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  • 3D printed food for people with swallowing disability

    Identifying ways 3D food printing could be used to improve the visual appeal of puree meals for people with swallowing difficulty.

    Printing 3D food
  • Assistive robotic technology in aged care

    Assistive robots are intelligent machines able to work collaboratively with humans as assistants, tools and companions.

    Two nurses assist an elderly patient in using the SmartHoist device
  • Carer Knowledge Exchange

    Supporting distribution, translation and engagement with the expanding carer research and evidence base.

    A young man talks to a woman in a focus group
  • Safe, enjoyable meals for people with disability and dysphagia

    A training program on swallowing disorders and mealtime management for people with swallowing disability.

    Decorative
  • Disability entrepreneurship in Australia

    People with disability face considerable economic and social exclusion in Australia. One innovative response to this is

    Studying innovation and entrepreneurship
  • A customised evaluation framework to improve outcomes for people with disabilities

    Creating a customised, co-designed evaluation framework to improve outcomes for people with disabilities, their families and

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  • Private vehicle access, modification and trip planning

    Understanding and addressing obstacles in the way of people with disability having access to, and using, suitable modified private

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  • Safe and just futures for people living with dementia in residential aged care

    Using human rights law to contest the segregation and confinement of people living with dementia.

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  • STEPS to employment

    Initiatives for people with an intellectual disability to address the enormous gap in employment outcomes.

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  • Supporting a Disability Strategy

    Schools Infrastructure NSW strategy on how students with disability can have improved access.

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  • Visualising vulnerabilities

    This project examined the vulnerability of eight groups of individuals to health-care errors.

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  • Accessibility Design for Bathrooms

    Ensuring public and private bathrooms are well-designed, accessible, and healthier.

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  • Occupational Therapy in Specalised School Settings

    Advancing outcomes for children, and improving collaboration of health and education professionals.

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  • Listening to People with Intellectual Disability About Disability Institutions

    Investigating the views of people with intellectual disability about disability institutions.

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  • Transforming Data with the Disability Community

    Innovative data-driven research program, to unlock real-world value for people with disability.

    Research and data visualisation
  • Disability Citizenship and Social Participation Monitor

    An “accounting” of the perception of people with disabilities’ lived experience of community participation. 

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  • National Disability Research Agenda

    Inclusive and inter-disciplinary consortium building a vision for disability research.

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  • Design Research

    Design to support social, community and organisational change.

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  • Harnessing the Passions and Talents of Entrepreneurs

    Training for people with disability to enhance their ability to operate and run a small business. 

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  • Employment Opportunities for People with Disability in the Construction Industry 

    How the construction industry's growth can enable opportunities for employment for people with disability.

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  • Employment Service through Virtual Platforms and Local Community

    Spinal Cord Injury Australia Employment Service through virtual platforms and local community connections.

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  • Work-Integrated Learning Internships

    Exploring the experience of students with disability, looking for and participating in internships.

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  • Wheelchair Design for People with Tremors

    Creating a powerdrive wheelchair designed for people who experience tremors.

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  • Next Generation Assistive Wearable Exoskeleton

    Enabling mobility with personalised, wearable and affordable exoskeleton technology.

    Parker Liang Josh Chou
  • Improving the Employment Outcomes for Students with Intellectual Disability

    This project applies program logic and co-designed evaluation to improve the school employment programs and employment outcomes

    Bright Employment
  • Embedding Evaluation as Part of Core Business

    This project implements a Co-Designed Evaluation Framework Prototype to improve outcomes for people with disabilities, their

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  • Current PhD Students

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  • Other Projects at UTS

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