Involvement in research helped by group analysis of data
This study set out to look at how an inclusive approach to data analysis in a research project with a group of self advocates increased the group’s capacity for self advocacy. The researchers...
View ArticleIncluding people with learning disabilities as researchers and participants...
There are specific difficulties in developing an evidence base for practice in supporting people with learning disabilities. There is general agreement that some degree of sprcialist services are...
View ArticleResearch collaborations between academics and people with learning...
The involvement of people with learning disabilities in research has been increasing. The authors of this review stress the important benefits of this inclusion. However, the involvement raises a...
View ArticleAdults with learning disabilities directly report more health problems,...
Getting information from people with learning disabilities about their health is often done through discussions with professionals and carers. The authors of this study wanted to know more about the...
View ArticleResearchers with learning disabilities get mixed response from GP surgeries...
Earlier this week we posted about some guidance from the Royal College of GPs concerning eye care for people with learning disabilities. This guidance drew attention to the need for GPs to include a...
View ArticleOutcome measure for psychological therapy for people with learning...
Background Since the publication of Positive Practice Guidance on access to psychological therapies there have been a number of studies looking at the barriers to such access and some of the approaches...
View ArticleLife histories as counter-narratives for people with learning disabilities
Gerry Bennison examines an Icelandic study where four women with learning disabilities use life histories to challenge the historical, institutional accounts of their lives. The post Life histories as...
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