Australia Research Council Project

Project Title

NDIS: Rhetoric versus Reality?

 

Funding

Australian Research Council Linkage Grant

 

Project Summary

This project aims to explore the realities of living with intellectual disability in Australia, and the impact of individualised funding arising from the introduction of the NDIS. The study will examine, within this era of disability reform, how people with intellectual disability are having their needs met, and the extent to which they are  involved in decision-making about their lives. The study will be conducted over three years using a mixed method design. It will specifically examine the relationship between self-directed individualised funding and its effect on personal well-being, self-esteem and voice, choice and control. People with intellectual disability will act as co- researchers within the study.

 

Contact Person

Gisselle Gallego : gisselle.gallego@sydney.edu.au

 

Chief Investigators

Mary-ann

Associate Professor Mary-Ann O’Donovan

Centre for Disability Studies/The University of Sydney

Professor Emerita Patricia O’Brien

Centre for Disability Studies/The University of Sydney

Professor Emeritus Trevor Parmenter

Centre for Disability Studies/The University of Sydney

Clinical Professor Vivienne Riches

Centre for Disability Studies/The University of Sydney

Project Team

Dr Gisselle Gallego

Centre for Disability Studies/The University of Sydney

Emily Gosden-Kaye

Centre for Disability Studies/The University of Sydney (PhD Candidate)