This review focuses on structured observational research, primarily in services for people
with learning disabilities. Observational research is particularly useful where people using …

The aim of this study is to develop a system of evaluation known as Quest. Quest represents
a means of conceptualizing the long-term residential support received by people with …

What works and how do we know? These are recurring questions for health and social care
professionals, although mediated through differing philosophies and historical perspectives …

The article examines the potential of the focus group as a specific tool for appropriately
engaging people with learning disabilities in the research process. The focus group is …

Accessible summary The government and NHS say it is important for people with learning
disabilities to be able to take part in research if they want to. We asked five people with …

Background People with learning disabilities have been included in research as co‐
researchers since the 1990s. However, there is limited literature about the processes of …

This essay reviews participant-observation research, with particular attention to studies of
people with intellectual disabilities. 1 Participant observation is not itself a data-collection …

This paper describes a process of asking clients their views about a change in service
provision. The questionnaire development, interview process and feedback includes clients' …

The aim of this report, which has been commissioned by Mencap, is to summarise
information that is available from nationally representative data sources on the life …

My involvement with the National Disability Survey in Afghanistan started at the very
beginning of this challenge, three years ago, when two members of my research team told …