Welcome to our ‘Opportunities to Participate’ Bulletin. This bulletin is sent out between our newsletters so that you hear of opportunities in a timely way.
At Healthy Trajectories, we believe that research is most meaningful when it is shaped by the people it aims to benefit. In this bulletin, you will find opportunities to participate in ongoing and upcoming research studies by our team and our network of partners.
Whether you join a study as a participant, contribute your lived experience as a research partner, or help spread the word, your involvement helps make sure that research is relevant, respectful, and makes a real difference.
Thank you for considering these opportunities.
Christine
Professor Christine Imms
Recruiting participants now!
CP MoveTime pairs a wearable sensor with an innovative app which was co-created with children, families, and health workers to support movement and health for children with cerebral palsy who use wheelchairs.
If you are interested in participating and:
please contact Dr. Bridget O’Connor at [email protected] or Professor Christine Imms at [email protected] to register your interest.
Learn more about CP Movetime: https://healthy-trajectories.com.au/opportunities/cpmovetime/
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Seeking co-design partners!
Together‑We‑Move is a family‑focused research project being developed at the University of Melbourne. We are inviting parents and carers to partner with us as co‑designers to help shape a new physical activity program for young children with developmental concerns and their families.
It is a community‑based physical activity program designed for:
which takes a whole‑of‑family approach, supporting families to be active together in everyday life.
For more information, please contact Dr Gaela Kilgour at [email protected].
Learn more about Together we move: https://healthy-trajectories.com.au/opportunities/together-we-move/
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Seeking young people for interview.
Simon Moore is a PhD student at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning. His research study is about the experiences of students with disability, neurodivergence, and students requiring learning adjustments, when they move from primary school to secondary school.
He wants to know how students experience the change in the school building environment, how they connect with other students and teachers, and how these experiences affect how they feel at school.
Simon is looking to interview young people about their experiences. If you are a young person:
please contact Simon Moore at [email protected]
Find out more about the study and how to participate: https://healthy-trajectories.com.au/opportunities/socio-spatial-experiences-study/
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Seeking support workers, family and friends of people with intellectual disability.
Melbourne Disability Institute PhD Scholar, Heidi Peart, is leading important research into how emergency information can be made more accessible for people with intellectual disability.
In the first stage of her project, Heidi spoke directly with people with intellectual disability to understand how they find emergency information.
Heidi is now inviting paid or unpaid support workers such as family and friends of people with intellectual disability, to share how emergency information is communicated, what works well, and where improvements are needed.
If you are interested in participating, fill out the Expression of Interest form.
Find out more about Heidi’s research and how to participate: https://heidipeart.com/research/
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Seeking interview participants.
The HYDRA project, led by Dr Tess Bright from the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, is exploring what young people with disability want and need when it comes to housing in rural and regional communities.
The research team is currently inviting young people aged 18–34 who have a disability and live outside major cities to take part in a one‑hour online interview. Interviews will explore current living situations, future housing goals, and the factors that support or hinder progress toward preferred housing options.
These insights will build a clearer understanding of where and how young people with disability in rural and regional Australia aspire to live. They will be developed into recommendations for future policy and housing initiatives.
For more information, please contact Dr. Tess Bright at [email protected]
Find out more about the HYDRA project and how to participate:
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Everyone has a story to tell. ABC Heywire is a national storytelling competition for young people aged 16-22 living in regional, rural and remote Australia. This is an amazing opportunity for young people with disability to share their story. Whether it’s a story about challenges, achievements, community, inclusion or everyday life, sharing lived experiences can help others better understand disability and amplify the voices of young people whose perspectives deserve to be heard. Stories can be submitted in writing, audio or video. Submissions are due Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Read more on the ABC Heywire webpage: https://www.abc.net.au/heywire/competition
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Stories are for everyone. We need more Easy Read books so that more people can enjoy reading and sharing stories. This competition is a great opportunity to write a story that is clear, accessible, and enjoyable for many readers at various levels. More information on how to write an Easy Read book is available on the By ED website. Submit your own Easy Read story by Sunday, 1 November 2026.
Read more on the By ED website:
https://www.byed.com.au/easy-read-writing-competition
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