Engaged Disability Research@ Western: Improving Equality Through Co-Design

* Captioning services and sign language interpretation will be provided for this event

The Education and Work Research Theme at Western Sydney University welcomes you to Research Week at Western. For further events during this week, please visit the website at www.westernsydney.edu.au/researchweek

This online symposium brings together Western Sydney University researchers and leading government departments and community organisations to showcase research partnerships which seek to promote high quality education and work for people with disability. Importantly, processes of co-design, partnership and a strengths-based approach underpin these research stories.

Topics featured include:

- Supporting teachers to enhance inclusive practice in preschool

- Understanding the transition experience from school to post school options, including employment

- Advocating for collaboration in higher education to support student success

The online symposium culminates with a collaborative discussion where participants will be grouped by their area of interest to formulate future research priorities and projects.

The Zoom link and a "Preparing for the Event" document will be sent to you prior to the event.

PROGRAM

Welcome

Building greater inclusion between mainstream and early intervention preschool: Supporting teacher action research

Dr Katrina Barker (School of Education), A/Professor Danielle Tracey (School of Education, Translational Health Research Institute), Dace Elletson (Punchbowl Public School), Sophie Evans (Punchbowl Public School), Midori Jobling (Punchbowl Public School)

Navigating the transition from school to adult life: Young people with intellectual disability

Dr Lise Mogensen (School of Medicine), Dr Jennifer McDonald (School of Medicine), A/Professor Gabrielle Drake (School of Social Sciences), Dr Nicole Sharp (School of Health Sciences)

Transition to post school options for recent school leavers on the autism spectrum: Experiences, barriers and enablers

Dr Nicole Sharp (School of Health Sciences, Translational Health Research Institute), Dr Caroline Mills (School of Health Sciences), A/Professor Danielle Tracey (School of Education, Translational Health Research Institute), Katie Orfanos (Northcott Disability Services)

Educating the Educators in Higher Education – Collaborative Practice vs Rhetoric

Nola Baker (Disability Advisor, Student Services), Dr Pheroza Daruwalla (School of Business)

Discussions and Connections