Disability-Studies@Leeds... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:17:11 GMT Feed43 Proxy/1.0 (www.feed43.com) 360 c1ba41f84dc093aa793d77a366dd6021 Anna Lawson and Sarah Woodin joined researchers, activists and policy stakeholders from nine countries in Vienna to disc... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Fundamental Rights Agency study on the rights of people with intellectual impairments and mental health conditions.

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]]> 7fe18da038b1d382af6dd3369b9aa69f Researchers from 30 countries met with staff from the European Commission and disabled people’s organisations in Brussel... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED). The meeting was accompanied by award of a €1.95m contract from the European Commission for a further three year programme of work.

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]]> 5a793afc23d1d07eef6365aa7f4d281d The first meeting of the Marie Curie DREAM Initial Training Network was held in Brussels to introduce the 14 early stage... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm DREAM Initial Training Network was held in Brussels to introduce the 14 early stage researchers to European policy agendas and to share proposals for their linked research projects. CDS was represented at the meeting by Ieva Eskyte, Betul Yalcin and Mark Priestley.

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]]> ff583c27964009797571eee2ee81ace1 This month’s visiting seminar was presented by Judy Hunt (Associate member of UPIAS) on ‘The origins of the UK disabled ... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> f4ae10c9430ec1ca5aed0c0ab73595cb Sonali Shah and Mark Priestley travelled to Prague to provide methodological training on life course methods and analysi... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Quali-TyDES research project.

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]]> 596aacb097184ba2a40ecf8ba161df8f Mark Priestley presented work in progress on monitoring disability policies in European countries to Member States’ gove... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 43a88cc0a42004f68a80824d83e41195 Welcome to Betul Yalcin and Ieva Eskyte, who join the Centre for three years as Marie Curie Research Fellows on the DREA... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm DREAM project researching the interface between state policies, private sector companies and disabled people as employees and consumers of goods and services.

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]]> c8086581a8a184886ea71335ea54a3d8 Welcome also to Deborah Fenney, who begins her doctoral research on barriers to environmental citizenship for disabled p... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 14025e36c4b1239732f874e012516cca Dr Sonali Shah (Sociology and Social Policy) and Prof. Mick Wallis (Performance and Cultural Industries) were awarded a ... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 9c5b70a448ea7f014ebfbd92491e34c5 Congratualations to all our students who graduated in this month's degree ceremonies, and especially to Beatriz Miranda,... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 8912c1874e01607df8fcf13f913f81d9 The School of Law hosted an open meeting, organised by the Leeds Independent Disability Council, to discuss and challeng... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> fa97324b3800eb254e7b96bd81051ac0 Visitors to the Centre included Mónika Tóth, on a student study visit from the Institute for Art Theory and Media Studie... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 9253ed90e1ea1f5e2558a41c8b938dba Dr Alison Sheldon was elected as the new Director of the Centre, to commence in September. Prof. Mark Priestley will tak... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> ce76ce64d8c755fe99584c6f2d502ce0 Dr Sonali Shah is leading a knowledge transfer project, funded by the Higher Education Innovation Fund, translating rese... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 9131f24b6c069306ee42fb984795f5dc Welcome to Vicky Scott, who joins the Centre on a five-week student internship, funded by the Higher Education Innovatio... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm ANED website.

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]]> d9e335d91e830e466c4d0e33b8add9a8 Anna Lawson presented a plenary address at the 11th Conference of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) in Re... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm 11th Conference of the Nordic Network on Disability Research (NNDR) in Reykjavic (Iceland). Jill Edwards and Sarah Woodin also presented papers to the conference.

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]]> b3136397cf844cf7679e71dce0bdf513 Members of CDS were amongst those who joined with thousands of disabled people and their allies for a major demonstratio... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm a major demonstration in London in response to concerns over austerity cuts to benefits and services.

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]]> 45500ca1ef7a27c50c29a69e8e505f76 Sonali Shah and Mark Priestley published a new book - Disability and Social Change: private lives and public policies, b... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Disability and Social Change: private lives and public policies, based on a three-year project funded by the Nuffield Foundation.

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]]> 418fcbaa9cd90f48e45b0ed4641c5095 Mark Priestley and Anna Lawson travelled to Brussels (Belgium) for the Scientific Board meeting of the Academic Network ... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED). Several new country reports are now published on the website, which has now been updated with translated content in French and German.

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]]> e29324f2ba8753bee9e24ec0947937f2 Mark Priestley addressed the High Level Conference on 'New Challenges in the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020' hos... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm New Challenges in the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020' hosted by the Hungarian EU Presidency in Budapest.

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]]> 6b15ceb712e2f3d01c113365407978aa Two guest seminars this month included Dr Jenny Morris on 'Independent living and government policy: triumph or tragedy?... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 8cb6c1e817758343f290043258e24de5 Mark Priestley presented ongoing research from the ANED project to the EU Disability High Level Group in Brussels. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 50038618bb1a2d29644b9db58d991334 We are pleased to announce the availabilty of two full-time posts for early stage researchers to work on Marie Curie 'DR... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm two full-time posts for early stage researchers to work on Marie Curie 'DREAM' project for three years

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]]> c637cf42dd3ee77b8978e0e30a1cc31c Welcome to Anne-Marie Moore, who joins the Centre as a doctoral research student on the Leverhulme research grant 'Desig... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Leverhulme research grant 'Designing for Inclusive Play: facilitating meaningful play between disabled and non-disabled children'.

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]]> 15b8f6031a5a06bfc321ba424a8eca76 Congratualtions to all our students who graduated in this month's degree ceremonies. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> 481e4231d44625e957f4744e00c43ec4 Anna Lawson and Mark Priestley presented plenary discussion papers at the European Day of Disabled People conference in ... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm European Day of Disabled People conference in Brussels (Belgium).

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]]> fb48897b2145f23263800db84c5fe974 Five members of CDS joined with research teams from 29 European countries and policy makers from the European Commission... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED).

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]]> bd6cfb88d2788ff6a0b94a2838a1c5b3 Stuart Murray (English) co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies on 'Disabling... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> c5bdacdb5e3d2ee29cfc9ca77dff688d A warm welcome to all our new postgraduate students. http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm -- Delivered by Feed43 service

]]> d658d4d86c7a90910ead78d1c4683e6d Colin Barnes and Alison Sheldon (Sociology and Social Policy) visited the Research Center for Ars Vivendi at Ritsumeikan... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm the Research Center for Ars Vivendi at Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, Japan) to present an invited series of lectures and seminars on disability studies to Japanese and Korean students.

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]]> bb493211d3c961a0204dd353de3d0b32 Angharad Beckett hosted a collaborative conference on 'The Child' and 'Childhood' in Theory and Policy, attended by 60 d... http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/news.htm 'The Child' and 'Childhood' in Theory and Policy, attended by 60 delegates and including themes on disability and childhood.

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