November 2024
This month, we're excited to share a range of opportunities for you to get involved, advocate, and connect with the Inclusive Futures community!
Participate in a new project developing accessible exercise resources with Griffith University and Able Digital Wellness, or apply for a unique role as a Non-Executive Director with NDS to drive positive change in disability support. Showcase your research in the Inclusive Futures Writing Competition for a chance to be published and win $500! Finally, don’t miss Hopkins Hour on 5 December, where we’ll dive into the lived experiences of people with spinal cord injury.
Links can also be found in the 'at a glance' section of the e-blast.
If you have any questions or would like more information about any of the opportunities mentioned below, please contact our team at inclusivefutures@griffith.edu.au.
At a glance
- Seeking participants for a project about disability and exercise!
- NDS are looking for Non-Executive Board Directors
- Inclusive Futures Research Writing Competition 2024
- Hopkins Hour: Understanding the lived experience of people with spinal cord injury
Opportunities to participate in research
Seeking participants for a project about disability and exercise!
Are you interested in helping to develop exercise resources for people with disability? Are you an adult who has a diagnosis of a cognitive, physical or sensory disability? Then we need your help!
Researchers from Griffith University and Able Digital Wellness have been working together to design an online exercise platform that provides individualised exercise programs for people with a disability based on their abilities and goals.
If you would like to find out more or participate in the project, please contact Kelly Clanchy via email k.clanchy@griffith.edu.au or fill in this form.
Professional Opportunities
NDS are looking for Non-Executive Board Directors
The NDS are on the lookout for two people with disability to join our board - are you ready to advocate for sector-wide changes and improve high quality support services?
Two Non-Executive Board Director roles are perfect for leaders looking to guide NDS’s strategic direction, ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards, and represent the interests our members.
If you or someone you know has the passion to make a difference, is driven to deliver the highest quality support and services to our members, and thrives in an environment of positive change and continuous improvement, don't let this opportunity pass by.
Applications close Sunday 10 November.
Inclusive Futures Research Writing Competition 2024
Showcase your research in the Inclusive Futures Writing Competition and contribute to a more inclusive world for people with disability! The ‘Judges Choice’ winner will take home a $500 cash prize, and all short-listed entries will be featured in a widely shared Inclusive Futures digital compendium.
Entries close Friday 22 November.
Please visit the offical inclusive futures page for more information.
Events and key dates
Hopkins Hour: Understanding the lived experience of people with spinal cord injury
The Hopkins Centre welcomes all members, subscribers, individuals with lived experience of rehabilitation and disability, researchers and anyone with an interest in the topic, to attend Hopkins Hour: Understanding the lived experience of people with spinal cord injury.
This event will be held on December 5, 2024, at 12:30pm (AEST). It will be a one-hour, livestreamed event, hosted on Microsoft Teams Webinar. In this Hopkins Hour event, Centre Director Prof. Tim Geraghty and a panel of Program 1 researchers will present findings and updates from the Aus-InSCI project. Prof. Geraghty will provide an introduction and background to the Aus-InSCI project.
Date: Thursday, 05 December 2024
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location: Online MSTeams
A number of research opportunities are available throughout the year
Visit our paid job opportunities and participant research opportunities pages to see what else might work for you.
For more specific research participation opportunities, visit our expertise page to see if any relevant researchers are currently looking for participants.
For more news and updates, visit our Inclusive Futures News Page.
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