BlakAbility

Welcome to BlakAbility!

Indigenous people living with disability battle with issues related to racism, ableism and colonisation, impacting well-being and life outcomes throughout the life course… Research using intersectionality embedded with decolonising knowledges and practices and Indigenous standpoints on disability, which is informed and led by those with lived experience (BlakAbility), is urgently needed. Failing to do so serves only to perpetuate inequity and oppression borne out of two centuries of colonisation (Daniels-Mayes, 2023)

BlakAbility is an exciting new Australian Research Council (ARC) funded project looking to improve the lives of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people living with disability.

For the next 5 years, (the end of 2029), the team will be working alongside Indigenous students and employees of Australian universities who live with disabilities.  Together we are seeking to discover better ways of facilitating access and success for employees and students.  This is the first time a project such as this has been undertaken and the team is led by Dr Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes who is looking to involve Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people living with disability from across the country.

This page will be where information, findings, pilot programs, etc will be shared and where you can find out information about how to get involved.

This research is jointly funded by the Australian Government through the Australian Research
Council (ARC) and the University of Melbourne.