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    • Freedom to negotiate: a proposal extricating 'capacity' from 'consent' 

      Brosnan, Liz; Flynn, Eilionóir (Cambridge University Press, 2017-03-15)
      In this paper, we seek to radically reframe the legal construct of consent from a disability perspective. Drawing on feminist scholarship and human rights standards around free and informed consent', we apply a concept of ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Abortion toolkit 

      Dagg, Jenny; Flynn, Eilionóir; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2023)
      The Re(al)productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Communication guide for health and social care professionals 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2023)
      The purpose of this guide is to assist professionals in their supportive role as they engage with disabled people to ensure their rights are respected. The way in which requests for support are listened to, acknowledged, ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Fertility and contraception toolkit 

      Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine; Flynn, Eilionóir (University of Galway, 2023)
      The Re(al)productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Final report 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q. (University of Galway, 2023)
      Re(al) Productive Justice Project, was an Irish project undertaken from 2019-2023 and funded by the Wellcome Trust. The project was carried out by the Principal Investigator, Prof. Eilionóir Flynn, postdoctoral researchers ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Know your rights guide 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2023)
      The Re(al) Productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Parenting toolkit 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2023)
      The Re(al) Productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those ...
    • Re(al) Productive Justice: Pregnancy and birth toolkit 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2023)
      The Re(al)productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those ...
    • Recognising legal capacity: commentary and analysis of Article 12 CRPD 

      de Bhailís, Clíona; Flynn, Eilionóir (Cambridge University Press, 2017-02-15)
      This paper aims to summarise the current understanding and literature around Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It provides a brief history of the key terms associated with the ...
    • ResPoNCE (Respecting Persons with disabilities’ Needs and rights in Crisis and Emergency): Final report 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, S.; Parker, A. (University of Galway, 2023)
      The project sought to examine whether the rights of persons with disabilities were respected in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) during the Covid-19 pandemic. In doing so ...
    • The right to legal agency: domination, disability and the protections of Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 

      Arstein-Kerslake, Anna; Flynn, Eilionóir (Cambridge University Press, 2017-02-15)
      Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has created a revolution in legal-capacity law reform. It protects the right to exercise legal agency for people with disabilities with more clarity ...
    • State intervention in the lives of people with disabilities: the case for a disability-neutral framework 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Arstein-Kerslake, Anna (Cambridge University Press, 2017-02-15)
      People with disabilities continue to experience a disproportionately high level of state intervention in their private lives. Many disabled people's organisations have long sought to challenge this discriminatory approach ...
    • Toolkit on best practice for health and social care professionals to respect the rights of persons with disabilities in public health emergencies 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, Suzanne; Parker, April (Centre For Disability Law And Policy, University of Galway, 2023)
      Introduction & purpose of toolkit. The Covid-19 pandemic put health and social care services under unprecedented strain. Before the development of effective vaccines, hospitals and intensive care units were pushed to the ...
    • Toolkit on best practice for states to respect the rights of persons with disabilities in public health emergencies 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, Suzanne; Parker, April (Centre For Disability Law And Policy, University of Galway, 2023)
      Introduction & purpose of toolkit. The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the speed at which the rights of persons with disabilities can be either deprioritised or forgotten altogether in times of public health emergencies. The ...
    • The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities and access to Covid-specific healthcare by persons with disabilities: a comparative analysis 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, Suzanne; Parker, April (University of Galway, 2023)
      The Covid-19 pandemic was a global public health emergency which impacted on almost every aspect of life and society. Yet the impact on persons with disabilities was particular and unique – combining as it did ...
    • Working paper on abortion and disability 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2021)
      This paper has been prepared for the final Discussion Forum of the Re(al) Productive Justice Project. The Discussion Forum focuses on abortion and disability. This paper outlines the international and domestic legislative, ...
    • Working paper on best practice to maintain states obligations under the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities during public health crises 

      Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, Suzanne; Parker, April (Centre for Disability Law And Policy, University of Galway, 2022)
      This working paper sets out the applicable standards for States to maintain their obligations towards persons with disabilities under international law in situations of emergency such as the Covid-19 pandemic. About 15% ...
    • Working paper on disability, fertility and contraception 

      Sperrin, Áine; Flynn, Eilionóir; Ní Flatharta, Maria; Dagg, Jenny (University of Galway, 2020)
      This paper outlines the international and domestic law and policy context of fertility and contraception issues for persons with disabilities in Ireland. Throughout the world, the fertility of persons with disabilities ...
    • Working paper on parenting 

      Dagg, Jenny; Flynn, Eilionóir; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Sperrin, Áine (University of Galway, 2020-10-01)
      This working paper will inform the Discussion Forum on Parenting on 1 October 2020. It will provide an overview of the Irish legal and policy landscape in which persons with disabilities experience parenting as well as the ...