Latest news, research and events from the Melbourne Disability Institute at the University of Melbourne
Help design a new cycling program for riders with disability!
A team of people with lived experience of disability, practitioners and researchers are leading a study to create a new cycling program for riders with disability in Victoria.
Young people with disability, parents, allied health practitioners and cycling instructors (e.g. teachers, coaches) are invited to help create this program. There are different ways to get involved, including an interview and/or attending 3 workshops (all online).
To find out more about the study and register your interest, please go to https://redcap.link/cyclink-codesign. You can also contact the study team at cyclink-codesign@unimelb.edu.au or phone co-lead investigator John Carey at 0492802824.
Let Us In, a new ABC podcast
Listen to the latest episode of Let Us In!, a ground breaking podcast series to uncover what's really going on for people with disability in Australia today.
Podcast hosts Kurt Fearnley and Sarah Shands have travelled across Australia speaking to people with disability, their families, advocates and researchers about all the big issues - like transport, living with COVID, education and employment.
The first episode was released yesterday and covers education for children with disability. You can find the podcast on the ABC listen app, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
We are thrilled to be able to support this podcast - follow the link below and come along on the journey with us.
Register for the Virtual Disability Conference
Last chance to register for the 2022 Virtual Disability Conference - to be held on 21 September!
This fully online one day conference features an exciting and a diverse program exploring the theme “Raising Expectations.” The keynote presentation will be delivered by Senator Jordon Steele-John. Other presentations explore such issues as disability and intersectionality, promoting and achieving choice and self determination, what we need from a quality disability workforce, employment and universal designed.
The Melbourne Disability Institute is pleased to collaborate with the VDC on a symposium titled Inequality, inequity and inclusion – What exactly do we expect the National Disability Insurance Scheme to deliver?
We hope you can tune in. Please register by Tuesday 20th September 2022.
Find out about opportunities and events that are happening in the community below. Interested in promoting your event, sharing a job posting, research opportunity or another item of interest? Send the details through to Sara.Donaldson@unimelb.edu.au.
The Melbourne Disability Institute was established in 2018 to build a collaborative, interdisciplinary and translational disability research program at the University of Melbourne.
Questions? Contact us at md-i@unimelb.edu.au
