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  • A milestone moment for disability-led research

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    We extend our sincere thanks to the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) for its leadership and investment in Citizen Research Essentials: A Short Course, launched today alongside the next NDRP Research Funding Round. This initiative represents a significant advancement in research by and with people with disability.

    We also acknowledge and thank Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister, Australian Federal Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), for announcing the course and for her continued support of disability-led research.

    Representing Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability and The Dignity Project, Dr Kelsey Chapman (Research Fellow and Dignity Project

    We extend our sincere thanks to the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) for its leadership and investment in Citizen Research Essentials: A Short Course, launched today alongside the next NDRP Research Funding Round. This initiative represents a significant advancement in research by and with people with disability.

    We also acknowledge and thank Senator the Hon Jenny McAllister, Australian Federal Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), for announcing the course and for her continued support of disability-led research.

    Representing Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability and The Dignity Project, Dr Kelsey Chapman (Research Fellow and Dignity Project Lead) and Rebekah Barker (Community and Citizen Engagement Manager) attended the launch, marking a year of collaboration with citizen co-designers and people with disability.

    We extend our sincere thanks to Prof. Elizabeth Kendall AM GAICD (Director, Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability), and to the Centre for Collaborative Educational Excellence, Griffith University, for their leadership and support of this work, including:

    Learning Design
    • Jenny Campagnolo and Renee Denham, Lead Learning and Teaching Designers

    Contributors
    • Rae Jobst, Learning & Teaching Designer
    • Mark Lawson, Learning Media Designer

    Co-designed with people with disability, Citizen Research Essentials reinforces a core principle we stand by: lived experience is expertise. Through the NDRP, 150 sponsored places are available.


    📣 Expressions of interest are now open

    🔗 Register or learn more:
    https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au/citizen-researcher-essentials-a-short-course

    Project Lead and Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability Research Fellow at Griffith University, Dr Kelsey Chapman, stands at a podium addressing the audience during the launch event.Dr Kelsey Chapman