On this page, you will find the timeline for the DANCING project.
13th March 2025
New Document Published:
by D. Ferri and E. Makhoul
13th March 2025
New Document Published:
Enhancing Cultural Participation of Persons with Disabilities: A Toolkit for Cultural Organisations
by D. Ferri and E. Makhoul
27th February 2025
Blog Post Published on ‘Diritti Comparati’:
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
Accessible versions of Video ‘Towards an Accessible and Inclusive Culture’
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
7th January 2025
New Cartoon:
Wrapping Up of 2024 and Exciting News for 2025
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘Wrapping Up of 2024 and Exciting News for 2025’
30th December 2024
New Report Published:
Ferri, D., McDonough, T. & Palladino, A. (2024). Qualitative Data Collection and Archiving in the DANCING Project (16 December 2024).
30th December 2024
New Article Published:
Ferri, D. (2024). Advancing an Embodied Understanding of Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities. Journal of Human Rights Practice, XX, 1-18.
5th December 2024
New Cartoon:
DANCING Research Dissemination
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘DANCING Research Dissemination’
5th December 2024
Event:
DANCING Academic Conversation with Prof. Sacha Garben from the College of Europe, Bruges.
25th November 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Diritti Comparati’:
The G7 ‘Solfagnano Charter’: What Is It Telling Us about the Global Trajectory of Disability Rights?
By Prof. Delia Ferri
21st November 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’:
By Prof. Delia Ferri
16th November 2024
Conference Presentation:
DANCING Team Present at the Irish Association of Law Teachers (IALT) Annual Conference.
12th November 2024
New Creative Ouput:
Launch of Artwork Created by Tiziano Pantano: Odisseo – Ulysses
6th November 2024
Presentation:
Prof. Delia Ferri presents the DANCING Project at ‘Tell ALL’ Talk. The presentation was entitled ‘DANCING Through the Final Year: Challenges and Perspectives of My ERC Project’.
6th November 2024
New Addition to Team DANCING:
Elodie Makhoul joins the team as a research assistant.
28th October 2024
Conference Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘The Transformative Power of EU Disability Law’ at the Third Annual Conference of the Jean Monnet Chair on the Transformative Power of Law of the European Union hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of Murcia, Spain.
24th October 2024
Conference Presentation:
D. Ferri Presented Findings of DANCING in the Panel ‘International and Regional Perspectives’ at the NDA 2024 Annual Conference Entitled ‘Promoting the Participation of Disabled People in Cultural Life, Recreation, Leisure and Sport in Ireland – UNCRPD Article 30’, Dublin, Ireland.
23rd October 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Diritti Comparati’:
By Prof. Delia Ferri
17th October 2024
New Article Published:
Leahy, A. (2024). An ambivalent approach to disability in older age: Evidence from reporting by states parties under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Ageing and Society, 1–22.
17th October 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’ to Celebrate the First International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage:
At Their Fingertips: The First International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage
By Eva Sophie Krolla
12th October 2024
Seminar Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘L’Accessibilità della Cultura come Diritto Umano’ at the seminar ‘Per Una Cultura Accessibile e Inclusiva’ Hosted by the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto (MART), Italy.
8th October 2024
Seminar Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘Scrivere e Gestire un Progetto Europeo ERC. Presentazione del Progetto ERC ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law: Exploring New Paths’’ at the seminar hosted by Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.
7th October 2024
Seminar Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘L’attuazione della Convenzione ONU per i Diritti delle Persone con Disabilità’ at the seminar hosted by Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.
1st October 2024
New Addition to Team DANCING:
Alessia Palladino joins the team as a research assistant.
30th September 2024
Report Published:
Ferri, D. & Leahy, A., Role and Findings of Arts-based Research in the DANCING Project. ‘…Usually in the world it is the other way around…’ (30 September 2024).
26th September 2024
New Article Published:
Ferri, D., Tekuchova, I., & Krolla, E. (2024). Between disability and culture: The search for a legal taxonomy of sign languages in the European Union. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 73(3), 669–706.
26th September 2024
New Infographic:
Between Disability and Culture: The Search for a Taxonomy of Sign Languages in the European Union
26th September 2024
Event:
DANCING Academic Workshop with Keynote Speaker Prof. Cora True-Frost from Syracuse University, USA at Maynooth University.
