Welcome

This website is for a PhD research project based at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP), in the University of Galway. The project’s full title is ‘It’s My Life! Decision-making for young people with disabilities in Ireland and Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.’ Clíona de Bhailís is the researcher on this project.

Accessibility

It is important that young people with disabilities who are interested in the research can be involved or simply have easy ways to contact us to find out more. Please let us know what would help you to take part. You can contact the project by phone, email, text and information about the project is available in multiple formats – plain language, EasyRead, large text etc. Please also let us know if you need sign language interpretation or other supports.

News & Blog Posts

A woman is sitting outside. She wears a red jacket and has short grey hair, red lipstick and glasses. She is sitting on what appears to be a low wall or concrete step and behind the sky is blue and there are trees and a manicured lawn.
Theresia Degener - A letter to my sixteen year old self
Dear Theresia, I am writing to you when I am just about to reach 60. I would like to tell Read more
A woman sits on a red mobility scooter with a basket on the front. She is inside a house or apartment and smiling at the camera.
Michelle Scanlon - A letter to my sixteen year old self
Oh, my life is changing every dayIn every possible wayAnd oh, my dreamsIt's never quite as it seems(Never quite as Read more