Walking and talking together: Inclusive research

about where we livePresentation to CeDR Disability Studies Conference,

Lancaster, September 9-11th 2014:“New Directions for Disability Studies”,

Liz Ellis: Open UniversityMark Lindsey-Halls: Time for Change Natasha Smith: Time for Change and Cornwall County Council

Not here today!Stuart, Works for Time for Change and Disability Cornwall. He has been involved in other inclusive research

John, works for a supermarket but is also involved in training Social workers at the OU

• What made things difficult?

• Why get involved?

• What problems are there researching in rural places?

• What was good about doing the research?

• What we think is important

What made things difficult?Confusion! Lack of experience

Why get involved?

Meeting people

Learning new skills

Travel

Political Targetted

Problems researching in rural areas: Transport

Things we think are important:Being Seen

Seeing and talking to people out and about, either in the streets, shops, at work, in church or other places to socialise.

Mainstream Education & Housing

• Segregated education in special schools makes it difficult to be independent.

• Segregated living in intentional communities reduces choice and autonomy.

Living in our own homesWe all agree that living in our own home is important. Like everyone else, we sometimes need help from other people.

(picture of someone’s house)

Families• We disagreed about how important families are.

• We agree that families do not need to be giving direct support.

• Helping to manage support is important.

• Living in the same local area as your family can help connect you to your community.

Kinds of connection we have

Thank you for listening to our presentation.

We are happy to answer any questions!