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?
ABOUT
The Commonwealth government has provided seed funding to establish a new National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) which brings together experts in disability policy and research to deliver a world-class disability research and policy hub.
This is the start of an exciting journey, which we hope will build greater shared purpose.
NDRP is based on four key principles:
High quality, collaborative research
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Become a world-leading driver of disability research that builds an evidence-base
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Advance disability research in Australia by delivering on the national disability research agenda
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Draw on expertise across Australia through collaborative research teams
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Collaborative approach to finessing research questions
People with disability at centre
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Research that addresses the priorities of people with disability and their families as outlined in the national disability research agenda
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Research ‘by’ and ‘with’ people with disability and their families
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Genuine, paid for, co-design
Valuing all forms of knowledge
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Valuing knowledge creation from many different sources
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Knowledge that is accessible to the community: including journal articles, podcasts, videos and easy read summaries
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Australian policy will be informed by research and evidence
Building research capability
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Build a vibrant, connected and thriving disability research ecosystem
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Create career pathways and targeted support for researchers with disability
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Building capacity of the disability sector to create and use knowledge