National Disability Authority Annual Conference 2020

Welcome to the registration form for the National Disability Authority’s Annual Conference 2020 - Facilitating the effective and equal participation of persons with disabilities in the Irish criminal justice system (Article 13 UNCRPD)

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Afternoon Session Block One

Session Topic: Policing

Chaired by Michael O’Neill (Head of Legal, Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission)

Speaker One: Kate Mulkerrins (Executive Director of Legal, An Garda Síochána) and Chief Superintendent Alan McGovern (Legal and Human Rights, An Garda Síochána) Effective Policing in the Community

Speaker Two: Dr Claire Edwards (Director of the Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century and Lecturer, University College Cork) Garda Responses to People with Disabilities: Everyday Geographies of Safety and Unsafety

Speaker Three: Terri Sweeney Meade (Principal Assistant Architect, Office of Public Works) Garda Stations and Courts’ Facilities: Making Changes to Spaces

Session Topic: The Courts & Legal Professionals

Chaired by Eilis Barry (Chief Executive, Free Legal Advice Centres)

Speaker One: Karen Grayson (Policy Principal, Access to Justice, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Great Britain) Access and Participation Issues in Court Modernisation Processes and Digital Justice

Speaker Two: Dr Bronagh Byrne (Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queens University Belfast) Legal Professionals supporting People with Disabilities' Access to the Justice System

Speaker Three: Dr Alan Cusack (Lecturer in Law, University of Limerick) Evidential Barriers faced by Persons with Disabilities in Criminal Proceedings

Session Topic: Prisons

Chaired by Fíona Ní Chinnéide (Executive Director, Irish Penal Reform Trust)

Speaker One: Maria Ní Fhlatharta (Research Assistant, Centre for Disability Law and Policy, National University of Ireland, Galway) The Rights of People with Disabilities in Irish Prisons

Speaker Two: Dr Margaret McGovern (Senior Psychologist, Dóchas Centre, Mountjoy Prison) Supporting Persons with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Difficulties in Prison

Speaker Three: Patricia Gilheaney, (Inspector of Prisons, Office of the Inspector of Prisons) Applying a Disability Lens to Prison Inspections

Please select your session from the options below

Policing

The Courts & Legal Professionals

Prisons

I do not wish to attend an afternoon session in this block

Afternoon Session Block Two

Session Topic: Children with Disabilities in the Youth Justice System

Chaired by Dr Karen McAuley (Head of Policy, Ombudsman for Children’s Office)

Speaker One: Deaglán O Briain (Principal Officer, Department of Justice) The new Youth Justice Strategy: Proposals for A Preventative Approach

Speaker Two: Dr Ursula Kilkelly (Professor and Head of the College of Business and Law, University College Cork and Chairperson of the Board of Management of Oberstown Children Detention Campus) Supporting Children with Disabilities in Child Detention

Speaker Three: Darren Conroy (Programme Manager, Extern) Fostering Community Inclusion for Children with Disabilities in or at the Edge of the Justice System

Session Topic: Decision-Making Capacity and the Criminal Justice System

Chair to be confirmed

Speaker One: Áine Flynn (Director, Decision Support Service) The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 in the Criminal Justice Context

Speaker Two: Louise Loughlin (National Manager, National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities) Advocating for People with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice Context

Speaker Three: Patricia Rickard-Clarke (Solicitor, Chair, Safeguarding Ireland and Chair, Sage Advocacy) Safeguarding Reform: The Need for a Legal Framework

Session Topic: Probation and Re-integration into the Community after Prison

Chaired by Fergal Black (Director of Care and Rehabilitation, Irish Prison Service)

Speaker One: Michael Murchan (Assistant Principal Officer, Mental Health Unit, Department of Health) Mental Health Policy and Supports for Former Prisoners

Speaker Two: Barry Owens (Programmes Manager, Irish Association for Social Inclusion Opportunities) Preparing for Release from Prison: The GATE and Resettlement Services

Speaker Three: David Williamson (Senior Probation Officer, Staff Training and Development, Probation Service) Recognising and Responding to Disability in Delivering Effective Interventions with People subject to Probation

Please select your session from the options below

Children with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System

Decision-Making Capacity and the Criminal Justice System

Probation and Re-integration into the Community

I do not wish to attend an afternoon session in this block

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