Melbourne Disability Institute
@mdi_unimelb
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The Melbourne Disability Institute is building a collaborative and inclusive interdisciplinary disability research agenda at the University of Melbourne.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined March 2018
Better late than never (or so they say!) MDI has joined LinkedIn and Facebook :) Come find us and say hello! See you over there! https://t.co/ooFq5AhmPQ
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Our 2025 Innovation Seed Funding Grants are now open! Find out more and apply at https://t.co/OPP7iePZxd We are looking for projects that align to one of the following focus areas: • Mental health • Primary and preventative health • Scope or evaluate new models of care • Care
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If you are an experienced community engagement processional with experience working with people with disability and a passion for community collaboration, we have a perfect role for you. https://t.co/rYToJuZ4wk As our Community Engagement Officer, you will nurture relationships
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Fantastic new opportunity at the Centre - https://t.co/rYToJuZ4wk please share @CIDvoice @DownSyndromeAu @FPDNAus @QDNltd @QCEAIDH @TheKids_AU @mdi_unimelb @DisabilityHlth @CDS_Sydney @inclusionoz @FragileXAus @PWDAustralia
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Congrats @_Yi_Yang and @gdisney_melb on your piece in @ConversationEDU This important research highlights the need for concerted, coordinated action across metropolitan, regional and rural Australia to prevent more unnecessary deaths.
theconversation.com
People with disability die of conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes at a much higher rate than the rest of the population.
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Applications to the @nhmrc 2024 Improving Health Outcomes of People with Intellectual Disability Grant Opportunity are open until 12 February. Info at https://t.co/R8XMsge7SP
@QCEAIDH @TheKids_AU @mdi_unimelb @DisabilityHlth @CDS_Sydney @MaterResearch
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📢Very important new research from @unimelb's Dr @_yi_yang, Peter Summers, @ZoeAitken11 @Kavanagh_AM @gdisney_melb looking at mortality inequalities between people with and without disability. Targeted interventions and policy reforms are needed now. https://t.co/wC3gGDTyPl
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Access regulation – Radical antitheses: on #IDPWD2024 @raelene_west @mdi_unimelb points out that much of the built environment in Australia remains inaccessible for people with disability — Power to Persuade
powertopersuade.org.au
On this International Day of People with Disability, Dr Raelene West points out that access to the built environment is still problematic. Dr West is a Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne...
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#PeopleWithDisabilities face disadvantage & inequity. With the help of our experts we reflect on the challenges and opportunities for realising #Equity & rights for people with disabilities by 2030. #DisabilityInclusion #IDPWD2024
https://t.co/Btu23HysOK
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This week, we’re excited to join in various events & conversations to mark @idpwd. We invite you to join in the activities happening around the @unimelb campus and check out some of the disability research projects with big impact available on Pursuit.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
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Few tickets left!! Join us tomorrow for an engaging discussion at the Ableist Cities Symposium, supported by the @unimelb Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. This free one-day event will explore solutions required for inclusive development.
eventbrite.com.au
A one day symposium on reshaping inaccessible buildings and infrastructures in Australian cities
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We will have Innovation Seed Funding Grants available in the new year. The grants are for health and disability organisations to do innovative, inclusive and collaborative projects in intellectual disability health. Find out more and register to be the first to get details when
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Ableism is a barrier to health systems responsiveness to #PeopleWithDisabilities. #ProfSumitKane & #DrThiVinhNguyen proposes a research agenda across the 6 @WHO building blocks for #HealthSystemResponsiveness
https://t.co/QTMqveX4C5
@mdi_unimelb
@idpwd @HelpAge @USAIDGH
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We are looking for a Lived Experience Inclusion Advisors to join our team. We have made an Easy Read job description. Go to https://t.co/x2CNUehgoO Lived Experience Inclusion Advisors help make sure the Centre is doing a good job at inclusion. @CIDvoice @DownSyndromeAu
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You might have heard about Foundational Supports for people with disability. These are specific supports available outside of the NDIS. We have written some plain language information to help explain Foundational Supports which you can find here: https://t.co/tKajm2cWQ0
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Join us for a webinar to learn how GeneEQUAL builds more inclusive and respectful health care and education. Find out more and register at https://t.co/abIMDpvZgH The @GeneEQUAL team will talk about how they co-produced the GeneEQUAL Toolkit, and how healthcare professionals can
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We have started a new project about the health inequalities experienced by people with intellectual disability. People with intellectual disability will work on the project, from choosing research questions and aims to helping develop accessible summaries. Find out more at our
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📢The team working on the Review of Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention is holding an info session to provide an update on what they've heard from families & to talk about what's next. If you have questions or want to find out more, register! https://t.co/59SxyKHTgj
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Although there are ~4.4 million people in Australia with a disability, seeing people with disability on tv and in film still seems rare. The Disability Dialogue is hosting a free discussion about how disability shows up – or doesn’t – on the big screen. https://t.co/06b0M2xGWU
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We’re looking for a research officer to join a multidisciplinary research team at the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health. The role focuses on revising cardiometabolic health guidelines for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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