Disability Studies and Research Centre

The Disability Studies and Research Centre (DSRC) at the University of New South Wales is a national disability studies research centre. DSRC's innovative approach to disability studies focuses on applied Australian Asia Pacific cross-disciplinary research with a critical, social perspective approach.

The centre's core research areas are disability and human rights, international development, accessible information, financing of disability services, specialist service design and delivery, housing and supported accommodation, bioethics, employment and income-support.

The centre's research also focuses on disability community priorities, disability and social work, journalism and media access, social policy, human rights, public health, psychology, built environment, engineering, applied disability research in disability policy, disability services, accessible information, education, participation and inclusion.

DSRC promotes the social perspective of disability in education and research to maximise Australia's capacity to ensure an equitable, participatory and accessible society for people with disability. The Centre's resources page highlights events and publications in disability studies.

Through its cross-disciplinary education program, DSRC contributes to both undergraduate and postgraduate applied degree programs. It offers a mentoring program for researchers, particularly people with a disability.

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