01/04/2019
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South Dublin County Council hosts Disabilities Rights seminar
Gathering will explore how to implement the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities'
A seminar exploring how to implement ‘the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities’ will take place in the Council Chamber, County Hall, Tallaght on Thursday, 4 April 2019 between 9.30 am to 2 pm
The seminar’s keynote address will be provided by Senator John Dolan who will address issues associated with implementing the Convention at County level. Dr. Iris Elliott, Head of Research, at the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will outline that organisation’s role in monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the Convention whilst Dr. John Bosco Conama, Board Director, Irish Deaf Society will deliver the third presentation of the morning. Doctor Conama will outline the Irish Sign Language Act 2017, and the practicalities of implementing it at local level.
Deputy Mayor of South Dublin County, Councillor Cathal King who will open the seminar said “I am delighted to support this seminar which will encourage a clear understanding of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the role we all play in implementing it at local level. In turn, as Mayor and on behalf of all the people of this County, I want to sincerely thank the South Dublin County Disability Advisory and Consultative Panel for their very significant contribution to date in making South Dublin more accessible for all our citizens”.
Tickets to the seminar, which is an initiative of the South Dublin County Disability Advisory and Consultative Panel, are free and are available on eventbrite. It will take place on Thursday, 4 April 2019, from 9.30 am to 2 pm in the Council Chamber, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24. County Hall is wheelchair accessible, the Council Chamber is fitted with an Audio Frequency Induction Loop (AFIL), and Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be provided.
For further information contact Selina Bonnie, Disability Liaison, Access and Equality Officer, South Dublin County Council Tel: 01 414 9041 or email: sbonnie@sdublincoco.ie
To reserve a place at the seminar visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/implementing-the-un-convention-on-the-rights-of-people-with-disabilities-tickets-58366278109
For the Editor,
About the South Dublin County Disability Advisory and Consultative Panel
The Panel is a partnership between South Dublin County Council and local disabled people. Their remit is to advise the Council on key issues that are relevant to the lives and interests of disabled people in the County; and to have both an advisory role and a consultative role (as appropriate) to developments in the County that are led by the Council. Each year the Panel host a morning seminar to highlight a specific issue. Past seminars have focussed on Maintaining Accessibility, the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People, Accessible Information and Communication, Universal Design, and Accessible Tourism and Leisure in South Dublin County.
About South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.
The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial support. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across six electoral areas.
Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres. The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.
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Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities