This is the news timeline for project DANCING.
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26 September 2024
DANCING Academic Workshop with Keynote Speaker Prof. Cora True-Frost from Syracuse University, USA at Maynooth University.If you wish to attend, please register by sending an email to: eva.krolla@mu.ie
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12 September 2024
Prof. Delia Ferri presents at the 19th Annual Conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP) hosted by Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
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6 September 2024
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3 September 2024
Four members of the DANCING team present at the UACES conference in Trento, Italy
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8 August 2024
New publication:
A. Leahy and D. Ferri (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. -
7 August 2024
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10 July 2024
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.
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9 July 2024
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.
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6 May 2024
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.
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8 July 2024
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, 8 July 2024.
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8 July 2024
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.
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26 June 2024
VACANCY: Project DANCING is recruiting for a Research Assistant.Applications are now closed.
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20 June 2024
DANCING Academic Conversation with Prof. Mariolina Eliantonio, Prof. Emilia Korkea-aho and Prof. Ulrika Mörth. The professors joined us to discuss their recent co-edited volume ‘Research Handbook on Soft Law’ published by Edward Elgar in 2023.
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27 May 2024
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16 May 2024
D. Ferri presented at the NOVA School of Law, Lisbon, Portugal. The presentation was entitled ‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law’.
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2 May 2024
Cartoon Launched: The Premiere of ‘Lived Fiction’ by Stopgap Dance Company
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25 April 2024
Prof. Delia Ferri Presented at Two Seminars at the University of Murcia, SpainThe presentations were entitled:
‘Protecting the Right to Culture of Persons with Disabilities and Enhancing Cultural Diversity through EU Law (DANCING)’
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‘The EU Disability Card: A Step forward in the Protection of Disability Rights’.
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27 March 2024
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 (SLSA), hosted by the University of Portsmouth, UK.
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17 April 2024
Blog Post Published on Ideas In All Blogsite – ‘Lived Fiction’ Goes on Stage: Reflecting on a Major Milestone for the DANCING Project and the Collaboration with Stopgap’. Author: Eva Krolla in dialogue with Professor Delia Ferri and Lucy Glover, Executive Producer at Stopgap Dance Company
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12 April 2024
DANCING is featured in the national press. The article on RTE is entitled ‘Meet the dance company celebrating the power of diversity’.
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11 April 2024
World Premiere of ‘Lived Fiction’. The inclusive choreography commissioned by DANCING premieres at 7pm on 11th April 2024 at the LIR Academy Theatre, Dublin.
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4 April 2024
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22 March 2024
DANCING Academic Conversation with Dr. Giulia Priora, who presented and discussed her research on ‘Distributive Rationales in EU Copyright Law’ which underpins her forthcoming monograph on the topic.
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18 March 2024
New Publication by Dr. Ann Leahy and Prof. Delia Ferri in International Journal of Law in ContextA. Leahy and D. Ferri (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. Published online 2024:1-19.
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13 March 2024
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.
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11 March 2024
Blog post by Hilary Hooks is published on Ideas In All Blogsite – ‘Creating an Accessible Survey for the DANCING Project‘
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5 March 2024
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5 March 2024
Prof. Delia Ferri presents 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
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4 March 2024
Launch of New Infographic: ‘Flowchart of Lived Fiction’
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22 February 2024
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.
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14 February 2024
We welcome Prof. Laverne Jacobs to the DANCING Advisory BoardOur welcome to Prof. Jacobs follows the sad passing of Dr. Damjan Tatic. In Memoriam.
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9 February 2024
DANCING Academic Conversation with Dr. Vilija Vėlyvytė who presented and discussed her recent book ‘Judicial Authority in EU Internal Market Law: Implications for the Balance of Competences and Powers’.
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6 February 2024
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.
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9 January 2024
Team members conclude the interviews with European organisations of people with disabilities. These interviews with key European informants are to inform the doctrinal research.
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28 December 2023
New Publication:
D. Ferri (2023) Advancing Disability Rights in the EU: A blueprint in the social agenda of the Spanish presidency. Anales de Derecho, 40 (2), 85-107.
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7 December 2023
Academic Conversation with Dr. Evangelia Psychogiopoulou and Prof. Sarah Schoenmaekers who discussed their forthcoming co-edited volume entitled ‘European Union Economic Law and Culture: Towards a European Culturally Corrected Market Economy’.
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30 November 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents at Conference in Tilburg, Netherlands. The conference was entitled ‘Vulnerability, Disability Rights, and Digital Government’.
