The Disability Innovation Institute a world-first initiative, harnessing interdisciplinary research to provide innovative solutions to people with a disability.

Working with people with disability to seek innovative solutions

Welcome to the Disability Innovation Institute at UNSW Sydney

We are a world-first initiative, harnessing interdisciplinary research with people with disability to seek innovative solutions.

08 April 2020

Disability rights and disablism in a time of pandemic

Jackie Leach Scully

Professor of Bioethics and Director, Disability Innovation Institute UNSW

The COVID-19

The internationally respected lawyer, researcher, academic and UNSW alumna is an advocate for access to justice, social inclusion, housing and employment.

20 December 2019

DIIU's Rosemary Kayess awarded the 2019 Human Rights Medal

Rosemary Kayess has been awarded the 2019 Human Rights Medal by the Australian Human Rights Commission. Rosemary is

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LIVESTREAM: Information accessibility for people with disability during the COVID-19 crisis

26 May 2020 | 12:30 pm

Information accessibility is a right under that UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Article 21) and is an area prote

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Research

The Disability Innovation Institute conducts interdisciplinary research and education in partnership with people with disability, uniquely combining disability studies with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and HASS (Humanities, Law, Business, Arts and Social Sciences) research and education.

Working together to find innovative solutions to create an inclusive environment