No Research About Us Without Us: Inclusive Research

TY - GEN

T1 - No Research About Us Without Us

T2 - Inclusive Research

AU - Buell, Susan

AU - Russell, Amy M.

PY - 2026/3/10

Y1 - 2026/3/10

N2 - People with a learning disability are often excluded from research, and not enough is done to support people with learning disabilities to understand and take part in research. Our project examined the barriers that stop research from including people with a learning disability. We explored how to run an inclusive research project and create resources that support that goal. The project was made up of 21 people, including Self-advocates with a learning disability, Support workers, National learning disability organisations (including Learning Disability England), Accessible communication experts, Academics, Professional researchers and the NHS. Below are the tools, resources and templates we created during our project. Feel free to use them in your inclusive research. Please cite them and let us know what you think.

AB - People with a learning disability are often excluded from research, and not enough is done to support people with learning disabilities to understand and take part in research. Our project examined the barriers that stop research from including people with a learning disability. We explored how to run an inclusive research project and create resources that support that goal. The project was made up of 21 people, including Self-advocates with a learning disability, Support workers, National learning disability organisations (including Learning Disability England), Accessible communication experts, Academics, Professional researchers and the NHS. Below are the tools, resources and templates we created during our project. Feel free to use them in your inclusive research. Please cite them and let us know what you think.

UR - https://sites.google.com/view/noresearch-about-us-without-us/work

M3 - Other contribution

PB - Thinklusive

CY - Online

ER -