Blog Posts

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

By Eva Sophie Krolla, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘EUreka!’ – Eurac Research blogsite.

4th February 2025

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

By Eva Sophie Krolla, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Diritti Comparati’.

21st January 2025

The Role of the New European Bauhaus in Enhancing Access to Culture for Persons With Disabilities and Supporting Their Wellbeing

By Alessia Palladino, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

20th December 2024

Culture, Wellbeing and the Role of the EU: Some Reflections from the DANCING Project

By Elodie Makhoul, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

20th December 2024

The G7 ‘Solfagnano Charter’: What Is It Telling Us about the Global Trajectory of Disability Rights?

By Prof. Delia Ferri, Principal Investigator, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Diritti Comparati’.

25th November 2024

The European Accessibility Act and the EU ‘Marrakesh Package’: Will We Still Need the Marrakesh Directive and Regulation in June 2025?

By Prof. Delia Ferri, Principal Investigator, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

21st November 2024

Taking Cultural Participation of Persons with Disabilities Seriously: The New Spanish Law on Higher Education

By Prof. Delia Ferri, Principal Investigator, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Diritti Comparati’.

23rd October 2024

At Their Fingertips: The First International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage

By Eva Sophie Krolla, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

17th October 2024

My Experience as Project Manager of DANCING… Some Personal Reflections on the First Four Years

By Hilary Hooks, Project Manager, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

24th September 2024

‘Lived Fiction’ Goes on Stage: Reflecting on a Major Milestone for the DANCING Project and the Collaboration with Stopgap

By Eva Sophie Krolla, Research Assistant, DANCING Project in dialogue with Prof. Delia Ferri and Lucy Glover 

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

17th April 2024

Creating an Accessible Survey for the DANCING Project

By Hilary Hooks, Project Manager, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

11th March 2024

The DANCING Mid-term Academic Conference: Taking Stock of the First Three Years and Reflecting on the Challenges of Interdisciplinarity

By Eva Sophie Krolla, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

2nd October 2023

‘Lived Fiction’ First Sharing of Inclusive Contemporary Dance Choreography within the DANCING Project

By Dr. Ann Leahy, Post-doctoral Researcher and Prof. Delia Ferri, Principal Investigator, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

10th March 2023

The Disability Employment Package: A concrete step forward in realising the right to work of persons with disabilities?

By Léa Urzel Francil, PhD Researcher, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

7th October 2022

Disability in Older Age – Do Definitions Matter?

By Dr. Ann Leahy, Post-doctoral Researcher, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

30th September 2022

First Time Conference: DANCING to Italy

By Eva Sophie Krolla, Research Assistant, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

9th June 2022

Maynooth University’s Social Justice Week: Reflections on the Intersections between the DANCING project and the SDGs

By Léa Urzel Francil, PhD Researcher, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

24th March 2022

The European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles: A Proposed Guide for the Digital Transformation

By Léa Urzel Francil, PhD Researcher, DANCING Project and Matthew McKenna, PhD Researcher, ADVANCE CRT

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

4th February 2022

Election to the CRPD Committee: Some Insights from Behind the Scenes

By Iryna Tekuchova, PhD Researcher, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

28th January 2022

International Day of Sign Languages: Promoting Sign Languages and Deaf Culture as Part of Human Diversity

By Léa Urzel Francil, PhD Researcher, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

23rd September 2021

The Constitutionalisation of Sign Language in Slovenia

By Dr. Neža Šubic, Post-doctoral Researcher, and Prof. Delia Ferri, Principal Investigator, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘I-CONnect’.

29th June 2021

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: Some Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Charter

By Dr. Neža Šubic, Post-doctoral Researcher, DANCING Project

Blog post published on ‘Ideas in ALL’.

17th December 2020