Inclusive Research in Health, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology: Beyond the Binary of the ‘Researcher’ and the ‘Researched’

The principle of ‘working with, not on’ people with disabilities is widely espoused within inclusive research, yet historically such opportunities have been fully realized. This paper speaks from the perspective users health, rehabilitation, assistive technology services, and academics whom they collaborate. We draw on Australia’s Disability Inclusive Research Principles to reflect practice research across areas policy, digital information, health access, as well co-design allied resources. consider provide examples how power knowledge play out in developing discourse around consumer co-production, challenges enacting research. about shared mechanisms production our journeys towards it. Engaging has enabled us assume roles beyond binary ‘researcher’ ‘researched’. conclude by proposing an adaptation ladder participation for