International Day of Persons with Disabilities:

Interview with Emma Golding

Professor Stephen Gordon and Dr Cliona Skelly, co-Chairs of the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine's EDI Athena SWAN Committee spoke to our colleague Emma Golding to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021 (3 December 2021).

For 2021, the theme was 'Fighting for Rights in the Post-COVID Era', which celebrates the challenges, barriers and opportunities for people who live with disabilities, in the context of a global pandemic.  

Emma is a Senior Executive Assistant working in UCD for the last 6 years. She did her undergraduate degree in UCD in Greek & Roman Civilisation and Ancient Greek Language, a Master’s degree in Sheffield in Palaeoanthropology and is now pursuing a PhD in the School using a one welfare approach to owners and their horses.  Emma is also an international para-equestrian carriage driver who has represented Ireland several times in world championships, she is working to normalise and encourage participation by people with disabilities within the equestrian world and is a member of the UCD College of Health & Agricultural Sciences disability working group.

You can listen to the interview by clicking on the link below:

https://www.ucd.ie/vetmed/about/athenaswan/internationaldayofpeoplewithdisability/