Structures of Oppression or Inclusion: What Systemic Factors Impact Inclusion in Disability and Rehabilitation Research?

Natasha Layton (), Rachelle A. Martin, John A. Bourke and Nicola M. Kayes
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Natasha Layton: Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre, Monash University, Frankston 3199, Australia
Rachelle A. Martin: Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit (Te Whare Whakamātūtū), Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington 6021, New Zealand
John A. Bourke: John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards 2065, Australia
Nicola M. Kayes: Centre for Person-Centered Research, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: This manuscript considers the drivers towards inclusive research in the field of disability and rehabilitation; including some of the tools and frameworks that may support its realisation. We, a group of researchers engaged in rehabilitation research from lived experience and ‘conventional’ (non-lived experience) positions, reflect on our collective endeavours to bring about inclusion in research and specify the systemic factors constraining inclusion in research. We conclude by asking the following: how might we reimagine systems where the mechanisms of research production are in the hands of those impacted by the research, and where are intersectionalities both sought and valued?

Keywords: inclusive; disability; rehabilitation; research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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