Inclusive Research in Health, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology

Beyond the Binary of the 'Researcher' and the 'Researched

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ID5934060
AutoresNatasha Layton (0000-0002-3213-8069, Frankston Hospital, autor correspondente), Em Bould (0000-0003-3108-2072, Monash University), Ricky Buchanan (Assistive Technology Expert User and Disability Advocate, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia), Jonathon Bredin (Founder, Jonathan Bredin Inc., Melbourne, VIC 3100, Australia), Leonie Callaway (0000-0002-3127-6312, Frankston Hospital)
Ano2022
Volume11
Fascículo6
Páginas233
Data de publicação2022-05-25
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci11060233
OpenAlexW4281488630
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas24

The principle of 'working with, not on' people with disabilities is widely espoused within inclusive research, yet historically such opportunities have not been fully realized. This paper speaks from the perspective of users of health, rehabilitation, assistive technology services, and the academics with whom they collaborate. We draw on Australia's Disability Inclusive Research Principles to reflect on the practice of inclusive research across the areas of assistive technology policy, digital information, and health access, as well as the co-design of allied health resources. We consider and provide examples of how power and knowledge play out in health and rehabilitation, the developing discourse around consumer co-design and co-production, and the challenges of enacting inclusive research. This paper is about shared power in the mechanisms of research production and our journeys towards it. Engaging in inclusive research has enabled us to assume roles beyond the binary of the 'researcher' and the 'researched'. We conclude by proposing an adaptation of the ladder of participation for inclusive research

Adaptation (eye · Assistive technology · Engineering ethics · Human–computer interaction · Inclusion (mineral · Knowledge management · Medical research · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Power (physics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Universal design · World Wide Web · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Computer Science · Engineering · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology