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    29 Oct 2024

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    NDA and HSE jointly published two effective practice documents related to deinstitutionalisation.

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    23 Oct 2024

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    Launch of the NDA Strategic Plan 2025-2027

    Under our legislation we are required to develop a Strategic Plan every three years. Our Strategic Plan 2025-2027 is now available to read.

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    22 Oct 2024

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    NDA 2024 Annual Conference

    24 October 2024: 'Promoting the participation of disabled people in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport in Ireland – UNCRPD Article 30’.

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    22 Oct 2024

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    NDA participates in ESRI panel discussion on disability prevalence in young people.

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    17 Oct 2024

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    Briefing from Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre

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    7 Oct 2024

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    Ireland to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UNCRPD

    On 8 October 2024, Government approved ratification of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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    7 Oct 2024

    Universal Design

    Universal Design Grand Challenge Awards Nights 2024 registration now open

    The Universal Design Grand Challenge (UDGC) is a competition that promotes and awards excellence in student projects that feature solutions that work for everyone. We invite third level students in their final two years of study to enter their best project which demonstrates the use of the Principles of Universal Design.

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    4 Oct 2024

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    Our Autumn Newsletter is now available to read!

    It shares information about our upcoming events, educational webinars and award ceremonies.

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    4 Oct 2024

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    Read our recently launched Literature Review on the Factors that Lead to Development of Behaviours that Challenge and Prevention and Management of Crisis Situations among Children and Young Adults (CYA) with Disability

    We commissioned researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin to conduct a literature review on the causes, prevention and management of crisis situations among young disabled people.

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The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD), part of the National Disability Authority, is dedicated to enabling the design of environments that can be accessed, understood and used regardless of a person's age, size, ability or disability.

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