Welcome to the National Disability Research Partnership

The National Disability Research Partnership will facilitate a collaborative and inclusive disability research program that builds the evidence for successful innovation in policy and practice.

The Commonwealth government has provided seed funding to establish the NDRP. A two-year establishment phase is being guided by a working party and has core deliverables:

RESEARCH AGENDA

Guiding Australia's investment in disability research

RESEARCH GUIDE

Coming soon

GOVERNANCE MODEL

Designing a governance model to best support the future NDRP

CAPACITY BUILDING

Building disability research capacity in Australia

RESEARCH FUNDING

Supporting research done by and with people with disability

APO COLLECTION

APO Disability Research Collection

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Tessa de Vries

May 30
2 min

What's next for the NDRP?

The NDRP Working Party is developing draft recommendations for how a fully established NDRP could operate.

Tessa de Vries

May 30
1 min

Thank you for your feedback

We are very grateful to everyone who took the time to do our survey, talk to us or send us ideas.

NDRP

Apr 1
1 min

'We're awesome legends': Global focus on UQ's Down Syndrome research

On Mornings with Rebecca Levingston https://www.abc.net.au/radio/brisbane/programs/mornings/uq-down-syndrome-study/13819322 In 1978,...

NDRP

Apr 1
3 min

University of Queensland hires assistants living with Down syndrome for Gen Z study

ABC Radio Brisbane By Alicia Nally and Rebecca Levingston https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-31/uq-hires-four-new-employees-with-down-s...

Tessa de Vries

Dec 3, 2021
3 min

$12.5 million awarded by Australian Government to fully establish an NDRP

$12.5 million awarded by Australian Government to fully establish a National Disability Research Partnership

Tessa de Vries

Aug 9, 2021
3 min

$1 million awarded to disability research

In its first funding round, the NDRP has awarded $1 million to nine research projects nationally, funded from the $2.5 million seed...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How can I get involved?

Soon we will hold consultation sessions to seek your ideas and feedback. Join the mailing list to be informed when these are happening. If you have a particular interest in an aspect of the work of NDRP, we would love to hear from you.

How will the stakeholder engagement happen given the disruption caused by COVID-19?

Welcome to the National Disability Research Partnership

RESEARCH AGENDA

RESEARCH GUIDE

GOVERNANCE MODEL

CAPACITY BUILDING

RESEARCH FUNDING

APO COLLECTION