Disability Matters A major six year pan-national programme of disability, health and science research, funded by a Wellcome Trust Discretionary Award (2023 - 2029) You are here Home iHuman Disability Matters Disability Matters logo Disability Matters To receive updates with the latest news and events from Disability Matters Sign up to our mailing list Disability as driving subject of inquiry Our programme A global collaboration of universities committed to transforming health research and environments through a paradigm shift to disability as the driving subject of inquiry "a tidy mess - arts tower, university of sheffield, england" by Paolo Margari | paolomargari.eu is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Our team We bring together a team of disabled and non-disabled researchers from India, Singapore, Australia, Canada and the UK An image of a modern town crier News Latest news from the Disability Matter's team Our work An image of the spines of a number of critical disability studies texts Scholarship How is health research, theory and scholarship transformed by an engagement with critical disability studies? A peacock standing on railings next to a ramp Priorities What are the health priorities of disabled people in Australia, Canada, India, Singapore and the United Kingdom? Methodologies What kinds of research methodologies represent disabled people and their health priorities? A wide ramp with tactile floor markers at an accessible overhead bridge along the Ayer Rajah Expressway in Singapore. Environments How does the presence of disability enable more inclusive health research environments? Disability matters and ways of perceiving linked by an infinity symbol Representations In what ways can we reimagine representations of disability in health research? A photo image of Frida Kahlo warning against the dangers of commodifying equality and diversity Development How do we build a new generation of disabled and disability-positive health researchers? Knowledge Exchange a photo of sewing notions to depict knowledge exchange Transforming EDI through disability Our ambitious plans to transform Equality, Diversity and Inclusion through disability spiral metal images of disability and ability Outputs Outputs from the Disability Matters team Pair of earphones on a cutting mat Contact us Get in touch
