First Peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this resource may contain images or names of people who have since passed away.
Co-design partnerships: a mutual exchange
The purpose of the project was to create clarity around what is needed for disability representative and carer organisations (DRCOs), disability advocacy organisations (DAOs) and other consumer-led and disability capacity strengthening organisations. To be able to be meaningfully involved in disability research and for research to be led by and with people with disability, involvement of these organisations is crucial across the research continuum.
The aim of this project was to co-develop an understanding of, and recommendations for, the kinds of activities, good practices, and resourcing the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRO), researchers and their institutions, governments and other relevant stakeholders could need to enable this meaningful and ongoing involvement in research.
Three key needs were identified that centred on mutuality:
- two-way learning
- co-define, co-design, co-create
- distribution of resources.
This report is accompanied by a plain language summary and a scoping project report on First Nations engagement, written by Renay Barker-Mulholland, that captures the involvement of First Nations people with disability within leadership roles, their current and potential future involvement with collaborative, co-designed research.
A video with Auslan is also available.