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10 November 2023
DANCING Team Members present at the Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Law Teachers (IALT) conference at Dublin City University (DCU).
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9 November 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri Presented at the IV Conferenza Nazionale ANMIC, Rome, Italy. The presentation took place online and was entitled ‘L’accessibilita’ in ambito culturale: una prospettiva europea’.
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19 October 2023
New Publication:A. Leahy and D. Ferri (2023) Cultivating cultural capital and transforming cultural fields: A study with arts and disability organisations in Europe. The Sociological Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026123120287
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13 October 2023
Video is launched: Arts-based Research in ERC DANCING. -
11 October 2023
Cartoon Launched: Taking Stock of the Mid-term Academic Conference and Looking Ahead -
11 October 2023
Cartoon Launched: The DANCING Mid-term Academic Conference -
5 October 2023
Léa Urzel Francil concludes interviews with umbrella organisations of cultural producers, artists, and industries active at a European level. The interviews were to advance understanding of the extent lack of accessibility and lack of recognition of disability identities affects the cultural domain as a whole in the EU.
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3 October 2023
Blog post by Eva Krolla published on Ideas In All blogsite: -
6 September 2023
The DANCING mid-term academic conference promotional video is launched. -
5 September 2023
Iryna Tekuchova presented at a symposium entitled ‘Human Rights at Times of War and Conflict’. She 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, 20 October 2023. -
4 September 2023
The DANCING accessible concert showcasing 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.
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4 September 2023
DANCING mid-term academic conference was held at Maynooth University with Keynote speaker, Gráinne de Búrca. -
31 August 2023
The launch of our new cartoon:
Our Third Year -
31 August 2023
Dr. Ann Leahy concludes research with national organisations of people with disabilities; 64 organisations participated from 28 countries. -
28 July 2023
Blog post by Delia Ferri published on EU Law Live:
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27 July 2023
Dr. Ann Leahy presents 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?’. -
13 July 2023
New publication:D. Ferri and N. Šubic ‘The European Union: Federal Trends in Disability Rights‘, in D. Ferri, F. Palermo, and G. Martinico (Eds) ‘Federalism and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: The Implementation of the CRPD in Federal Systems and Its Implications‘ Hart Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9781509962433
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22 June 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents at Academy of European Law event entitled ‘Current Reflections on EU Anti-discrimination Law’. The event was held at UCD (University College Dublin), and the presentation was entitled ‘The EU Disability Card “in the making”’.
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21 June 2023
New publication:D. Ferri, ‘The Role of the European Union in Ensuring Accessibility of Cultural Goods and Services: All about that … Internal Market?’ ELRev Issue 3 2023. Also available on SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4403323
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16 June 2023
New Publication:A. Leahy and D. Ferri (2023) Barriers to cultural participation by people with disabilities in Europe: a study across 28 countries, Disability and Society, DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2023.2222 -
12 June 2023
Launch of DANCING Academic Conversations – ‘Conversation with Giuseppe Martinico’.
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22 May 2023
New research assistant starts. Welcome to Tiarnán McDonough!
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19 May 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri participates in a workshop held by the Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland (CPOI). The event was held at National University Ireland in Dublin and was entitled ‘Towards island-wide creative and cultural sustainability’. -
17 May 2023
Cartoon is launched:
‘The First Performance of “Lived Fiction”‘.
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11 May 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents online at the 65TH PEARLE conference, Oslo, Norway. The conference was entitled ‘Inclusion & diversity: a challenge and an opportunity for the performing arts sector’.
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24 April 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents at a workshop at University of Murcia, Spain. The presentation was entitled ‘The Evolution of EU Disability Law’.
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19 April 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents DANCING to the Paths2Include Workshop, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. The presentation was entitled ‘The Transformative Power of EU Disability Law’. -
18 April 2023
Léa Urzel Francil presented ‘Accessibility of Cultural Life: An Irish Law Perspective’ as part of ‘The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of Accessibility in Cultural Contexts: An Access into Action Webinar Series’ hosted by Arts & Disability Ireland
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6 April 2023
A DANCING focus group is held at the University of Surrey, UK.
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6 April 2023
The first performance of the choreography commissioned by DANCING, ‘Lived Fiction’ at the University of Surrey, UK.
