National Disability Research Agenda

Project Member(s): Darcy, S., Almond, B., Manton, D., Hemsley, B.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Australian Government Department of Social Services
Australian Government Department of Social Services

Start year: 2021

Summary: ext till 30 april 2022. no further funds, no change to milestones. 15K left to spend for the extension. email confirmation re this saved in RES20/1297/2. FUrther extension to 31/3/22.

Publications:

Smith-Merry, J, Darcy, S, Dew, A, Hemsley, B, Imms, C, O’Donovan, M-A, Gallego, G, McVilly, K, Gilroy, J, Carey, G & Ellem, K 2025, 'Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia?', Journal of Disability Policy Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 52-63.
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Dew, A, Plumb, J, Gallego, G, Garbellini, S, Imms, C, Darcy, S, McVilly, K, Hemsley, B, O'Donovan, M-A & Smith-Merry, J Centre for Disability Research and Policy 2022, Setting an agenda for disability research in Australia: synthesis and refinement, Setting an agenda for disability research in Australia, no. Phase 3 report, Sydney.

O'Donovan, M-A, Dew, A, Imms, C, Smith-Merry, J, Hemsley, B, Gilroy, J, Meltzer, A, Yen, I, Ellem, K, Mueller, A, Darcy, S, McMahon, T, Spencer, R, Murfitt, K, Guastella, A, Carey, G, Plumb, J, McVilly, K, O'Shea, A & Gallego, G Centre for Disability Research and Policy 2022, Setting an agenda for disability research in Australia: consultation report, Sydney.

Bryant, L, Bluff, A, Barnett, D, Hemsley, B, Nguyen, V, Jacobs, C, Power, E, Bailey, B, Stubbs, P & Lucas, C 1970, 'Opportunities for immersive virtual reality in rehabilitation: Focus on communication disability', Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 3567-3576.

FOR Codes: People with disability, Special Education and Disability, Care for Disabled, Ability and Disability, Disability and Functional Capacity

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.