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Dr Berni Kelly presented findings from a research study of disabled young people’s transitions to young adult life at a seminar on 20^th September 2013 at Queen’s University Belfast.  The seminar was entitled ‘Moving On: Young Disabled People and Transitions’. Other speakers included: Dr Tobias Buchner from the University of Vienna; Dr Sonali Shah from the University of Glasgow; Rosemary Murray from the Disabled Children and Young People’s Participation Project (DCYPPP); Teresa Stewart from the DCYPPP; and Iolo Eillian from the Health and Social Care Board and Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership . The event was over-subscribed and attended by: academics; senior managers, social workers and transition workers from across service sectors in Northern Ireland; and relevant voluntary and community agencies. The research report, published in partnership with Barnardo’s NI, is available on the following link: http://go.qub.ac.uk/BerniKelly.  A DVD based on the findings has also been developed with members of the Disabled Children and Young People’s Participation Project (DCYPPP) and is available at: http://www.cypsp.org/young-people-disability.htm.

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