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29 March 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents DANCING to a delegation of Portuguese researchers at the ALL Institute, Maynooth University
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29 March 2023
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10 March 2023
Blog post by Delia Ferri Published on Ideas In ALL Blogsite:
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27 February 2023
New Publication:Ferri D. The role of soft law in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU: A ‘hybridity’ approach to EU disability law. Eur Law J. 2022;28(4-6):134‐153. doi:10.1111/eulj.12454FERRI153 -
24 February 2023
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24 February 2023
DANCING presents a sharing of the ‘Work in Progress’ inclusive choreography.
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10 February 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents at the Dance Limerick Atelier entitled ‘Dancing on the Edge: Peripheral Practices’. -
1 February 2023
Prof. Delia Ferri presents at ‘New Reads’ for the Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland (CPOI).New Reads is a series of online discussions featuring new Irish research relevant to the experiences and study of cultural policy on the island of Ireland. The seminar is entitled ‘The Right of People with Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life’.
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25 January 2023
VACANCY: Project DANCING is recruiting for a Research Assistant.Applications are now closed.
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20 December 2022
New Publication:V. Tudisco, “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, at https://www.stals.santannapisa.it/sites/default
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19 December 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Presents at the Event “EUROPA E DISABILITÀ” In Padova, ItalyThe seminar was entitled ‘L’Unione Europea e i diritti delle persone con disabilità: armonizzazione e trend federali’.
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19 December 2022
New publication:D. Ferri and L. Urzel, ‘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 European Yearbook on Human Rights 2022 (P. Czech, L. Heschl, K. Lukas, M. Nowak, G. Oberleitner Eds.), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4293925
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16 December 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Presents at the Conference “Disability in motion: paths of self-determination” in Trento, Italy
‘Prof. Delia Ferri’s presentation was entitled ‘Disabilità e partecipazione culturale’.
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23 November 2022
Eva Krolla Presents at Roundtable in Udine. ‘Human Rights in Context: Perspective on an Inclusive Society’
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21 November 2022
DANCING Seminar at Maynooth University‘Audio Description in Live Theatre: Legal Perspectives and Creative Practice’ with keynote speaker: Pádraig Naughton (Arts & Disability Ireland)
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11 October 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri gives Guest Lecture at University College Dublin, UCD‘The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and Its Impact on EU Disability Law and Policies’
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Timeline
Blog Post By Léa Urzel Francil Published On Ideas In ALL Blogsite. The Disability Employment Package: A concrete step forward in realising the right to work of persons with disabilities?
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23 September 2022
Cartoon Launched: Our Second Year -
9 September 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Presents at London School of Economics, LSE‘Interdisciplinary Research Methods in EU Law- Challenges and Opportunities’
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23 August 2022
DANCING presents a Colloquium – ‘Inclusive Dance: Challenges, Experiences and Tools for Participatory Research’.
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8 August 2022
New Publication:D. Ferri and A. Leahy ‘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 (Edward Elgar, forthcoming 2023), available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4165588
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29 July 2022
New Publication:A. Leahy and D. Ferri (2022) (2022) The right to participate in cultural life of persons with disabilities in Europe: Where is the paradigm shift?, Alter (online) 16-4. Available at http://journals.openedition.org/alterjdr/989 -
19 July 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Receives Achievement Award.Maynooth University Achievement Award 2020: Professor Delia Ferri
Maynooth University Research and Innovation Report 2021
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9 July 2022
New Publication in DPCE Online by Neža Šubic and Delia Ferri
N. Šubic, and D. Ferri (2022) ‘Characterizing Access to Culture for People with Disabilities in EU Cultural Policy: European Identity, Market integration and Social Inclusion‘, DPCE Online, [S.l.], 52(2). Available at: http://www.dpceonline.it/index.php/dpceonlin
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5 July 2022
Cartoon Launched: Our Conference in Italy -
29 June 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Presents at the Summer School at the School of Advanced Studies Sant’Anna, Pisa, ItalyThe event was held online, and the presentation was entitled ‘Right to Culture and Migrant Children with Disabilities’.
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25 June 2022
New Publication in Journal of Human Rights Practice by Delia Ferri, Ann Leahy, Neža Šubic and Léa Urzel FrancilD. Ferri, A. Leahy, N. Šubic and L. Urzel (2022) ‘Implementing the Right of People with Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life across Five European Countries: Narratives and Counternarratives’, Journal of Human Rights Practice, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huac03
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15 June 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Present at Conference in MurciaThe Transformative Power of EU Disability Law
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9 June 2022
Blog post by Eva Krolla Published on Ideas In ALL Blogsite -
27 May 2022
Post-doctoral Researcher Vacancy OpensApplications now closed.
