Inclusion Ireland Law Conference on 'Law and People with an Intellectual Disability', 19 October 2011

As part of Inclusion Ireland's 50th Anniversary Celebrations, Inclusion Ireland will hold a conference on Law and People with an Intellectual Disability on 19 October 2011.

This event is supported by the Law Society of Ireland and will be held in the Law Society's buildings in Blackhall Place.

Date: Wednesday 19th October

Time: 10am-1.30pm

Venue: Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7

Topics:

• Mental Capacity Bill
• The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993
• Childcare proceedings and parents with an intellectual disability

Speakers:

• John Costello, President of the Law Society & Frieda Finlay, Chairperson, Inclusion Ireland
• Patricia T. Rickard-Clarke, Law Reform Commission
• Professor Gerard Quinn, Director of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at NUI Galway
• Teresa Blake, Barrister
• Beverly Smith, Self-Advocate, Cork Advocacy Committee
• Máirín McCartney, Solicitor & Inclusion Ireland Board Member

Chair: Deirdre Carroll, CEO Inclusion Ireland

More information, including registration details, can be found on Inclusion Ireland's website.