The research in this field is connected to our doctoral programmes, but is also presented as its own area of research.
Disability Studies
This is an area of research where the University of Inland Norway (INN) for several years has contributed to the development of knowledge both nationally and internationally.
- Affiliation:
- Faculty of Social and Health Sciences
- Academic discipline:
- Health, sports and welfare
What we research
Disability studies at INN have a multi-disciplinary breadth and approach. The central themes have been tied to disabled people’s right to participate and right of co-determination in their own lives and in different societal arenas. User-involvement, inclusion, and empowerment are important keywords.
More about the research group
Researchers from INN were central in the establishment and leadership of The Norwegian Network on Disability Research (NoNDR) in 2004. INN arranged the first national conference in 2004, and again in 2014.
Research themes
- User-involvement at the individual, service, and organizational levels
- Democracy and participation
- Habilitation
- Inclusion at school and in kindergarten
Contact the research group
Førsteamanuensis
- roald.undlien@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 61 28 84 69
Members
- 705857
- Hanne Greaker
- Heidi Bråten Richenberg
- Anne Stine Dolva
- Anstein Gregersen
- Kjersti Wessel Jevne
- Øyvind Snipstad
- Roald Undlien
- Marit Kollstad
- Liv Johanne Solheim
- Jo Kleiven
- Catharina Pedersen
- PhD candidate Gitte Lyng Rasmussen, Københavns profesionsutdanning, Danmark
- Professor Reidun Jahnsen, UIO; CHARM og Beitostølen
- Docent Anna Ullenhag, Mälardalens högskola, Sverige