24th September 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’:
My Experience as Project Manager of DANCING… Some Personal Reflections on the First Four Years
By Hilary Hooks
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12th September 2024
Conference Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘Taking Stock of the EU Marrakesh Directive: Advancing Disability Rights and Enhancing Cultural Diversity in One Go?’ at the panel “Copyright and culture: access, heritage, diversity, education” at the 19th Annual Conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP) hosted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
6th September 2024
New Cartoon:
Our Fourth Year
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘Our Fourth Year’
3rd September 2024
Conference Presentations:
Four members of the DANCING Team presented at the UACES Conference in Trento, Italy.
8th August 2024
New Article Published:
Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2024). Cultural policies that facilitate the participation of persons with disabilities in the arts: Findings from a qualitative multi-national study. Disabilities, 4(3), 539–555.
7th August 2024
New Cartoon: DANCING Project ICON-S Annual Conference in Madrid
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘DANCING Project ICON-S Annual Conference in Madrid’
10th July 2024
Conference Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘Disability Rights in the European Union: Federalising trends’ at the Book Roundtable ‘Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (edited by Delia Ferri, Francesco Palermo and Giuseppe Martinico), Hart, 2023’ at the 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference, ‘The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence’ Hosted by IE University, Madrid, Spain.
Read more about DANCING at the ICON-s conference.
9th July 2024
Conference Presentation:
D. Ferri chaired and A. Leahy and L. Urzel Francil presented papers at the panel ‘Realizing Inclusive Equality for Persons with Disabilities: Socio-legal Perspectives on Barriers, Digital challenges, and Facilitators of Cultural Participation’ at the 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference, ‘The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence’ hosted by IE University, Madrid, Spain.
Read more about DANCING at the ICON-s conference.
8th July 2024
Conference presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘Digital Accessibility as Gateway to Equality for Persons with Disabilities’ at the panel ‘Disability Rights, Digitalisation, and the Role of AI’ at the 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference, ‘The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence’ Hosted by IE University, Madrid, Spain.
Read more about DANCING at the ICON-s conference.
8th July 2024
Conference Presentation:
D. Ferri chaired and E. Krolla and I. Tekuchova presented papers at the Panel ‘The Future of Disability Rights: Regional Trends and Intersectional Perspectives’ at the 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference, ‘The Future of Public Law: Resilience, Sustainability, and Artificial Intelligence’ hosted by IE University, Madrid, Spain.
Read more about DANCING at the ICON-s conference.
26th June 2024
VACANCY: Project DANCING is Recruiting for a Research Assistant.
Applications are now closed.
20th June 2024
Event:
DANCING Academic Conversation with Profs Eliantonio, Korkea-aho and Mӧrth to Discuss their Recent Co-edited Volume ‘Research Handbook on Soft Law’ Published by Edward Elgar in 2023.
27th May 2024
New Cartoon : DANCING Workshop with the Advisory Board
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘DANCING Workshop with the Advisory Board’
16th May 2024
Conference Presentation: D. Ferri presented ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at a seminar hosted by the NOVA School of Law, Lisbon, Portugal. 
6th May 2024
Seminar Presentation:
D. Ferri presented ‘DANCING: Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at a seminar hosted by the University of Padova, Italy.
2nd May 2024
New Cartoon: The Premiere of ‘Lived Fiction’ by Stopgap Dance Company
Accessible versions of cartoon ‘The Premiere of “Lived Fiction” by Stopgap Dance Company’
25th April 2024
Seminar Presentations: D. Ferri presented ‘The EU Disability Card: A Step Forward in the Protection of Disability Rights’ at the JM Chair TEULP seminar, and ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law (DANCING)’ at a seminar hosted by the University of Murcia, Spain.
17th April 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’:
by Eva Sophie Krolla in Dialogue with Prof. Delia Ferri and Lucy Glover, Executive Producer at Stopgap Dance Company
12th April 2024
DANCING Featured in National Press. The Article on RTE is Entitled ‘Meet the Dance Company Celebrating the Power of Diversity.’ 
11th April 2024
Event:
World Premiere of ‘Lived Fiction’
at the LIR Academy Theatre, Dublin.
4th April 2024
New Cartoon: Presenting DANCING Interim Findings
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘Presenting DANCING Interim Findings’
27th March 2024
Conference Presentations:
D. Ferri and A. Leahy Presented ‘Barriers and Facilitators to Cultural Participation by People with Disabilities: A Socio-legal Analysis’ at the Annual Conference of The Socio-legal Studies Association, Hosted by the University of Portsmouth, UK.
