DANCING Final Conference Gallery

DANCING team together with Accessibility Designer Norbert Croonenberg standing in front of MU TSI Building.

Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri and Dr. Paolo Vargiu.

Vice President Research and Innovation, Prof. Rachel Msetfi delivering a speech.

First panel of the conference, featuring the chair, two speakers, two discussants, and Irish Sign Language interpretation.

First roundtable of the conference, featuring the chair, and four speakers, Irish Sign Language Interpretation.

All conference participants standing outside on MU Campus.

A group photo of all the conference attendees standing outside in the sun at Maynooth University

Second panel of the conference, featuring two speakers, two discussants, and Irish Sign Language Interpretation.

Third panel of the conference, featuring the chair, two speakers, two discussants, and Irish Sign Language Interpretation.

Prof. Bruno De Witte delivering a speech.

Audience members listening to the presentations of the conference.

President of Maynooth University, Prof. Eeva Leinonen delivering a speech for the artwork unveiling.

Principal Investigator of DANCING, Prof. Delia Ferri, Maynooth President Prof. Eeva Leinonen, and Honourable Justice John MacMenamin standing in front of the artwork after unveiling.

Conference participant with their hand on the canvas to experience the artwork through touch.

Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri and Maynooth University President Prof. Eeva Leinonen unveiling together the artwork.

Registration desk with participant signing the attendance sheet.

Vice President for Equality and Diversity Dr. Gemma Irvine delivering a speech and Irish Sign Language Interpretation.

Keynote Speech by Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, given remotely.

Irish Sign Language interpreter and International Sign Language interpreter signing for the audience.

Head of School of Law and Criminology, Prof. Fergus Ryan delivering a speech.

Second roundtable of the conference, featuring the chair, six speakers, and Irish Sign Language interpretation.

Third roundtable of the conference, featuring the chair and their guide dog, a member of the DANCING team helping to set up, the five speakers, and Irish Sign Language Interpretation.

Fourth and final roundtable of the conference featuring the chair and the four speakers following the documentary screening.

Prof. Mark Priestley giving a keynote speech.

Prof. Mark Priestley giving a keynote speech moderated by Prof. Dorothy Estrada-Tanck.

Accessibility Designer Norbert Croonenberg and Prof. Francesco Palermo standing next to and smiling at each others.

Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri and Accessibility Designer Norbert Croonenberg standing together.

Participants chatting together in between sessions.

First panel of the conference featuring the chair, two speakers, and two discussants.

Large screen displaying the digital poster of the conference inside the MU TSI Building.

Video of opening remarks of Prof. Adam Bodnar, Ministry of Justice of Poland, on behalf of the Polish Presidency to the European Union, playing in front of the audience, with Irish Sign Language Interpretation.

Second roundtable of the conference featuring the chair and four speakers.

Prof. Giuseppe Martinico, Prof. Caterina Sganga, and Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri standing together.

Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri delivering a speech.

Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri and Prof. Michael Doherty standing together.

Principal Investigator of DANCING Prof. Delia Ferri and Prof. Francesco Palermo standing together.

Posted

26 June 2025

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (grant agreement no. 864182). Views and opinions expressed are those of DANCING only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Important Announcement

As of 1st September 2025 the ERC DANCING project website will no longer be updated. It remains online as an archive and repository of past work. For more information contact Prof. Delia Ferri delia.ferri@mu.ie or the ALL Institute all.institute@mu.ie.

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