Disability Inclusion for Health and Development
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Dr Alex Robinson+61 3 8344 3582
Research Overview
Development is only sustainable if it is equitable. Inclusive development and health service delivery increases security and broadens opportunities for all. By ensuring disability perspectives in research, policy and practice, the whole of society benefits. Our work delivers practical targeted and mainstreamed solutions for real world impact. We work to ensure equitable participation in development for persons with disabilities and others at risk of exclusion.
From 2017 - 2021, we aim to:
- Improve disability data, measurement, and the monitoring of progress towards national, regional and international commitments to disability inclusion.
- Improve access to health care and development actions for persons with disabilities.
- Better understand and address the relationship between disability and disproportionate risk to build inclusive and resilient societies.
Staff
- Dr Greg Armstrong, Senior Research Fellow
- Dr Tilahun Haregu , Research Fellow
- Dr Manjula Marella , Research Fellow
- Dr Wesley Pryor, Senior Technical Advisor
- Fleur Smith, Technical Advisor
- Dr Lindsey Gale , Research Fellow
Research Projects
- The Pacific Indicators for Disability-Inclusive Education
- Access to Quality Education
- The Rapid Assessment of Disability (RAD)
- Physical rehabilitation evidence, standards, and their impact on health and society
- The impact of aid investment for orthotics and prosthetics: the case of Nippon Foundation and Exceed
- Disability and social inclusion technical advice for the Kiribati Facility
- Translation of tobacco control policies from Australia to India
- Preventing suicide in India by improving media reporting of suicide
- Inclusive Preparedness For Humanitarian Response - PADIS
- Early Childhood Identification in Fiji
School Research Themes
Disparities, disadvantage and effective health care
Key Contact
For further information about this research, please contact HEAD OF UNIT Dr Alex Robinson
Department / Centre
Nossal Institute for Global Health
Unit / Centre
Disability Inclusion for Health and Development
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