22nd March 2024
Event:
DANCING Academic Conversation with Dr. Giulia Priora on ‘Distributive Rationales in EU Copyright Law.’
18th March 2024
New Article Published:
Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2024). Rethinking and advancing a ‘bottom-up’ approach to cultural participation of persons with disabilities as key to realising inclusive equality. International Journal of Law in Context, 20(2), 267–285.
13th March 2024
Lecture Presentation:
D. Ferri Presented ‘DANCING: Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at a Lecture Organised by the Department of Legal Studies, Hosted by the Central European University (CEU), Vienna, Austria.
11th March 2024
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In All’:
Creating an Accessible Survey for the DANCING Project
By Hilary Hooks
5th March 2024
Project Milestone: Interviews with policymakers working on cultural or disability policies at EU level are concluded.
5th March 2024
Book Presentation: Prof. Delia Ferri Presented her New Book at the UN in Geneva: D. Ferri and N. Subic (2023) The European Union: Federal Trends in Disability Rights, in D. Ferri, F. Palermo, G. Martinico (Eds), Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Oxford: Hart Publishing. ISBN (print): 9781509962433
4th March 2024
New Infographic:
Flowchart of Lived Fiction.
Accessible Versions of Infographic ‘Flowchart of Lived Fiction’
22nd February 2024
Conference Presentation: D. Ferri presented ‘Digitalizzazione e Accessibilità: Il Ruolo del Diritto Europeo’ at the conference entitled ‘Developing an International Strategy in the Euromediterranean Area on the Goods for an Updated Anthropic Loop’ organised by Department of Jurisprudence, hosted by Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy.
14th February 2024
New Addition to Team DANCING: Prof. Laverne Jacobs joins the DANCING Advisory Board. Our welcome to Prof. Jacobs follows the sad passing of Dr. Damjan Tatic. In Memoriam.
9th February 2024
Event:
DANCING Academic Conversation with Dr. Vilija Velyvytė on ‘Judicial Authority in EU Internal Market Law: Implications for the Balance of Competences and Powers.’
6th February 2024
Seminar Presentation:
Iryna Tekuchova presented ‘The EU as Promoter of Disability Rights in Ukraine’ at the JMCoE Seminar Series ‘EU Integration and Citizens’ Rights’ entitled ‘The EU as Promoter of Anti-discrimination Rights in its Neighbourhood – Comparing Northern Ireland and Ukraine’ hosted by IHREC, University College of Cork, Ireland.
9th January 2024
Project Milestone: Team members conclude interviews with European organisations of people with disabilities. These interviews with key European informants are to inform the doctrinal research.
28th December 2023
New Article Published:
Ferri, D. (2023). Advancing disability rights in the EU: A blueprint in the social agenda of the Spanish presidency. Anales de Derecho, 40(2), 85–107.
7th December 2023
Event:
DANCING Academic Conversation with Dr. Evangelia Psychogiopoulou and Prof. Sarah Schoenmaekers on ‘European Union Economic Law and Culture: Towards a European Culturally Corrected Market Economy.’
30th November 2023
Conference Presentation:D. Ferri gave an invited keynote speech on ‘Unlocking Access to Culture for Persons with Disabilities through Digital Accessibility’ at the conference entitled ‘Vulnerability, Disability Rights, and Digital Government’ hosted by MindLabs, Tilburg, Netherlands.
10th November 2023
Conference Presentations: DANCING team members presented at the annual Conference of the Irish Association of Law Teachers (IALT) at Dublin City University (DCU).
9th November 2023
Conference Presentation: D. Ferri presented on ‘L’accessibilita’ in Ambito Culturale: Una Prospettiva Europea’ at the conference entitled ‘IV Conferenza Nazionale ANMIC’ hosted by the Associazione Nazionale Mutilati e Invalidi Civili, Rome, Italy.
9th November 2023
Report Published:
Krolla, E. S. & Ferri, D., The ERC DANCING Mid-Term Academic Conference (30 October 2023).
Link to accessible versions of the report, ‘The ERC DANCING Mid-Term Academic Conference
19th October 2023
Article Published:
Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2023). Cultivating cultural capital and transforming cultural fields: A study with arts and disability organisations in Europe. The Sociological Review, 1-19.
