What are the Aboriginal worldviews of disability in the Fitzroy Valley? Aboriginal Participatory Action Research to develop strategies for decolonising disability services
Decolonising disability services is needed to improve access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. This should involve adapting the current Western medical model of services to enable strengths-based diagnostic and support services that align with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kinship systems, cultures and ways of being. Community leadership must play a central role in this shift.
Authors
- Sue Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-7726)
- Jadnah Davies
- Emma Bear
- Lauren Rice (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2315-7698)
- Alexandra Martiniuk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1368-8206)
- Thomas Stubbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5676-4374)
- Elizabeth Jane Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-5487)
- Anita Pickard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5988-0120)
- Emily Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6336-7916)
- Mudge Bedford
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Tharawal Aboriginal (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (AU)
- Southern Cross University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093608
- Primary Topic
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- David and Elaine Potter Foundation
- Ian Potter Foundation
- National Health and Medical Research Council