Announcements
Report Out Now: Window on Disability
05 June 2026
Working on this window has been a profound privilege for the Donald Beasley Institute. The Window underscores a critical reality: the public health system is, more often than not, failing disabled people. Report out now.
Congratulations to the Disabled Awardees of the New Zealand Order of Merit!
01 June 2026
Kā mihi nui ki a koutou, huge congratulations to all the disabled awardees of the New Zealand Order of Merit!
Research Launch: The Meaning of Home in a Multicultural Context: Disabled People’s Perspectives on Article 23 of the UNCRPD
21 May 2026
This research is based on kōrero with tākata whaikaha, Deaf, and disabled people. It explores the fundamental right to home and family, as enshrined in Article 23 of the UNCRPD.
Critical Disability Studies Network: Dr Sandra Yellowhorse
16 April 2026
The DBI and the Critical Disability Studies Research Network are proud to host Dr Sandra Yellowhorse here in Ōtepoti Dunedin.Dr Yellowhorse is a researcher in Critical Indigenous Disability Studies.
November Seminar Series: Critical Disability Studies Research Network
07 November 2025
CDSRN is hosting a seminar series every Friday in November from 12 - 2 pm online and in-person at the University of Otago campus. This year’s seminar series theme is “Hope in Surviving Neoliberalism.
Remembering Pōua David Ellison
04 February 2025
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of DBI’s wonderful Pōua, David Ellison.David embraced his role as one of DBI’s kaumātua with positivity, passion and unwavering interest.