13th October 2023
New Video: Arts-based Research in ERC DANCING.
Accessible versions of Video ‘ERC Project DANCING – Arts-based Research’
11th October 2023
New Cartoon: Taking Stock of the Mid-term Academic Conference and Looking Ahead
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘Taking Stock of the Mid-term Academic Conference and Looking Ahead’
11th October 2023
New Cartoon: The DANCING Mid-term Academic Conference
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘The DANCING Mid-term Academic Conference’
5th October 2023
Project Milestone: Léa Urzel Francil concludes interviews with umbrella organisations of cultural producers, artists, and industries active at a European level.
2nd October 2023
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’:
By Eva Sophie Krolla
6th September 2023
New Video: The DANCING Mid-term Academic Conference Promotional Video.
Accessible Version of Video ‘ERC Project DANCING – Mid-term Academic Conference Promo’
5th September 2023
Symposium Presentation: Iryna Tekuchova presented on ‘Disability-inclusive Humanitarian Action in Ukraine: Challenges and Perspectives’ at the joint symposium entitled ‘Human Rights at Times of War and Conflict’ hosted by the Centre for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine, and the School of Law and Criminology, Maynooth University, Ireland, online.
4th September 2023
Event:
The DANCING Accessible Concert which showcased musicians with and without disabilities – Francesca Placanica, Antonio Cascelli and Paolo Grazioli, performing music by composers with and without disabilities. The concert marked the finale of our mid-term academic conference.
4th September 2023
Event:
The DANCING Mid-term Academic Conference was held at Maynooth University with Keynote Speaker, Gráinne de Búrca.
31st August 2023
Project Milestone: Dr. Ann Leahy concludes research with National Organisations of People with Disabilities; 64 organisations participated from 28 countries.
20th August 2023
New Cartoon:
Our Third Year
Accessible versions of Cartoon ‘Our Third Year’
27th July 2023
Conference Presentation: Dr. Ann Leahy presented at the British Society of Gerontology Conference. The conference was held at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, and the presentation was entitled ‘Disability in Older Age: Experiences of Inequality Often Overlooked?’
13th July 2023
New Chapter Published:
Ferri, D., & Šubic, N. (2023). The European Union: Federal trends in disability rights. In D. Ferri, F. Palermo, & G. Martinico (Eds.), Federalism and the rights of persons with disabilities. 23-42. Hart Publishing.
22nd June 2023
Seminar Presentation: D. Ferri presented ‘The EU Disability Card “in the making”’ at the Seminar for University Professors and Law Lecturers Entitled ‘Current Reflections on EU Anti-Discrimination Law’ hosted by the Academy of European Law, University College Dublin, Ireland.
21st June 2023
New Article Published:
Ferri, D. (2023). The role of the European Union in ensuring accessibility of cultural goods and services: All about that… internal market? European Law Review, 48(3), 257–280.
16th June 2023
New Article Published:
Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2023). Barriers to cultural participation by people with disabilities in Europe: A study across 28 countries.
Disability and Society, 2465-2487.
12th June 2023
Event:
Launch of DANCING Academic Conversations – Conversation with Giuseppe Martinico to discuss the new edition of his book The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process: The Frustrating Knot of Europe.
22nd May 2023
New Addition to the DANCING Team: Tiarnán McDonough joins the team as a research assistant.
19th May 2023
Workshop Presentation: D. Ferri presented ‘DANCING: Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at the workshop entitled ‘Towards Island-wide Creative and Cultural Sustainability’ hosted by the National University of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
17th May 2023
New Cartoon:
The First Performance of “Lived Fiction”.
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘The First Performance of “Lived Fiction”
11th May 2023
Conference Presentation: D. Ferri presented ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at the 65th PEARLE conference entitled ‘Inclusion & Diversity: a Challenge and an Opportunity for the Performing Arts Sector’ hosted by PEARLE (Performing Arts Employers’ Associations League Europe), Oslo, Norway, Online.
24th April 2023
Seminar presentation: D. Ferri gave a presentation on ‘DANCING – Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at a seminar entitled ‘The Evolution of EU Disability Law’ hosted by the University of Murcia, Spain.
19th April 2023
Presentation: D. Ferri presented ‘The Transformative Power of EU Disability Law’ at the kick-off meeting of Paths2Include, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway.
