School of Sociology and Social Policy

Dates: 01 February 2008 - 31 August 2009

European Research Agendas for Disability Equality (EuRADE) is funded by a grant from the EU Framework 7 'Science in Society' programme and is a collaboration between the European Disability Forum (EDF), the University of Leeds and the University of Maastricht (Netherlands).

The purpose of the project is to build the capacity of European disabled people's organisations in civil society for participation in the Framework 7 research programme and other relevant initiatives.

In summary, the support action will increase the research capacity of European disabled people's organisations (via EDF), by enabling them to do the following. 

• Identify their own priorities for research that will support of the full participation and equality of disabled people in European societies.
• Gain knowledge and information about the methods and approaches used by researchers in these fields of study.
• Communicate information about their ideas and capacity to participate to those with influence over future research agendas and opportunities.
• Identify European research teams with expertise in these areas, and with commitments to disabled people's participation in research.
• Engage as active participants in the development of collaborative ideas for future funded research projects.

This will be achieved by engaging representatives of European disabled people's organisations in consultation, knowledge development and research mapping over a period of 18 months. 

For further details, please consult The Centre for Disability Studies EuRADE webpage.