About Us

Inclusive PLAY (Active and Engaged Citizens) focuses on inclusive sport, recreation, and access to safe and healthy natural environments throughout the lifespan. We aim to respond to the growing disparity in health outcomes for people with disability and increase participation and performance in competitive sport in the lead up to the Brisbane 2032 Paralympic Games.

Our Highlights

Engaging Outsiders in Sport: Transforming Sport Event Legacy Planning

The project aims to investigate intersectional inequities in sport participation for girls, women and non-binary people in Queensland by working with them to envision legacies for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Using a co-creation approach this project expects to identify how and what benefits can be achieved through legacy planning that engages with end-users who have historically been marginalised in sport. In doing so, the expected outcomes of the project include the development of evidence-based resources to improve engagement in sport and to build capacity and sustain meaningful change for communities and organisations.

Investigators:

Dr Adele Pavlidis, Chief Investigator, Griffith University

Prof Simone Fullagar, Chief Investigator, Griffith University

Dr Millicent Kennelly, Chief Investigator, Griffith University

Prof Simon Darcy, Chief Investigator, University of Technology Sydney

Dr Kirsty Forsdike, Chief Investigator, La Trobe University

Prof Holly Thorpe, Partner Investigator, The University of Waikato, NZ

Prof David McGillivray, Partner Investigator, University of the West of Scotland

Dr Diti Bhattacharya, Research Fellow, Griffith University

Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects

Understanding the Experience of Swimmers with Disability

This project is working to understand the experience of people with disability as they embark on the journey of joining a swimming club, becoming classified, and then participating and competing in Swimming Victoria competition formats.

Investigators: Dr Georgia Munro-Cook and Prof. Simone Fullagar

In collaboration with (partner organisations): Swimming Victoria

Funded by: Swimming Victoria

The Inclusive Voyage: Empowering People with Disabilities to Thrive in the Tourism and Hospitality Workforce

This project is to critically explore the conditions which empower the ability of people with disabilities to thrive in the tourism and hospitality workforce through a participatory action research.

Investigators: Emily Siqi Lu; Supervised by Professor Brent Moyle; Professor Sacha Reid and Dr Elaine Yang

Funded by: GUPRS/GUIPRS Scholarship