About the Living With Disability Research Centre
La Trobe University’s Living with Disability Research Centre conducts research into the experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, with the aim of improving practice, services, support systems and quality of life outcomes.
Our centre has a strong track record of producing rigorous, high-quality research and translating evidence into formats and resources that are accessible for service providers and other stakeholders across the disability sector.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The Living with Disability Research Centre aims to improve the social inclusion and participation of people with intellectual disabilities through research, education, and knowledge transfer, and to strengthen the evidence base that informs practice and policy in the disability sector. Our research addresses three themes:
- Improving the quality and effectiveness of disability services
- Building the evidence base for community participation and inclusion
- Enabling mainstream services to be more inclusive
HOW WE WORK
The Living Disability Research conducts applied social research. We work in collaboration with disability service providers and advocacy organisations, government departments and agencies, and researchers across the sector. We have partnered with more than 40 organisations to design, conduct and disseminate research.