Lily's talk will coincide with International Day of Persons with Disabilities - typically marked on 3 December.

Speaker: Lily Collison, Author “Pure Grit: Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability”, & “Spastic Diplegia–Bilateral Cerebral Palsy”

Date: Wednesday 1 December

Time: 11am

Lily Collison holds a primary degree in science from TCD, and over her career held various positions in industry and education. Her youngest son, now an adult, was diagnosed with spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy. In 2008, she completed a master’s degree at UCD – the title of her thesis was Single-Event Multilevel Surgery in Spastic Diplegia: A Case Study. Her first book Spastic Diplegia–Bilateral Cerebral Palsy, edited by senior medical staff at Gillette Children’s, Minnesota, was published last year. With Kara Buckley, she is co-author of a second book Pure Grit: Stories of Remarkable People Living with Physical Disability, published this year. Proceeds from both books go to research.

From her experience in the area of physical disability, Lily will speak on the need for accessible resources for families, medical and educational professionals who work with people with disabilities. She will explain why she and Kara wrote a book of role models, and share insights from the storytellers in Pure Grit.

More details can be found here along with a recent article from The Irish Times here .

All are welcome! Please ensure to have MS Teams downloaded in advance.

The talk will be recorded and attendees are welcome to leave their cameras on or off. There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end.