5th International Disability Law Summer School
Mon, 17/06/2013 - Sat, 22/06/2013
The popular Summer School taking place in Aras Moyola at the National University of Ireland, Galway, on 17th June – June 22nd 2013, will again bring together leading international activists, policy-influences and others connected with the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The theme this year will be VOICE (restoring full legal capacity) and CHOICE (achieving community living in accordance with the wishes and preferences of the person).
The purpose of this five and a half day International Disability Summer School is to equip participants with the insights and skills necessary to translate the generalities of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into tangible reform for persons with disabilities.
The core focus this year will be on Voice and Choice - connecting reform on legal capacity with reform on the right to community living.
The participants will include persons with disabilities, their families, civil society groups of persons with disabilities as well as advocates for disability law reform, lawyers, policy makers, policy analysts and others.
The faculty includes senior academics, practitioners, advocates and policy makers from around the world. Most of the speakers have been directly and actively engaged in drafting and implementing the Convention. Others are advocates for change and reform.
The fee for the Summer School is 330 Euro. The fee covers attendance on the five and a half day teaching programme and a social evening event towards the end of the week. The course fee covers the cost of teaching, teaching materials, lunch and refreshments during teaching hours.
For more information, please contact Elaine Keane at
- 5th International Disability Law Summer School