Designing a continuum of best practices for the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in higher education
Project Details
Funding partner
National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP)
Timeframe
August 2021 - June 2022
Publications
Publications will be posted here when available.
Team
DCI researchers
Matthew Turnbull
Nadia Willis
Research partners
University of Sydney - Dr Nikki Wedgewood
Centre for Disability Studies - Associate Professor Mary-Ann O’Donovan (lead), Angela Ho, Greta Westermann
Uni2Beyond
Summary
Co-designed with people with intellectual disability (ID), this study analyses the current approaches and benefits of the only two Australian programs which include young people with ID in higher education. While some advocates do exist at a local level, unfortunately inclusion of people with ID in higher education is not being addressed at national policy level. Our project follows the lead of North American and European examples of networks of inclusive programs pooling together knowledge, evidence, and experience to develop national evidence-based programs of inclusion.
Impact
By collating evidence on the Australian experience for the first time, and contextualising this national evidence within the wider international experience, this project will establish how Australia can progress national policy, and will inform implementation of higher-level education opportunities for people with ID.