About

The Disability Studies and Research Centre is supported by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Law and the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales.

Through engaging with researchers who are people with disability and other disability researchers as principals in research, we promote the participation of people with disability in research work, research training, and through other Centre events.

The Centre assists UNSW faculties to improve funding outcomes by identifying opportunities for collaborative research and integrating disability studies into applied degree programs. It is developing a teaching/supervision specialisation in disability and cross-disciplinary studies for postgraduate students.

We also hope to contribute in developing the capacity of disability organisations to engage in public policy debates on the basis of credible research and policy positions developed according to their priorities and perspectives.