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Joanna Forde

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Joined August 2015
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#balernardcasey Great Craic in Tf theatre, Castlebar..
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She might not make county... Kate Middleton playing football in Galway #RoyalVisitIreland #GAA
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“The Convention has really contributed to a paradigm shift to a rights-based approach to disability rights...the CRPD has to be at the forefront of research.”- Keynote speaker @halberto1980 speaking on Disability Studies, Human Rights and Disability Law: An Agenda for Research
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“We sometimes have very little research on the most serious human rights violations because the methodology and procedural aspects do not allow those affected to raise their voices.“ - Keynote speaker @halberto1980 on accessible and inclusive research
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“We need a participatory approach to research, rather than the ‘Parasite’ approach to research involving persons with disabilities. But we need to change our approach and methods from the beginning, when thinking about the research design.” - Keynote speaker @halberto1980
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“Disability and research have had a difficult relationship...but research is an important tool for social change.“ - Keynote speaker @halberto1980
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Kicking off a wonderful conference! (Image: Paula Campos Pinto and Alberto Vasquez sitting at a table displaying their names. Behind them is a projected PowerPoint slide titled “Disability Studies: Human Rights and Disability Law: An Agenda for Research”)
Image from DARE Research (@ResearchDare)
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“I feel like the #CRPD has helped to shift the power balance, in terms of recognizing practices, research, and policy changes from the Global South.” - Keynote speaker @halberto1980
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“The is a power inbalance in research production...if it’s not from a university, it’s typically not thought of as research...there is a clear hierachy in what is considered research and what is considered evidence and we need to challenge this.” - Keynote speaker @halberto1980
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“You cannot shift the power imbalance if you do not publish in languages other than English.” - Keynote speaker @halberto1980
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Great dancing! what are su day nights for! #peaceprom19
I'm hiring two post-docs (law & oral history) to work on my new project on reproductive justice & disability. Interested in lived experience and the boundaries of the law? Come work with us in Galway! Closing date 30 Jan nuigalway.ie/centre-disabili… #jobfairy
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RMcD: This #ercvoices book introduces layers of everyday lives. I find it hard to contextualise academic books, but this book frames rights in terms of our lives, our freedoms, our experiences of detention, the intricacies of our lives #ercvoices @ercvoices
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RMcD: how often we are told that the barriers that hold us back are 'out there', but all too often they are in here [in people's minds], in our families. #ercvoices @ercvoices
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RMcD: ends by getting everyone to raise a glass and say the name of Rusi Stanev, who died before his story ended. #ercvoices @ercvoices
Image from Centre for Disability Law and Policy (@CDLPGalway)
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An ovation for Rosaleen. Her words reach across age, geography and life experience. @ercvoices #ercvoices
Image from Centre for Disability Law and Policy (@CDLPGalway)
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.@eilionoirflynn starts by acknowledging Rusi's absence as well. She thanks all the storytellers, supporters, trouble-makers who have come along this journey. Special mention to the staff, supporters & advisors. #ercvoices
Image from Centre for Disability Law and Policy (@CDLPGalway)
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Stop by the @ercvoices exhibition exploring the restrictions on human rights and importance of self determination for people with disabilities, now showing at our offices at 16-22 Green Street, Dublin 7. Closes today @ 4pm. Discovery pens available for access. #DisabilityRights
Various plinths are displaying individual, everyday items. A newspaper, an ornament and a diary are shown in this photo. Behind each is a poster with a picture of two people, and some text showing their names and a quote about their project.

ALT Various plinths are displaying individual, everyday items. A newspaper, an ornament and a diary are shown in this photo. Behind each is a poster with a picture of two people, and some text showing their names and a quote about their project.

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We are at the @ercvoices book launch. @ClionadeBhailis opens the evening talking about her experience of doing this project - "every project should be as dynamic & diverse & inclusive as this one" #ercvoices
Image from Centre for Disability Law and Policy (@CDLPGalway)
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