We have shared a range of useful information about co-design processes and the reform work.
Universal Design Guidelines
https://udlguidelines.cast.org/
A framework and set of concrete suggestions that can be applied to any discipline or domain to ensure that all learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities.
Stanford University CHAT: Co-design for Healthcare and Assistive Technology
https://codesignhealthtech.sites.stanford.edu/
An immersive workshop where people will connect, create, and share translatable technologies for mobility challenges.
People-centred and participatory policymaking
https://openpolicy.blog.gov.uk/2024/11/19/people-centred-and-participatory-policymaking/
UK government’s Policy Lab for people-centred design. Includes a table of people-centred and participatory methods, including co-design.
MIT D-Lab Co-Design Summits
https://d-lab.mit.edu/approach/co-design-summits
Co-Design Summits (CDS) are week-long hands-on, co-creation workshops inspired by the International Development Design Summits (IDDS). Co-Design Summits bring together 25 to 50 diverse actors to understand complex poverty-related challenges and co-create prototypes together. Co-Design Summits focus on building relationships between sector actors and co-creating technical, service-based, or systems-level solutions to development challenges in a particular region. Includes digital videos.
International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) engagement methods
Participatory-design and engagement methods tools from the International Association for Public Participation.
Government of South Australia User-Centred Design Toolkit
South Australian government’s toolkit for user-centred design
Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
https://collaborating4inclusion.org/
Website regarding collaborating with people with disability on co-designing DiDRR practices. Includes reports, perspectives, videos.
Association of Collaborative Design
https://www.theacd.org.uk/resources
UK-based organisation focussing on co-design for built environment. The website includes a wealth of guides and case studies.
Disability Reform Community of Practice Recording – Now Available.
This is a recording of the Disability Reform Community of Practice, recorded on 21 August 2025.
It includes:
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Welcome and overview
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The purpose of the Community of Practice
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A presentation on best practice co-design from members of our co-design team
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Sharing some feedback after break out rooms
Although Auslan interpreters attended the live session and people could see them – unfortunately they are not visible in the recording. An Auslan-translated version of this video will be available soon and we are working to ensure this doesn’t happen for the next video recording.
You can view the August recording using this link: https://youtu.be/OfNJdi8cgGA
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