Call for Participants: Empowering Disability Services in Australian Higher Education
You're invited to participate in research examining how disability practitioners can best support students with disability at Australian universities. This research takes a participatory action research approach, using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and workshops to develop practical solutions for true disability inclusion in higher education. Participatory action research involves the people affected by an issue working alongside researchers to study the problem and develop solutions together.
This Expression of Interest (EOI) is for students who have accessed university disability support services AND disability support staff who want to participate in a semi-structured online interview (approximately 45 minutes) about the cultures, assumptions, and systemic challenges surrounding disability support services.
In this EOI you will need to read the participant information, complete a consent question, confirm your eligibility for the study, and provide some optional demographic data including your disability status, age, gender, First Nations status, and highest qualification completed. Once you have submitted your EOI, the research team will confirm your eligibility and be in contact to schedule an interview sometime between August and October 2025.
Closing date: Friday 17 October 2025
Please find detailed information about the project in the attached document(s).
If you have any queries, concerns or issues with this study, please contact:
- Darlene McLennan, University of Tasmania. Australian Centre for Student Equity and Success (ACSES) Fellow: Darlene.McLennan@utas.edu.au
- Ebe Ganon, University of Tasmania. Research Assistant: Ebe.Ganon@utas.edu.au