LibGuides: Disability and inclusion: Research organisations

Relevant research organisations

The Academic Network of European Disability Experts
The Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED) was created by the European Commission in December 2007 to establish and maintain a pan-European academic network that will support policy development in collaboration with the Commission's Disability Unit. Reports can be searched by theme and by country.
Barnardo's Policy and Research Unit
Barnardo's Policy and Research Unit have conducted a wide variety of research into how disability can affect the lives of children and families.
CCDS: Centre for Culture & Disability Studies (Liverpool Hope University)
CeDR: Centre for Disability Research (University of Lancaster)
Centre for Academic Mental Health
Based at the University of Bristol the centre brings together researchers working on mental health themes including addiction, depression, neurodevelopmental disorders, personality disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis, suicide and self harm.
Centre for Disability Studies (University of Leeds)
An interdisciplinary network of researchers working in areas such as the sociology of disability, disability politics and policy, disability law and human rights, inclusive design (transport systems and assistive technologies) and Deaf Studies.
Disability Research on Independent Living & Learning (DRILL)
A 5 year UK wide programme led by disabled people, for disabled people, aiming to build better evidence about enabling disabled people to achieve independent living, and to inform future policy and service provision.
Disability Rights UK
Disability Rights UK is a charity run by and for people with lived experience of disability, supplying fact sheets guides and reports on a wide range on disability related issues including employment, benefits, hate crime housing and transport.
The Global Disability Innovation Hub
The GDI Hub is a research, teaching and innovation centre based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, dedicated to carrying out inter-disciplinary research to create new devices, services and environments for a more inclusive world.
iHuman (University of Sheffield)
The International Centre for Evidence in Disability
The International Centre for Evidence in Disability is a research group based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine which aims to provide evidence to improve the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities globally
International Disability Alliance
An alliance of 14 global and regional organisations of persons with disabilities advocating at the United Nations for a more inclusive global environment.
The Leonard Cheshire Research Centre
Based at UCL The Leonard Cheshire Research Centre has been undertaking research on disability and international development for more than two decades, and has become a world-renowned research facility and think tank on global disability issues
National Autistic Society
A site providing information about some of the issues, problems and challenges facing individuals on the autism spectrum. Although new research is no longer funded, the site still provides access to completed research projects
NNDR: Nordic Network on Disability Research
NNDR is a multidisciplinary network of disability researchers interested in cultural, societal and environmental dimensions of disability and marginalization.
The Oxford Disability Law and Policy Project
The Oxford University Disability Law and Policy Project aims to develop initiatives which will bring new perspectives to academic analyses of law and policy, and to generate policy-relevant research which better engages with the demands of a diverse population
RAND Center for Disability Research
The RAND Center for Disability Research produces research investigating the social and economic causes and consequences of disability in the United States.
Research Institute for Disabled Consumers
The Research Institute for Disabled Consumers is a UK charity providing independent research for disabled and older consumers
RNIB Knowledge and Research Hub
The RNIB provides access to research reports covering topics such as transport and travel, education, employment, finance, and emotional support in relation to sight loss
RNID
The RNID site provides information on all aspects of living with hearing loss, as well as information about research projects intended to combat or cure hearing loss.
University of Strathclyde Disability Research Group
The Disability Research Group brings together academics from across the university who work on topics related to disability and are interested in exchanging ideas and knowledge. It aims to foster a comprehensive and multi-faceted understanding of how disability is, and can be, approached by scholars and scientists across disciplines
White Rose Studies of Ableism
Research Collaboration – funded by the White Rose Consortium – brings together researchers from the disciplines of critical psychology, education, sociology and social policy across the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York to interrogate the ideology and practice of ableism.

SpLD (Specific Learning Difficulties) specific research organisations: websites, publications and archives

University of Reading; Centre for Autism
Research theme: Autism

Centre for Autism (University of Reading)

Amen Clinics
Research theme: ADD/ADHD
Key people: Dr Amen

Amen Clinics

Aston University, Basic and Applied Neurosciences Group, Centre for Vision and Hearing Research (CVHR)
Research theme: Epilepsy, Autism, Dyslexia
Sub-theme: Neuroscience; Vision, Hearing

Aston University, Basic and Applied Neurosciences Group, Centre for Vision and Hearing Research (CVHR)

Brain Gym, Edu-k
Research theme: SpLD
Sub theme: Physical exercise, intervention

Brain Gym, Edu-k

Centre for Educational Neuroscience
Research theme: Disability
Sub theme: Neuroscience, Psychology, Child Development, Translation Into Educational Practice

Centre for Research In Autism and Education
Research theme: Autism/ASD
Sub theme: Education

Centre for Research In Autism and Education

European Society for the Study of Theology and Disability
Research theme: Intellectual Disability
Sub theme: Theology

European Society for the Study of Theology and Disability

Historic England Archive
Research theme: Disability
Sub theme: History

Historic England Archive

Irlen
Research theme: Meares-Irlen Syndrome, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, and Visual Stress

Irlen

Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Research theme: Speech and Language
Sub theme: Linguistics

Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

Newcastle University, Neurodevelopment and Disability
Research theme: Neurodevelopment and disability

Newcastle University, Neurodevelopment and Disability

Oxford University, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics; Neuroscience Group and Dyslexia Research Trust
Research theme: Developmental Disorders, Developmental Dyslexia, Visual Dyslexia, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Dystonia, Intellectual Disability; Language Impairment; Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Reading Difficulties – Auditory/Visual
Sub theme: Neuroscience, Genetics, Coordination, Hearing, Nutrition (omega 3)
Key people: John Stein; Bajo Lorenzana

Russel Barkley Org
Research theme: ADD/ADHD
Key people: Russel Barkley

Russel Barkley Org

School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Autism Research Centre (ARC)
Research theme: Autism
Sub theme: Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Neonatology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Endocrinology, Proteomics, And Biochemistry

School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Autism Research Centre (ARC)

St. Michaels College, University of Toronto, Henri Nouwen Archives and Research Collection
Research theme: Intellectual Disability
Sub theme: Faith
Key people: Henri Nouwen

Tony Attwood's website
Research theme: Asperger's Syndrome
Key people: Tony Attwood

Tony Attwood's website

University College London, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience publications
Research theme: Reading difficulties, ADHD, ASD, Learning Disabilities, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Dyslexia
Sub theme: Neuroscience Publications
Key people: Utah Frith

University College London, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience publications

University of Aberdeen, The school of Divinity History and Philosophy; Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability
Research theme: Intellectual Disability
Sub theme: Theology
Key people: John Swinton

University of Aberdeen, The school of Divinity History and Philosophy; Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability

University of Durham Centre for Developmental Disorders
Research theme: Autism, Williams Syndrome, Language and Literacy Disorders, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, and ADHD
Key people: Julian Elliott

University of Durham Centre for Developmental Disorders

University of Kent, Imagining Autism Publications
Research theme: Autism

University of Kent, Imagining Autism Publications

World Health Organisation
Research theme: Disability
Sub theme: Health/Global Health

World Health Organisation - Disability