Project Timeline

22nd April 2025

Cartoon Booklet Published:

The DANCING Project in 16 Cartoons

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15th April 2025

Conference Presentation:

D. Ferri presented ‘Advancing an Embodied Understanding of Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities through Inclusive Dance’ at the Annual Conference organised by Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA), hosted by University of Liverpool, UK

10th April 2025

New Cartoon Published:

All Hands on Deck for the Final Conference

2nd April 2025

Conference Presentation:

D. Ferri presented ‘The Role of the European Ombudsman in Protecting and Promoting Disability Rights’ at a seminar organised by the European University Institute,  Florence, Italy.

Link to accessible version of cartoon ‘Accessible versions of cartoon ’All Hands on Deck for the Final Conference’.

31st March 2025

Conference Presentation:

D. Ferri presented ‘Shaping EU Disability Law:  Actors, Roles and Challenges’ at the Mid-term Conference of the Prin SPACE Project entitled ‘Parlamenti e diritti delle persone con disabilità’ hosted by Università degli studi di Firenze, Italy.

21st March 2025

Photobook Published:

Five Years of DANCING in Pictures

14th March 2025

Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’:

Breaking Barriers: New Tools to Make Culture More Accessible

by Elodie Makhoul & Alessia Palladino

13th March 2025

New Toolkit Published:

Enhancing Cultural Participation of Persons with Disabilities:  A Toolkit for Cultural Organisations

by Delia Ferri and Elodie Makhoul

27th February 2025

Blog Post Published on ‘Diritti Comparati’:

Fostering Cultural Participation of Persons with Disabilities in the European Union: What is the potential of the Recovery and Resilience Facility?

By Delia Ferri and Lazar Stefanović

8th February 2025

New Book Published:

Ferri, D., & Leahy, A. (2025).  Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons with Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life: A Socio-Legal Analysis  (1st ed.). Routledge.

4th February 2025

New Blog Post Published on ‘Eureka’:

The Difficulties of a Double-mandate: Competing Equality Portfolios in the European Commission

By Eva Sophie Krolla

29th January 2025

New Video:

Towards an Accessible and Inclusive Culture

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23rd January 2025

New Article Published:

Urzel Francil, L. (2025).  Leveraging EU non-discrimination law to make the cultural and creative sectors more inclusive of professionals with disabilities: socio-legal perspectives.  International Journal of Cultural Policy, 1-19. 

21st January 2025

New Blog Post Published on ‘Diritti Comparati’:

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back? Equality and Disability Rights in the Von der Leyen II Commission

By Eva Sophie Krolla

21st January 2025

New Chapter Published:

Urzel Francil, L., Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2024).  Human rights approach to accessibility for visitors with disabilities in museums: Reflections from the DANCING Project.  In G. Dore & M. Arisi (Eds.),  Open Up Museums! Prospects and Challenges of Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion  (pp. 53–76). Ledizioni.

15th January 2025

New Addition to Team DANCING:

Lazar Stefanović   joins the team as a research assistant.

15th January 2025

New Infographic: 

Advancing an Embodied Understanding of Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

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7th January 2025

New Cartoon:

Wrapping Up of 2024 and Exciting News for 2025

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