Leishman, Eppie orcid.org/0000-0002-1100-1784, Quilgars, Deborah Jayne orcid.org/0000-0003-4167-5947, Abbott, David et al. (5 more authors) (2023) Working collaboratively with an online advisory group of people with learning disabilities in covid-times: carrier pigeons, cats and drones. Research involvement and engagement. 79. ISSN 2056-7529
Abstract
While much attention and emphasis have been given to the role and value of advisory groups in social science research, less has been published on the experiences of those involved in such collaborative efforts. This article reflects on the experiences of academics, collaborators and self-advocacy experts who formed an advisory group for a research project focused on people with learning disabilities’ experiences of renting their own homes. Our paper describes the collaboration, how it changed because of Covid and because of changing relationships, and what worked well and what was challenging. This is in part because these more transparent accounts of working together are sometimes missing from research. We discuss issues relating to bureaucratic research systems which are largely inaccessible to people with learning disabilities and how we approached these. We also highlight the joys and benefits of the research approach that we adopted as well as the challenging and more difficult aspects.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) The University of York > Research Groups (York) > Centre for Housing Policy (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2023 09:10 |
Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2024 00:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00494-7 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s40900-023-00494-7 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:203311 |