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Our centre aims to change the disadvantage that occurs for people with disabilities. We do this through addressing their social and economic participation in society, and their health and wellbeing. By focusing on data that demonstrates disadvantage, we can develop models of policy and practice to better enable support and opportunity for people with disabilities.
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Examining employment barriers and enablers for people with psychosocial disability – A scoping review
Published 2023-10-10This report details the findings of our study about the employment of people with psychosocial disability. This research was commissioned by Candella and conducted by two researchers from the Centre for Disability Research ...Open AccessReport, Research -
The incurable self: Negotiating social bonds and dis/connection with metastatic breast cancer
Published 2023As the culture of silence that once surrounded cancer has gradually given way to greater public awareness, normative visions of what cancer survivorship should entail have proliferated. These visions emphasise positivity ...Open AccessArticle -
The social meanings of choice in living-with advanced breast cancer
Published 2021Individual choice is valorised as a core social value; yet the necessity and desirability of making choices takes on new significance for people living with incurable cancer who are required to make often difficult ...Open AccessArticle -
Breaking down Barriers: Co-designed recommendations to reduce stakeholder identified NDIS access barriers for people with psychosocial disability
Published 2022-09-16The Issue The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) commenced in 2016 and is designed to support people with all types of disability including those living with psychosocial disability. However, many thousands of ...Open AccessReport, Research -
Disability and Wellbeing Monitoring Framework: Baseline indicator data for Australians aged 18-64 years
Published 2022-05-02This report presents the first national data using the Disability and Wellbeing Monitoring Framework and Indicators developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Disability ...Open AccessReport, Research