Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research
The literature on inclusive research has established its relationship with self-advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. Self-advocacy has been described as both a requirement and a result of inclusive research. Additionally, the process of becoming an inclusive researcher can be seen as...
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| author | Courtney Krueger Lieke van Heumen Claire van den Helder |
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| description | The literature on inclusive research has established its relationship with self-advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. Self-advocacy has been described as both a requirement and a result of inclusive research. Additionally, the process of becoming an inclusive researcher can be seen as self-advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. As inclusive research continues to become more prominent, and more people with intellectual disabilities become inclusive researchers, we need to continue to consider this fundamental relationship and how self-advocacy and inclusive research can inform and support each other. In this paper, we first discuss the history of self-advocacy and inclusive research and what inclusive researchers have shared about the relationship between self-advocacy and inclusive research. We then present the experiences of an inclusive researcher with intellectual disability with self-advocacy and how the process of becoming an inclusive researcher impacted those experiences. We conclude the paper with reflections on how future inclusive research should consider the role of self-advocacy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b721eb93434749e8aaa0c925ff43d7a92024-03-27T14:04:37ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602024-02-0113313410.3390/socsci13030134Self-Advocacy in Inclusive ResearchCourtney Krueger0Lieke van Heumen1Claire van den Helder2Special Olympics Illinois, USADepartment of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois Chicago, 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USADepartment of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois Chicago, 1640 W. Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608, USAThe literature on inclusive research has established its relationship with self-advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. Self-advocacy has been described as both a requirement and a result of inclusive research. Additionally, the process of becoming an inclusive researcher can be seen as self-advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities. As inclusive research continues to become more prominent, and more people with intellectual disabilities become inclusive researchers, we need to continue to consider this fundamental relationship and how self-advocacy and inclusive research can inform and support each other. In this paper, we first discuss the history of self-advocacy and inclusive research and what inclusive researchers have shared about the relationship between self-advocacy and inclusive research. We then present the experiences of an inclusive researcher with intellectual disability with self-advocacy and how the process of becoming an inclusive researcher impacted those experiences. We conclude the paper with reflections on how future inclusive research should consider the role of self-advocacy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/3/134inclusive researchself-advocacyintellectual disabilitieshistoryplain language summariesresearch with people with intellectual disabilities |
| spellingShingle | Courtney Krueger Lieke van Heumen Claire van den Helder Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research Social Sciences inclusive research self-advocacy intellectual disabilities history plain language summaries research with people with intellectual disabilities |
| title | Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research |
| title_full | Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research |
| title_fullStr | Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research |
| title_short | Self-Advocacy in Inclusive Research |
| title_sort | self advocacy in inclusive research |
| topic | inclusive research self-advocacy intellectual disabilities history plain language summaries research with people with intellectual disabilities |
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