Following its launch in April, the Dignity Project Community Hub has made progress towards its goal to bring citizens and scientists together to reform barriers faced by people with disabilities.
The Dignity Project is presented by Griffith University’s The Hopkins Centre: Research for Rehabilitation and Resilience and the Queensland Government, Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist.
It is a research and community building agenda aimed at disrupting stereotypes and breaking through barriers that people with disabilities experience every day.
Kelsey Chapman, a researcher at The Hopkins Centre, said the collaboration between Griffith University and Metro South Health would identify how dignity is understood and experienced by people with disability in all aspects of their life.
“The response has been really positive so far both from people with disabilities and our partner organisations,” she said.
“We currently have nearly 50 citizen scientists signed up in the Community Hub.
“We are excited about the data that is coming through the Hub survey and hope to attract more participants over the next month.
“We created the Community Hub as a safe and committed space to talk, analyse and re-contextualise experiences so that we can produce real change through our research.
“This research is about understanding dignity and looking to challenge and disrupt the environmental, attitudinal, systemic, and physical barriers that limit participation and access.
“It’s really important for the people with lived experience, of our experiences, to be involved and help researchers without disability, shape their projects and build things so that our services and environments can be accessible to everyone,” she explained.
For more information, go to The Dignity Project website.
