Current & Upcoming Research
The Authority is very supportive of new research into the area of adoption in Ireland.
While these studies are in no way connected to the AAI, we are satisfied that their design has received appropriate ethical approval from a relevant body. If you wish to take part, or find out more information about any of these studies, please do so through the contact details below.
The Re(al) Productive Justice project is being carried out by a team at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy in NUI Galway, led by Prof. Eilionoir Flynn (PI) . It is funded by the Wellcome Trust and runs until 2022.
The project seeks to make visible the experiences of persons with disabilities in Ireland making reproductive decisions, and having those decisions respected. It covers areas of fertility, contraception, surrogacy, abortion, pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, adoption and fostering.
They are collecting oral histories from people with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health disabilities as well as those on the autism spectrum, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, users and survivors of psychiatry and neurodivergent people.
They are also interviewing professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors about their experiences of providing reproductive services to persons with disabilities alongside analysis of the relevant legal and policy frameworks governing these issues.
The oral histories will be placed in the National Digital Repository for use by future researchers. The study aims to develop a toolkit for use by professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors.
The website for the project is www.realproductivejustice.com and is updated frequently with events connected to the project.
The project seeks to make visible the experiences of persons with disabilities in Ireland making reproductive decisions, and having those decisions respected. It covers areas of fertility, contraception, surrogacy, abortion, pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, adoption and fostering.
They are collecting oral histories from people with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health disabilities as well as those on the autism spectrum, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, users and survivors of psychiatry and neurodivergent people.
They are also interviewing professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors about their experiences of providing reproductive services to persons with disabilities alongside analysis of the relevant legal and policy frameworks governing these issues.
The oral histories will be placed in the National Digital Repository for use by future researchers. The study aims to develop a toolkit for use by professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors.
The website for the project is www.realproductivejustice.com and is updated frequently with events connected to the project.
The Re(al) Productive Justice project is being carried out by a team at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy in NUI Galway, led by Prof. Eilionoir Flynn (PI) . It is funded by the Wellcome Trust and runs until 2022.
The project seeks to make visible the experiences of persons with disabilities in Ireland making reproductive decisions, and having those decisions respected. It covers areas of fertility, contraception, surrogacy, abortion, pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, adoption and fostering.
They are collecting oral histories from people with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health disabilities as well as those on the autism spectrum, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, users and survivors of psychiatry and neurodivergent people.
They are also interviewing professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors about their experiences of providing reproductive services to persons with disabilities alongside analysis of the relevant legal and policy frameworks governing these issues.
The oral histories will be placed in the National Digital Repository for use by future researchers. The study aims to develop a toolkit for use by professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors.
The website for the project is www.realproductivejustice.com and is updated frequently with events connected to the project.
The project seeks to make visible the experiences of persons with disabilities in Ireland making reproductive decisions, and having those decisions respected. It covers areas of fertility, contraception, surrogacy, abortion, pregnancy, childbirth, parenting, adoption and fostering.
They are collecting oral histories from people with physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health disabilities as well as those on the autism spectrum, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities, users and survivors of psychiatry and neurodivergent people.
They are also interviewing professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors about their experiences of providing reproductive services to persons with disabilities alongside analysis of the relevant legal and policy frameworks governing these issues.
The oral histories will be placed in the National Digital Repository for use by future researchers. The study aims to develop a toolkit for use by professionals in the legal, medical and social work sectors.
The website for the project is www.realproductivejustice.com and is updated frequently with events connected to the project.