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25 May 2022
Event: Open Up Museums!A joint event organised by DANCING, Re Creating Europe and inDICe hosted by MUSE, Trento and MART, Rovereto, Italy.
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24 May 2022
Prof. Delia Ferri Presenting at University of Trento for Guest Lecture Series -
20 April 2022
New Publication:N. Šubic and D. Ferri (2022) ‘National disability strategies as rights-based cultural policy tools‘, International Journal of Cultural Policy -
7 April 2022
Stopgap Dance Company Signs Contract to become Subcontractor for DANCING -
24 March 2022
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23 March 2022
Léa Urzel Francil Presents at PhD and Early Career Researchers Workshop
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22 March 2022
Event ‘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.
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21 March 2022
Infographic Launched: Where is the Paradigm Shift?By Norbert Croonenberg, Accessibility Design as part of Social Justice Week 2022
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17 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, 1-23. doi:10.1017/S1574019622000037 -
2 March 2022
DANCING Project Featured in ERC ‘Story’ -
1 March 2022
Research Assistant, Eva Krolla joins the team. -
28 February 2022
New publication:Leahy A, Ferri D. Barriers and Facilitators to Cultural Participation by People with Disabilities: A Narrative Literature Review. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 2022;24(1):68–81. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.863 -
4 February 2022
Blog Post by Léa Urzel Francil Published on Ideas in All
‘The European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles: a proposed Guide for the Digital Transformation‘.
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28 January 2022
Blog Post by Iryna Tekuchova Published on Ideas in All:
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10 January 2022
2nd PhD Researcher, Iryna Tekuchova Joins the DANCING Team
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15 December 2021
Filming for the DANCING documentary commences with James Kelly of Feenish.
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15 December 2021
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14 December 2021
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22 October 2021
PI, Prof. Delia Ferri Invited to Deliver Online Oral Presentation by University of Pavia, Italy. “Il quadro normativo europeo in materia di accessibilità digitale” at event ‘Accessibilità digitale: obblighi e prospettive, part of the series of online seminars ‘Diritto, nuove tecnologie, inclusione sociale: Una prospettiva interdisciplinare multilivello’ organised by The University of Pavia with the support and under auspices of Ordine Avvocati Pavia (Italy)
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20 October 2021
Tender for Choreographer/ Dance Company LaunchedApplications are now closed.
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19 October 2021
Research Assistant Vacancy OpensApplications are now closed.
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16 October 2021
GIF Launched: the Aims of Project DANCING -
7 October 2021
Cartoon Launched: First Year of Project DANCING -
23 September 2021
Blog Post by Léa Urzel Francil Published in Ideas In All:
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16 July 2021
Submission to Culture Ireland’s Consultation on Culture Ireland Strategy 2021–2025 -
29 June 2021
Blog post by Neža Šubic published in I-CONnect: -
23 June 2022
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12 May 2021
James Kelly Subcontracted to Film the Documentary of the Project -
7 April 2021
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 -
26 March 2021
Applications open for one of our two funded PhD opportunities.Applications are now closed.
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18 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. -
16 March 2021
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.
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16 March 2021
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15 March 2021
PI, Prof. Delia Ferri Invited to Deliver Online Seminar by Sant’Anna Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pisa, Italy entitled ‘‘Le politiche europee sulla disabilità in tempi di pandemia’.
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1 February 2021
Léa Urzel Francil joins the project as a PhD Researcher. -
1 February 2021
Submission to the National Disability Authority (NDA) on Future Strategic Focus for NDA over the 3 Years 2022 to 2024. -
29 January 2021
Infographic Launched: Timeline to Show Project Progress
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17 December 2020
Blog post by Neža Šubic is published on Ideas In All blogsite: -
12 December 2020
Infographic Launched: Why this Project? -
30 November 2020
Submission to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media on its Statement of Strategy for the Three-year Period from 2021 to 2023: -
2 November 2020
The Team Welcomed Neža Šubic to the Project. -
27 October 2020
The DANCING Project Twitter account is registered – @DancingErc.
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6 October 2020
Applications for the first of two PhD opportunities open.Applications are now closed.
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15 October 20
The team Welcome Ann Leahy to the project. -
1 September 2020
Hilary Hooks, Project Manager started at the project.
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1 September 2020
The DANCING project starts.
