Inclusive practice for
research
This website presents a set of resources for supporting the involvement of children with disability in research, as well as consultation, policy and service development, monitoring and evaluation. The information was developed as part of a two-year research project that focused on the human rights priorities of children with disability in two countries.
The ‘Voices of Pacific Children with Disability: Identifying the needs and priorities of children with disability in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea’ research project had a number of aims including the development of a method of data collection/communication with children with diverse disabilities to enable them to ‘speak’ for themselves. These methods provided researchers with a means of addressing the key question; ‘What are the human rights needs and priorities of children with disability in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea?’
The research was undertaken between 2013 and 2015 by Deakin University in partnership with Save the Children, the Vanuatu Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association (DPA) and the PNG Assembly of Disabled Persons (PNG ADP). Researchers collected data from 89 children with disability aged between 5 and 18 years living in both urban and rural areas in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea (PNG).
As part of the research, a range of inclusive ‘tools’ for communicating with children with diverse disabilities were developed or adapted from existing tools.
This site provides information about:
- Inclusive research with children with disability
- The project, including findings
- Resources and films produced during the project
Given that the use of participatory methods with children with disability is in its infancy, it is hoped that the information provided will encourage those working with children with disability to directly seek their views and opinions and to understand their experiences, as well as stimulate further development of practice to ultimately advance the human rights of children with disability.
