Deakin University (Australia)
Amie O’Shea is a Lecturer in Disability & Inclusion in the Faculty of Health at Deakin University, Australia. Her work explores intersections of gender, sexuality and disability, beginning with her PhD research on the experiences of young women with intellectual disability which received the University Medal for Excellence. Her work since then has included Sexual Lives and Respectful Relationships (www.slrr.com.au) and research projects to support its specialisations for people with acquired brain injury and LGBTIQA+ people with intellectual disability. She is an Auslan (Australian Sign Language) interpreter and regularly conducts research and supervision with Deaf people in Auslan, with an additional interest in Deaf people with disabilities or complex communication, and access to signed languages throughout the lifecourse. O’Shea’s work draws on poststructuralist ideas and critical disability studies to inform inclusive empirical, action-focused research methods. She is currently leading a three year research project on information for inclusion for LGBTIQA+ people with intellectual disability and has recently completed a project on experiences of LGBTIQA+ people with disability “More than ticking a box”. Both projects involve peer researchers, LGBTIQA+ people with disability working alongside the academic research team.