Community Based Research Program
Research projects funded in 2022
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Best practice model for accessing allied health services
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Analysis of individual advocacy data to identify the prevalence and type of advocacy issues experienced by disabled young people
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Addressing the divide - Authentic inclusion in education for people with Down syndrome
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The impact of peer support groups on people with acquired brain injury (ABI)
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Communication facilitators pilot program - civil matters
Research projects funded in 2021
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Teens work know how program - Aspergers Victoria
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One-to-one peer support program
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Community diversion pilot program for young people with disability
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Meeting the missing middle with relational support
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Disability resources centre - the buddy network
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Supporting the Fragile X community virtually: what works?
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Genetic support group database
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Keys of life - enabling all students with disabilities and their families to access and benefit from instrumental music lessons
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Syndromes Without A Name (SWAN) Australia - finding the gaps
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Advocacy for absolutely everyone
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Exploring the support needs of parents and carers of young children with Usher syndrome
Research projects funded 2019-2020
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Disability Justice Lens: Disability Equity and Inclusion in the Australian Screen Industry
This project highlights the benefits, obligations, challenges and barriers surrounding disabled workers in the screen industry.
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Evaluation of Bandmates Victoria Program
This project evaluates the Bandmates Victoria Program, which matches people with disability with volunteers to experience live music together.
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Assistive technology for all
This project investigates the impacts of challenges to timely access to AT for individuals who are ineligible for NDIS support.
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The experiences of young people with limb difference in participating in sports and recreation in an Australian context: a qualitative study.
The project will inform policy and the scope to which the NDIS supports the funding of sports prosthesis for amputees.
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Evaluation of a pilot project assessing whether HoloLens Mixed Reality headsets, improve the workplace skills and independence of people with cognitive disabilities
Ability Works is seeking to empower employees with cognitive disabilities in the workplace by improving their skills, independence and sense of achievement.
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Pathway for Carers: No-one can do it alone
This project is an evaluation of the Pathways for Carers program which began in 2015 in response to a need for carers to learn more about news, services and supports available in their community.
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The benefits of therapeutic horticulture for people with autism
The aim of this project is to evaluate Kevin Heinze Grow's 'Grow Model' and its impact on participants with autism.
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Evaluation of the Community Abundance Workshops
This project evaluates the impact and effectiveness of the Community Abundance Workshops - which strive to help the Sudanese Australian community understand the NDIS.
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The Lawyers Empowering People Project
This project evaluates a pilot program which provides a framework to better assist those with disability and to increase the agency of these clients.
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Electoral Inclusion and People with Cognitive Impairment
An important part of being a citizen is the exercise of the right to vote in elections for local councils, state governments, or the commonwealth government. This projects looks at what stops people with intellectual disability from voting and offers ideas about what might help people to get ready to vote.
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Raise Our Voices – Disability self-advocacy for CALD communities
The aim of the project is to help people with disability develop the skills to advocate for their rights, access information about disability services, and improve their ability to make their own choices.
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Building Knowledge Project
This project evaluates a new program and approach for achieving positive health outcomes for children with Down syndrome and their families across Victoria.
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Horses for Hope - equine assisted narrative therapy
This project compares program data with the participants goals to deliver the evidence base that can be used to both inform expected outcomes and to benchmark the effectiveness of the therapy.
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Accessible Beaches - Experience of people with a disability using beaches in Victoria
In accordance with universal design principles, This research shows clear evidence of benefits of accessible beaches to the wider community – with beach matting, for example, being used by many members of the public for diverse purposes.
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Evaluating behaviour support services
This project developed a monitoring and evaluation framework for the Mansfield Autism Practitioner (MAP) service.
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Better Autism Services for Rural and Regional Victoria
The aim of this literature review is to identify Australian and international evidence-based practices to support the improvement of Vivid’s services for adults with autism in regional and rural Victoria.