Melbourne Disability Institute

📣 UPCOMING EVENT - Pain: a neglected disability rights issue? Professor Tom Shakespeare will be joining us in Melbourne on Tuesday 11 March 2025! In public health, pain is a common issue: in fact in some surveys it is the most common symptom reported. But is pain a disability rights issue? In this session, leading disability academic and activist Professor Tom Shakespeare will discuss the impact of pain on everyday lives - and how providing the right support could help those in pain as well as the wider community. This unique event about rights and reform is open to everyone - people with disability, families, supporters, researchers, advocates, providers, policy makers and community members are all welcome to come along, hear more and contribute to this important discussion. 📆 Tuesday 11 March, 4:00 - 5:15pm 📍Ian Potter Auditorium & online Register now: https://lnkd.in/guSQGYaX We encourage you to register early,  limited in-person tickets are available for this rare opportunity to hear from Professor Shakespeare in Melbourne! You will also be able to register for online access. Research Alliance for Youth Disability & Mental Health Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences University of Melbourne

Are you a clinician working with people with multiple sclerosis in Australia? For a new study we invite neurologists, MS nurses and allied health professionals to participate in focus groups and/or interviews aimed at improving how social needs (such as housing instability, family violence, and food security) are identified in MS care. The online focus group will take approximately 75-90 minutes and participants will receive a $120 voucher. interviews will take 45-60 minutes and participants will receive a $65 voucher. Interested in participating? For more details or to schedule your session, please visit go.unimelb.edu.au/iu6p Collaborators include Yvonne C Learmonth Isabelle Weld-Blundell Tomas Kalincik Therese Burke AM Jodi Haartsen Anne Kavanagh Darshini Ayton Dr Emily Corbett Dr Marlena Klaic and others. Supported by MS Australia and Melbourne Disability Institute

Big thank you to everyone who was able to join us this afternoon for the seminar with Prof Tom Shakespeare. We were thrilled to host this important discussion alongside our friends from the Research Alliance for Youth Disability & Mental Health. We also want to give a big shout out to the rest of the panel and participants, including Dylan McBurney, El Gibbs, Prof Anne Kavanagh and Prof Helen Dickinson. We look forward to sharing the recording on our website in the coming weeks and doing what we can to keep the conversation going. Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

🚨 People with disabilities are disproportionately affected by disasters like Cyclone Alfred Flooding in Southeast QLD & Northern NSW is devastating communities—especially those already vulnerable. Research shows that people with disabilities face greater disruption in accessing essentials, support, and healthcare after floods, with a higher risk of PTSD long after the waters recede. Yet, targeted research and policies remain scarce. AHEAD Chief Investigator Dr Jodie Bailie has just published an article in Conversation exploring the health impacts of floods: 📖 Read more in Conversation: https://lnkd.in/gb9PBEJt 📄 Related research paper on BMJ Open: https://lnkd.in/gWYDTqKN #CycloneAlfred #DisabilityInclusion #DisasterResponse #ClimateJustice #AHEAD

Happening today! Pain: A Neglected Disability Rights Issue? Join us for this special seminar with international guest Professor Thomas Shakespeare.

Thanks for sharing, Eye2Gene! We're extremely proud of this work, highlighting the challenges that people living with inherited retinal diseases face beyond vision loss, including: 🔎 Navigating the journey of diagnosis and adapting to vision changes 🔎 Unique social challenges created by the invisible nature of vision loss 🔎 Coping with an unpredictable future with progressive vision loss This work really impacted me, opening my eyes to the different challenges faced by those living with vision loss. It inspires me to keep building our genomics research program to drive discovery and treatments for IRDs, but beyond that, also how important it is that we raise awareness and build stronger community support networks. We all have a role to play in supporting people with hidden disabilities. We're so grateful to our partners at Retina Australia and Blind Citizens Australia, funding by Melbourne Disability Institute supporting this work, and especially our participants who shared their perspectives. Read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/ePc83UZn Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences Dr Eden Robertson Lauren Ayton AM Bao Nguyen Mariam Bakir Trophy (Ruofei) Chen Rosemary Boyd Bronwyn McFadyen, PhD Sally Karandrews

Have skills in mixed reality, AR or VR? Want to contribute to designing more inclusive learning spaces? Thinking about a PhD? We have an exciting PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Melbourne (Parkville Campus).  LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE: https://lnkd.in/gip5cqR8 The successful candidate will be supervised by Associate Professor Kate Tregloan in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, alongside co-supervisors A/Prof Ben Cleveland (LEaRN) and Professor Paul Loh (Bond University). Kate T., A/Prof Ben Cleveland, Paul Loh Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Be part of co-designing a more inclusive future. #MixedReality #InclusiveDesign #Research #PhD #Inclusion #Education #LearningEnvironments

We are thrilled to celebrate the launch of Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights: The Production, Processing and Power of Data by Dr Philippa Duell-Piening. We're supporting this fabulous launch event with our friends at Melbourne Social Equity Institute - find out more below! Details and registration → https://lnkd.in/dJKGX5EX Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research @ Melbourne Law School

201 Grattan Street, Carlton – also known as Melbourne Social Equity Institute's former office – is now a student canteen offering hot and cold meals for $5. Student food insecurity is a major issue in Australia. Estimates suggest that between a quarter and two-thirds of university students do not have sufficient or stable access to affordable, nutritious and culturally appropriate food. It's a topic that the Talking Hunger project team of Jane Dyson, Charlene Edwards, Sara Guest, Craig Jeffrey and Gyorgy Scrinis have been working on for the past five years. To learn more, visit our website to check out the video, podcast and report → https://lnkd.in/gsy54ZVB

📣 UPCOMING EVENT - Pain: a neglected disability rights issue? Professor Tom Shakespeare will be joining us in Melbourne on Tuesday 11 March 2025! In public health terms, pain is a common issue: in some surveys it is the most common symptom reported. But is it a disability rights issue? Professor Tom Shakespeare will be joined by a panel of people with disability to discuss how chronic pain impacts people’s everyday lives and how providing the right support could help both those in pain and the wider community. 📆 Tuesday 11 March, 4:00 - 5:15pm 📍Ian Potter Auditorium & online Register now: https://lnkd.in/guSQGYaX We encourage you to register early, limited in-person tickets are available for this rare opportunity! You will also be able to register for online access.