Programme 9: 6th November 2009

This week, Outside the Box attends the launch of a new booklet from Inclusion Ireland called 'Making Medical Decisions', designed to help people with intellectual disabilities and their families when faced with this task.

Also, a new book called The UN Convention on Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities; European and Scandinavian Perspectives has recently been published. It's a collection of essays and it's edited by Prof Gerard Quinn of NUI, Galway, and Law Professor Oddny Arnardottir from Reykjavik University, who talk to Olan about the convention and its ramifications.

Contacts:
www.mentalhealthireland.ie
www.inclusionireland.ie
email: info@inclusionireland.ie
Tel: 01 8559891

Photo: L to R Prof Gerard Quinn; Prof Oddny Arnadottir and Olan McGowan