Over two years, The Social Deck was engaged to develop and implement a strategic communication strategy to raise awareness of the National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP) as it transitioned towards its formal establishment. We also supported the NDRP working party to undertake consultation on its draft research agenda.
Strategic communication and engagement
The NDRP aims to strengthen disability research in Australia by ensuring people with disability and their representative organisations have a central role in shaping research priorities. The Social Deck was engaged to help build initial awareness of the NDRP among key audiences, particularly people with disability, and to foster a sense of ownership and ongoing support for the initiative.
We co-developed a comprehensive phased communication strategy. The strategy guided the development of:
We also provided on-going graphic design support to present key strategic documents including the Research Agenda and Strategic Plan.
We supported the implementation of this strategy as the NDRP transitioned to an independent entity.
Consultation and research agenda development
Alongside communication support, The Social Deck worked with the previous NDRP Working Party to facilitate a targeted consultation process to inform revisions to the NDRP Research Agenda and Framework. The process aimed to engage groups that were underrepresented in previous consultations, ensuring a diverse range of lived experiences shaped the final agenda.
We partnered with people with lived experience to design and facilitate online and in-person workshops with:
To complement these workshops, we developed an online feedback form and co-designed an interactive webinar with the NDRP Working Party to engage government stakeholders. To support participation, we produced stimulus materials that explained the research agenda’s purpose and structure in accessible formats.
Our analysis of consultation feedback informed a final report with recommendations, leading to the release of an updated NDRP Research Agenda and Framework. Through this work, we helped ensure that the agenda reflects the priorities and insights of people with disability and their communities. Find out more on: https://www.ndrp.org.au/
We developed and implemented a strategic communication strategy, facilitated inclusive consultations, and supported the refinement of the NDRP Research Agenda to ensure people with disability were central in shaping research priorities.
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The Social Deck acknowledges the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. Our staff live and work on the lands of many First Nations peoples, including the Gubbi Gubbi or Kabi Kabi people, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, the Bundjalung people, the Ngarigo and Ngunnawal people and the Wadawurrung people. These peoples have lived on and cared for these lands for thousands of generations, and their sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present.
