Keep up to date with the DIIU, our February newsletter is now live!
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Join us as we mark International Day of People with Disability on 4 Dec 2023.
Register now: events.humanitix.com/international-…

Join us as we mark International Day of People with Disability on 4 Dec 2023.
Register now: events.humanitix.com/international-…

The Disability Innovation Institute at UNSW congratulates our very own Rosemary Kayess on her new appointment!
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This week we think of all people who do not have a place to live. There are so many people with disability among them. This is a big issue. Julie Loblinzk and I wrote Easy Read blog about this issue - see below. GeneEQUAL UNSW Disability Innovation Institute Self Advocacy Sydney Inc (SAS) CID (Elizabeth) Emma Palmer (she / her)

Emma talked at the #Genomics #Education Network of Australasia about our GeneEQUAL #toolkit for health professionals. She showed our #coproduction videos geneequal.com/genetic-resour… & health videos that show poor & accessible practice geneequal.com/genetic-resour… #AusGenomicSummit

We're so proud of the GeneEQUAL team, who have moved from strength-to-strength in inclusive research and improving genetic health care for people with intellectual disability. Read about their work here.

Scope has a new research grant for disabled researchers who work in a uni, are a student or work in community settings doing work that aligns with the aims of the organisation. $30k up for grabs - scopeaust.org.au/wp-content/upl…

NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY Looking for a senior program officer keen to improve health care for people with intellectual disability as part of our inclusive research team. Please share with your networks. Email (Elizabeth) Emma Palmer (she / her) or myself any questions! [email protected]

This is what quality disability #inclusive research looks like. Thanks Ruby and Rachel.

UNSW Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Disability Innovation Institute

Research Handbook on Disability Policy e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/resea…
available in June 2023
Sally Robinson

In our latest bit of work me, Sophie Yates and Rae West spoke to NDIS participants about why they use unregistered providers. Full report is available here and some key messages in this thread unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/…

Full report: for many people, 'using unregistered providers was about empowerment and exercising choice and control – in other words it was fundamental for achieving effective service provision arrangements through the NDIS' unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/… Helen Dickinson Rae West

Latest research from me, Sophie Yates and Rae West on unregistered providers in the NDIS - Unregistered NDIS providers are in the firing line – but lots of participants have good reasons for using them theconversation.com/unregistered-n… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

I feel honoured to have been able to present at the Parliamentary Session (Federal Parliament, Canberra) together with Karen Fisher the work led by ACOLA on the importance of ensuring occupations are responsive to people with disability. acola.org/disability-res…

We had the pleasure of hearing from Helen Dickinson and Sophie Yates about this project at our Associates event in early December. We recommend reading this important research.

Thrilled to have been a guest on Sibling Leadership Network's podcast recently, talking about how sibling support is provided around the world - including global similarities & differences, covid impacts & what sibling support needs for sustainability. Check out the link (incl. transcript).

Have your say! Calling people with intellectual disability. We would like to learn from you about how we can make preventive health care better. For details, visit unsw.to/PP CID People with Disability Australia (PWDA) Down Syndrome Aus #intellectualdisability

Despite a large number of countries' ratification of #CRPD still lacks implementation. Pleased to see #UNPRPD promote more effective implementation through participatory programming. Join me to launch the 26-country analyses by UNPRPD Fund.

More: bit.ly/3H1RKff

To mark #internationaldayofpersonswithdisability , our Director Jackie Leach Scully shares her thoughts about this year's theme, Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world.

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