18th April 2023
Webinar Presentation: L. Urzel Francil presented ‘Accessibility of Cultural Life: An Irish Law Perspective’ at the Webinar Series entitled ‘‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Accessibility in Cultural Contexts: An Access into Action’ Hosted by Arts & Disability Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, online 
17th April 2023
New Chapter Published on SSRN:
Ferri, D. (2024). The role of disability studies in the advancement of EU law scholarship. In R. Deplano, G. Gentile, L. Lonardo, & T. Nowak (Eds.), Interdisciplinary research methods in EU law: A handbook. 39-58. Edward Elgar.
6th April 2023
Project Milestone:
First Staging of ‘Lived Fiction’ at the Ivy Arts Centre, Guildford (UK).
6th April 2023
Project Milestone: DANCING focus group held at the University of Surrey, UK.
29th March 2023
D. Ferri Presented ‘My Journey towards the ERC’ at a Workshop Hosted by the ALL Institute for a Delegation of Portuguese Researchers, ALL Institute, Maynooth University, Ireland.
29th March 2023
D. Ferri Presented ‘My Journey towards the ERC’ at a seminar hosted by the Faculty of Arts, Maynooth University, Ireland.
10th March 2023
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
‘Lived Fiction’ – First sharing of Inclusive Contemporary Dance Choreography within the DANCING Project
By Dr. Ann Leahy and Prof. Delia Ferri
27 February 2023
New Publication: Ferri, D. (2023). The role of soft law in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU: A ‘hybridity’ approach to EU disability law. European Law Journal, 28(4-6), 134-153.
24 February 2023
Survey Conducted by DANCING on the Audience Reaction to the Sharing of ‘Work in Progress’ Lived Fiction Choreography.
24 February 2023
Event:
DANCING presented ‘Work in Progress Sharing’ of inclusive choreography.
10 February 2023
D. Ferri presented ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at the atelier entitled ‘Dancing on the Edge: Peripheral Practices’ hosted by European Dancehouse Network, Limerick, Ireland.
1 February 2023
D. Ferri presented ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’ at the event entitled ‘New Reads’ hosted by Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Online.
25 January 2023
VACANCY: Project DANCING is recruiting for a Research Assistant.
Applications are now closed.
20th December 2022
New Publication:
Tudisco, V. (2022). Accessibility of audiovisual media services for persons with disabilities in the European Union: Lights and shadows of the audiovisual media services directive. STALS Research Paper, 6/2022.
19th December 2022
D. Ferri Presented ‘L’Unione Europea e i Diritti delle Persone con Disabilità: Armonizzazione e Trend Federali’ at the Conference entitled ‘Europea e Disabilità’ Organised by Centro di Documentazione Europea, Hosted by Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.
19th December 2022
New Publication:
Ferri, D., & Urzel, L. (2022). The Employment Equality Directive and access to justice for persons with disabilities: Some reflections in light of Tartu Vangla and Komisia za Zashtita ot Diskriminatsia. In P. Czech, L. Heschl, K. Lukas, M. Nowak, & G. Oberleitner (Eds.), European Yearbook on Human Rights 2022. 75-104. Intersentia.
16th December 2022
D. Ferri Presented ‘Disabilità e Partecipazione Culturale’ at the Conference Entitled ‘Convegno in Occasione della Giornata Internazionale delle Persone con Disabilità – Disabilità in Movimento: Percorsi di Autodeterminazione’ Hosted by Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy.
23rd November 2022
E. Krolla Presented ‘Disability Rights as Human Rights’ at the Roundtable Entitled ‘Human Rights in Context: Perspective on an Inclusive Society’ hosted by the Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy.
21st November 2022
Event:
DANCING seminar at Maynooth University, ‘Audio Description in Live Theatre: Legal Perspectives and Creative Practice’ with keynote speaker: Pádraig Naughton (Arts & Disability Ireland).
11th October 2022
D. Ferri Presented ‘The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Impact on EU Disability Law and Policies’ at the guest lecture within the Professional Masters on Social Work course entitled ‘Justice and Human Rights’ hosted by School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin, Ireland.
7th October 2022
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
By Hannah Casey, Léa Urzel and Matthew McKenna
30th September 2022
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
Disability in Older Age – Do Definitions Matter?
