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The Queensland Disability Research Network (QDRN) operates with a set of core principles that guide its mission to foster innovative, inclusive, and impactful research. These principles provide a foundation for how the QDRN approaches its work, ensuring that all research is conducted in a manner that is respectful, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of the disability community.
1. Collaboration:
Members from all universities will work together to ensure that research is conducted in a collaborative and cooperative manner, with an emphasis on sharing knowledge and resources. Respect will be given to the various areas of expertise and geographic location. Larger institutions will support and facilitate smaller institutions where possible.
2. Interdisciplinary Approach:
The QDRN should encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, bringing together researchers from different fields to address complex issues related to disability. This approach will help members to develop comprehensive and effective solutions.
3. Accessible & Inclusive:
The QDRN will ensure that all research meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standard; is inclusive and respectful of people with disability, and culturally appropriate.
4. Ethical Standards:
Research should adhere to the highest ethical standards of privacy, confidentiality and beneficence, and use culturally appropriate methods.
5. Integrity:
Recognition will be given to the source of ideas and respect for research conducted by other QDRN members.
6. Community Engagement:
The QDRN will engage with the disability community and state-wide peak disability organisations to ensure relevance.
7. Co-Design:
The QDRN is committed to engaging in effective and quality co-design research processes with people with disability and other research end users.
8. Knowledge Translation:
The QDRN should strive to make research findings understandable and transferrable to a wide range of audiences, including policymakers, practitioners, and the general public, with translation embedded into the research where possible.
9. Capacity Building:
The QDRN should invest in opportunities for early career researchers, research higher degree students and research assistants across the network to develop a next generation of disability researchers. The QDRN should also support efforts to enable people with disability, who are not university researchers, to build capacity and become citizen researchers.
The Queensland Disability Research Network (QDRN) operates with a set of core principles that guide its mission to foster innovative, inclusive, and impactful research. These principles provide a foundation for how the QDRN approaches its work, ensuring that all research is conducted in a manner that is respectful, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of the disability community.
1. Collaboration:
Members from all universities will work together to ensure that research is conducted in a collaborative and cooperative manner, with an emphasis on sharing knowledge and resources. Respect will be given to the various areas of expertise and geographic location. Larger institutions will support and facilitate smaller institutions where possible.
2. Interdisciplinary Approach:
The QDRN should encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, bringing together researchers from different fields to address complex issues related to disability. This approach will help members to develop comprehensive and effective solutions.
3. Accessible & Inclusive:
The QDRN will ensure that all research meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standard; is inclusive and respectful of people with disability, and culturally appropriate.
4. Ethical Standards:
Research should adhere to the highest ethical standards of privacy, confidentiality and beneficence, and use culturally appropriate methods.
5. Integrity:
Recognition will be given to the source of ideas and respect for research conducted by other QDRN members.
6. Community Engagement:
The QDRN will engage with the disability community and state-wide peak disability organisations to ensure relevance.
7. Co-Design:
The QDRN is committed to engaging in effective and quality co-design research processes with people with disability and other research end users.
8. Knowledge Translation:
The QDRN should strive to make research findings understandable and transferrable to a wide range of audiences, including policymakers, practitioners, and the general public, with translation embedded into the research where possible.
9. Capacity Building:
The QDRN should invest in opportunities for early career researchers, research higher degree students and research assistants across the network to develop a next generation of disability researchers. The QDRN should also support efforts to enable people with disability, who are not university researchers, to build capacity and become citizen researchers.
