Including everyone in research: The Burton Street Research Group

Abstract

Accessible summary We are people with and without learning disabilities doing research together. In this paper we talk about the good bits and the bad bits of doing research together. Summary In our paper we talk about what it is like to be a group of people with and without learning disabilities researching together. We describe the process of starting and maintaining the research group and reflect on the obstacles that we have come across, and the rewards such research has brought us. Lastly we put forward some ideas about the role of professionals in such a group that we hope people might find useful.