European Research Agendas for Disability Equality (EuRADE) Researching the researchers…

1. Centre for Disability Studies European Research Agendas for Disability Equality (EuRADE)Researching the researchers…

2. Centre for Disability Studies Questions for potential partners? • What previous research have you done on disability? • Have you done research with other ‘vulnerable’ groups? • What previous research have you done relevant to the specific proposal? • Do you have an example of work you have published on these issues? • Do they have a more social or individual approach to disability? • What qualitative and/or quantitative skills does your team have? • Are you committed to participatory methods?

3. Centre for Disability Studies Questions for potential partners? • Do you have any knowledge in the very specific topic area? • How reliable are they and will they deliver to deadlines? (what project management experience and delivery • Have you participated in previous European project consortia? • What kind of resources can you offer in facilities, co-funding, people…? • What kind of role do you want in the project? • Do you want to be the co-odinator?

4. Centre for Disability Studies Questions for potential partners? • Would you be prepared to have a DPO as co-ordinator? • What country-specific knowledge can you bring to the proposal? • What country-specific contacts can you offer to the project? • Would you be willing to employ or work with people with (e.g. intellectual, physical, sensory) impairments as a colleague? • Do you know who we are and what we do, and about DPOs?

5. Centre for Disability Studies Questions for potential partners? • Have you read our proposal ideas? • What do you know about our organisation? • Do you use any model contracts or consortia agreements for these kinds of collaborations? • What model does your university use for calculating your costs in preparing a proposal budget? • Are they are restrictions on intellectual property rights? • Are you clear about the kinds of concepts and models that we are planning to use?

6. Centre for Disability Studies Questions for potential partners? • Can you provide the specific methodological skills and capacities that we are asking for in our description of our partner requirements?

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9. Centre for Disability Studies Roles for disabled people? • Research ‘subjects’ and participants • Project reference group • Consultants and advisors • Peer interviewers • Co-researchers • Academics • Project co-ordinators • Employers