Wei Wang

Research Fellow

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Portable VRelovate Showcase Platform for National Disability Summit Engagement

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Investigators

  • Wei Wang, Research Fellow, Opportunity Tech Lab, Monash Business School
  • Professor Charmine Hartel, Director, Opportunity Tech Lab, Monash Business School
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Funding details

Impact Labs Engagement Grants, Round 2 2026

  • AU$18,872.70 awarded for the summit showcase platform
  • Wallara confirmed a separate AU$1,000 co-sponsorship contribution
Funding amount AU$18,872.70
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Project summary

This grant supports a portable VRelovate showcase for the National Disability Summit in Melbourne.

The showcase will use existing VRelovate modules, OTL headsets, and portable demonstration materials.

The goal is to help disability-sector, government, industry, community, and funding stakeholders understand OTL's work in disability inclusion, workplace participation, and inclusive technology.

  • Prepare a reusable VRelovate demonstration workflow.
  • Support OTL's presence at the National Disability Summit.
  • Strengthen external engagement with partners, funders, and disability-sector stakeholders.
  • Document follow-up opportunities for applied research partnerships and future funding.
VRelovate Summit showcase Disability sector Partners Future bids
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Partner engagement

Wallara is a key partner connected to the VRelovate work and confirmed co-sponsorship support for the showcase.

The showcase is designed to support partner conversations about open employment, supported employee transition, and disability employment settings.

👤 Investigators

  • Wei Wang, Research Fellow, Opportunity Tech Lab, Monash Business School
  • Professor Charmine Hartel, Director, Opportunity Tech Lab, Monash Business School

💲 Funding details

  • Impact Labs Engagement Grants, Round 2 2026
  • AU$18,872.70 for the summit showcase platform
  • Wallara confirmed a separate AU$1,000 co-sponsorship contribution
  • Planned activity period: June to October 2026

🎓 Project summary

This grant supports a portable VRelovate showcase platform for Opportunity Tech Lab engagement at the National Disability Summit at Crown Promenade Melbourne in September 2026. The showcase will use existing VRelovate modules, current OTL headsets, and portable demonstration materials to present OTL’s disability, workplace participation, and inclusive technology work to external stakeholders.

The summit provides a concentrated external engagement setting where OTL can demonstrate its applied research capability, identify prospective partners and funders, and build pathways toward future applied research, philanthropic support, and external funding bids. The portable showcase framing makes the investment reusable beyond a single event through prepared demonstration workflows, materials, and follow-up processes.

🤝 Partner engagement

Wallara is a key partner connected to the VRelovate work and confirmed co-sponsorship support for the showcase. The partner-facing component strengthens conversations about open employment pathways, supported employee transition, and the practical value of VRelovate in disability employment settings.

🎯 Expected outcomes

  • A prepared VRelovate demonstration using existing headsets and bespoke modules.
  • A visible OTL presence at the National Disability Summit.
  • Direct conversations with disability-sector stakeholders, potential partners, and funders.
  • Documented follow-up opportunities for applied research partnerships and external funding.
  • A clearer evidence base for how VRelovate can support disability inclusion, workplace participation, and partner engagement.