

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