By Dr. Ann Leahy
22nd September 2022
Cartoon Launched: Our Second Year
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘Our Second Year’
9th September 2022
D. Ferri Presented ‘The Role of Disability Studies in the Advancement of EU Law Scholarship’ at the Event Entitled ‘Interdisciplinary Research Methods in EU Law: Challenges and Opportunities’ Hosted by the Law School, London School of Economics, UK.
23rd August 2022
Event:
Colloquium, ‘Inclusive Dance: Challenges, Experiences and Tools for Participatory Research.’ at which D. Ferri Presented ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity in EU Law’.
8th August 2022
New Publication:
Ferri, D., & Leahy, A. (2023). The right of people with disabilities to participate in cultural life: Is Cinderella going to the ball? In S. Robinson & K. R. Fisher (Eds.), Research handbook on disability policy. 102-117. Edward Elgar.
29th July 2022
New Publication:
Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2022). The right to participate in cultural life of persons with disabilities in Europe: Where is the paradigm shift? Alter, 16(4), 5-29.
19th July 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Receives Achievement Award.
Maynooth University Achievement Award 2020: Prof. Delia Ferri
Maynooth University Research and Innovation Report 2021
9th July 2022
New Publication:
Šubic, N., & Ferri, D. (2022). Characterizing access to culture for people with disabilities in EU cultural policy: European identity, market integration, and social inclusion. DPCE Online, 52(2).
5th July 2022
Cartoon Launched: Our Conference in Italy
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘Our Conference in Italy’
29th June 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Presented at the Summer School at the School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy.
The event was held online, and the presentation was entitled ‘Right to Culture and Migrant Children with Disabilities.’
25th June 2022
New Publication:
Ferri, D., Leahy, A., Šubic, N., & Urzel, L. (2022). Implementing the right of people with disabilities to participate in cultural life across five European countries: Narratives and counter-narratives. Journal of Human Rights Practice, 859–878.
9th June 2022
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
First Time Conference: DANCING to Italy
By Eva Sophie Krolla
27th May 2022
Post-doctoral Researcher Vacancy Opened.
Applications now closed.
26th-27th May 2022
Event: Conference, ‘Open Up Museums!’, a joint event organised by DANCING, Re Creating Europe and inDICe hosted by MUSE, Trento and MART, Rovereto, Italy.
24th May 2022
D. Ferri Presented ‘The Impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on EU Disability Law and Policies’ at a Guest Lecture Series Hosted by Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy.
20th April 2022
New Publication: Šubic, N., & Ferri, D. (2022). National disability strategies as rights-based cultural policy tools. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 467-483.
7th April 2022
Stopgap Dance Company Signed Contract to become Subcontractor for DANCING
25th March 2022
L. Urzel Presented ‘Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities: EU Perspectives’ at the Workshop Entitled ‘PhD and Early Career Researchers Workshop’ organised by Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology PG Research Committee in Collaboration with UniMoRe Department of Law and Queen’s University Belfast School of Law, Online.
24th March 2022
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
By Léa Urzel
22nd March 2022
Event:
DANCING workshop, ‘A conversation with Dr Rosaleen McDonagh’ Author of ‘Unsettled’ (Skein Press 2021).
The MU Sexualities and Genders Network and ERC DANCING Project are delighted to present, as part of Social Justice Week.
21st March 2022
Infographic Launched: Where is the Paradigm Shift? as Part of Social Justice Week 2022.
Accessible Versions of Infographic ‘Where is the Paradigm Shift?’
17th March 2022
New Publication: Šubic, N. (2022). Challenging the use of EU funds: Locus standi as a roadblock for disability organisations: ECJ Order of 15 April 2021, Case C-622/20 P, Validity and Center for Independent Living v Commission. European Constitutional Law Review, 18(1), 59–81.
2nd March 2022
DANCING Project Featured in ERC ‘Story’ as Video: DANCING Reimagining Cultural Diversity: Disability and Inclusion
Accessible Versions of Video ‘DANCING Reimagining Cultural Diversity: Disability and Inclusion’
1st March 2022
Eva Krolla Joins Team DANCING as a Research Assistant.
28th February 2022
New publication:
Leahy, A., & Ferri, D. (2022). Barriers and facilitators to cultural participation by people with disabilities: A narrative literature review. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 24(1), 68–81.
