Maria Ní Fhlatharta

Maria Ní Fhlatharta serves on the board of the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund as our Co-Chair. Maria is a researcher at the Centre for Disability Law and Policy, where she works on the Re(al) Productive Justice project, funded by the Wellcome Trust.  She recently co-authored the first report on the experiences and rights of people with disabilities in Irish Prisons. She has spoken at a number of conferences on disability law and human rights; across Europe but also in North America, East Africa, and Southeast Asia. Maria holds an LLM in Comparative International Disability Law and Policy and an undergraduate degree in Civil Law from NUIG. Her current research interests include; human rights in healthcare, reproductive rights, legal capacity, mental health law, access to justice, bioethics, and equality and non-discrimination. Maria is a founding member of Disabled Women Ireland.  She has significant experience in politics and campaigns.