The aim of this article is to examine the experiences of families with young adults with
learning disabilities trying to access services. The landscape of disability services for this …

Accessible summary This paper is about working with people with learning disabilities to
develop a research (or 'finding out') study. We worked with people from Reach, a group …

Accessible summary• People with learning disabilities have more health needs than the
general population, and those health needs are different and require more specialised …

Bob Gates describes the Valued People Project which sought the views of commissioners,
managers and practitioners about the specialist workforce of the future a decade ago the …

Background Historically, disabled people have been marginalised in research that
traditionally adopted a medical model perspective. Since the 1970's, there has been a shift …

In this paper I consider recent debates in disability studies concerning how disability
research should be conducted, who should conduct such research, and the ideology …

This paper critically evaluates a qualitative research project investigating strategies for
success in supported employment for people with learning difficulties. The project aimed to …

Choice and equity of access to primary and secondary health care services is a priority
within all aspects of the NHS, however it must be recognised that for some people access to …

Action research—research collaborations between professional researchers and community
members to address community concerns—has become increasingly popular in …

Background The Research Active Programme (RAP) was an eight-week group-based
research training programme designed to promote disability rights in research by providing …