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  • Griffith Design Café is revolutionising access through co-design

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    Transforming Lives through Co-Design: Griffith University's Inclusive Futures initiative brings together a diverse alliance of designers, engineers, occupational therapists, and individuals with disability. The success of the Disability Design Café pilot project has led to the integration of its co-design blueprint into a course for design students. Our collaborative designs will soon be accessible to the public, promoting inclusivity and innovation. Join us in reimagining disability design and breaking barriers.

    Read the story in full on the Griffith News: https://news.griffith.edu.au/2023/11/28/griffith-design-cafe-is-revolutionising-access-through-co-design/

    Visit the Design Hub: https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au/hub-page/design-hub

    Find out more or get involved, by emailing Matt McShane: m.mcshane@griffith.edu.au

    A montage of colour photos from the Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability Design Cafe Pilot program, with Photo 1 (top left) showing the guest speakers including Matt McShane, a wheelchair user, paralympian and program lead on the far right, Photo 2 (top right) attendees sitting in groups around a large table participating in co-design activities, Photo 3 (bottom) all attendees assembled outside Griffith University ADaPT building on the Gold Coast, all smiling together for a group photo.

    A montage of colour images from our Design Cafe Pilot held at Griffith University in the ADaPT building, Gold Coast. Image 1: Researcher Sam Canning notes down on butchers paper ideas devised by the group, 2: A participant shares his ideas for co-design, 3: The Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability Team Jo Kek-Pamenter, Maretta Mann, Bek Barker together with Design Cafe Lead Matt McShane, a Paralympic basketball and wheelchair user, 4: Participants sit at a table brainstorming ideas, 5: Matt McShane addresses the Design Cafe cohort, 6: Members of the ADaPT engineering team standing and smiling for the camera.


  • Specialist Disability Accommodation: Brisbane Conference

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    A colourful montage of photos taken at the Specialist Disability Accommodation conference. Photos from left to right: 1: Panelists address the audience, there is a screen behind the keynote speaker showing live captioning and a PowerPoint presentation. 2. An over the shoulder photo of the conference. 3. Guests mingle post event on the Webb Centre balcony.

    It was great to bring together 70 passionate people on 3 November at Griffith University Southbank Campus in Brisbane, to chat all things Specialist Disability Accommodation.

    With speakers and audience members joining us from interstate we welcomed open discussions around some of the hot topics facing the sector at present.

    The event was proudly supported by (Griffith University – Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability, Just SDA, Just Advisory Services, H’a’fele Australia and Archr Design) and covered important topics such as:

    How to build your own SDA

    • Accessing Appendix H
    • Updates and trends across the sector
    • Best practice design approaches for SDA
    • A personal journey through the NDIS


    A colour photo of Coral Gillet, from Griffith University wearing a technological headset and brightly coloured dress talking to another conference guest on the balcony post event.

    A great day was had by all, with post event celebrations hosted on the wonderful deck at the Southbank campus for some networking, canape’s and drinks.

    Everyone is ready for the next event in March 2024 (Brisbane) and May 2024 (Melbourne).

    More information, please email Justin MacDonald, Just Advisory Services on: pm@justsda.com.au

    Visit the Inclusive Futures Hub to see the impactful work we are doing around Disability, Accessibility and Inclusion: https://inclusivefutures.griffith.edu.au

    Contact us: inclusivefutures@griffith.edu.au