4th February 2022
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
By Léa Urzel and Matthew McKenna
28th January 2022
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
Election to the CRPD Committee: Some Insights from Behind the Scenes
By Iryna Tekuchova
10th January 2022
Iryna Tekuchova Joins Team DANCING as a PhD Researcher.
15th December 2021
Filming for the DANCING Documentary Commences with James Kelly of Feenish.
15th December 2021
Second DANCING Focus Group Takes Place at Maynooth University.
14th December 2021
The First DANCING Focus Group Takes Place at Maynooth University.
22nd October 2021
D. Ferri Presented ‘Il Quadro Normativo Europeo in Materia di Accessibilità Digitale’ at the Online Seminar Series Entitled ‘Diritto, Nuove Tecnologie, Inclusione Sociale – Una prospettiva interdisciplinare multilivello’ organised by the Department of Political and Social Science, hosted by Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy.
20th October 2021
Tender for Choreographer/ Dance Company Launched
Applications are now closed.
19th October 2021
Research Assistant Vacancy Opens
Applications are now closed.
16th October 2021
GIF Launched: the Aims of Project DANCING
Accessible Versions of GIF ‘Aims of Project DANCING’
7th October 2021
Cartoon Launched: First Year of Project DANCING
Accessible Versions of Cartoon ‘First Year of Project DANCING’
23rd September 2021
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas In ALL’:
By Léa Urzel
16th July 2021
New policy submission:
D. Ferri & A. Leahy, ‘Submission to Culture Ireland’s Consultation on Culture Ireland Strategy 2021–2025‘, 16 Jul. 2021.
29th June 2021
Blog Post Published on ‘I-CONnect’:
The Constitutionalisation of Sign language in Slovenia
By Dr. Neža Šubic and Dr. Delia Ferri
23rd June 2021
Interviews of organisations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) start.
12th May 2021
James Kelly Subcontracted to Film the Documentary of the Project
7th April 2021
New policy submission:
D. Ferri, A. Leahy, N. Šubic, & L. Urzel, ‘Submission to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth on the Consultation on the Draft Initial State Report under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities‘, 7 Apr. 2021.
26th March 2021
Applications open for one of our two funded PhD opportunities.
Applications are now closed.
18th March 2021
Prof. Delia Ferri is invited to deliver an online lecture entitled ‘I Diritti delle Persone con Disabilità. Evoluzione e Nuove Prospettive di Tutela’ –at the Scuola di Scienze Politiche Cesare Alfieri and Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche of University of Florence, Italy.
16th March 2021
Event:
Webinar, ‘An Introduction to the ERC Project “Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through European Union Law – DANCING”’
With presentations by Prof. Delia Ferri, Dr. Ann Leahy, Dr. Neža Šubic, Ms. Hilary Hooks and Dr. Damjan Tatic.
16th March 2021
The DANCING project website is launched.
15th March 2021
D. Ferri gave a seminar entitled ‘Le politiche europee sulla disabilità in tempi di pandemia’ organised by STALS (Sant’Anna Legal Studies), hosted by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa, Italy, Online.
1st February 2021
Léa Urzel Joins Team DANCING as a PhD Researcher.
29th January 2021
Infographic Launched: Timeline to Show Project Progress
Accessible Versions of Infographic ‘Timeline to Show Project Progress’
20th January 2021
New Policy Submission: D. Ferri, A. Leahy, & N. Šubic, ‘Submission to the National Disability Authority (NDA) on future strategic focus for NDA over the 3 years 2022 to 2024‘, 20 Jan. 2021.
17 December 2020
Blog Post Published on ‘Ideas in ALL’:
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
By Dr. Neža Šubic
12 December 2020
Infographic Launched: Why this Project?
Accessible Versions of Infographic ‘Why this Project?’
13 November 2020
New policy submission:
D. Ferri & A. Leahy, ‘Submission to Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media‘, 13 Nov. 2020.
2 November 2020
Neža Šubic Joins Team DANCING as a Post-doctoral Researcher.
27 October 2020
The DANCING Project Twitter account is registered – @DancingErc.
6 October 2020
Applications for the first of two PhD opportunities open.
Applications are now closed.
15 October 20
Dr. Ann Leahy Joins Team DANCING as a Post-doctoral Researcher.
1 September 2020
Hilary Hooks Joins Team DANCING as Project Manager.
1 September 2020
The DANCING project starts.