‘A quiet and determined powerhouse.’ Congratulations to Dr Rose Doolan Maher who graduated from Trinity yesterday, surrounded by her husband Martin and their six children. Rose’s PhD thesis on online child protection and welfare for children with disabilities has already been published in several international journals. For her study, with the support of enable.ireland, Rose spoke directly to 34 children with disabilities and facilitated them to tell stories about their digital lives. She created accessible research tools to represent their views, including those of non-speaking children. She also produced accessible tools including a book and digital media on the research findings so that all participants could see and access their stories. After four years at Trinity, Rose is now working to establish a social enterprise for children with disabilities, which she hopes will work with government agencies and disability organisations towards creating a safe digital future for ch...