Centre for Disability Research

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Our mission

  • To engage with disabled people and their organisations to carry out research that is relevant to the lives of people with a range of impairments and advances the rights of disabled people. 

  • To undertake research on the experiences of disabled people throughout Scotland, the UK and internationally. 

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About us

How the Centre was established and the purpose of our work.

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Our people

Find out more about the people at the Centre, their interests and areas of research.

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Our work

See the courses we teach and our research projects. Access articles and reports.

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