Big Society? Disabled People with Learning Disabilities and Civil Society
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Education
Abstract
The aim of this timely and exciting project is to explore the opportunities for disabled people with learning disabilities (LD) to contribute to and benefit from Big Society.
The research team, from The University of Sheffield, Manchester Metropolitan University, Northumbria University and The University of Bristol, will be working with organisations of/for disabled people, activists and allies to discover how disabled people with LD are participating in their communities, in public services and in social action.
The team will explore disabled people with LD’s access to social capital and networks of interdependence as well as their social emotional well-being in a context of austerity. The research will be carried out over two years through four phases:
- an extended literature review and policy analysis
- interviews with key stakeholders
- a period of ethnographic research working with circles of support, real employment and self-advocacy organisations
- a ‘researcher in residence’ phase in which a university researcher will work alongside third sector organisations in order to promote knowledge exchange and impact generation.
Dissemination and impact will be supported by the impact champions sitting on the research management group and through a series of public policy roundtables.
Planned Impact
This proposal responds directly to issues raised by impact experts at a stakeholder workshop held in MMU in January 2011 (see 'Case for Support'). The meeting, funded by MMU, brought together researchers from three universities, The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, MENCAP, an Independent Living Organisation and Person Centred planning coordinators, Speak Up Self advocacy, Rotherham. All of these partners now constitute the 'Impact expert research management and advisory group' who will guide the project from start to finish and, drawing on their expertise and connections, will advise the research team to ensure that the projects findings feed into practitioner, service, policy making and civil society contexts.
Our project interconnects perspectives from disability studies, community psychology, sociology and social policy and garners the perspectives of people with learning disabilities and civil society supporters, in order to deliver a number of impacts. We have two key questions: who will benefit from this research and how will they benefit?
First, academics, students and practitioners in the areas of psychology, sociology, social policy and disability studies will benefit. We will draw on our track record in disseminating our findings across disciplines and international contexts (See CVs & End of Project Report for RES- 062-23-1138). Mid to long-term impact will be made through knowledge transfer via the presentation of our findings at conferences, events and through publication. Short term impact will include teaching of under/postgraduate students on psychology, disability studies and social work courses managed and delivered by the PI and Co-Is. (see also 'Academic Beneficiaries' section).
Second, we have identified a number of key players in the Public Sector including practitioners, civil servants, service users, policy makers. We seek to raise public engagement with the lives of adults with learning disabilities and inform government thinking by disseminating information to key departments including: Office for Civil Society, the Office for Disability Issues. We aim to increase the effectiveness of public services through our relationships with our third sector impact partners and our Research Management Group.
Third, we will collaborate with third sector impact partners (list available on request) who will also be beneficiaries of the research. These partners are at the forefront of engagements with civil servants and service providers and it is through their existing relationships that we will channel key findings and recommendations. They have agreed to act as project champions to share key findings and recommendations with service providers, civil servants and policy makers. These organisations have expressed commitment to draw on our findings, utilising/adapting these within their own interventions/training support packages/services delivered to professionals etc. We will provide evidence that seeks to promote the social and emotional well-being of adults with learning disabilities - thus updating their resources with empirical evidence.
Fourth, we will collaborate with adults with learning disabilities, allies, families and professionals to promote their critical engagement with services, professional practice and enabling support mechanisms. We have devised co-operative training and impact activities (see 'Activities Schedule' attachment) that will tap into and enhance their critical capacities as key impact participants (see 'Pathways to Impact'). Operational and Organisational Change will occur in through the 'professional allied to the community' and 'impact workshop' phases of our research (see 'Case for Support'). We will seek to publicise these local changes through inter/national dissemination activities. We have costed for involvement of civil society partners as co-researchers to enhance impact.
Our project interconnects perspectives from disability studies, community psychology, sociology and social policy and garners the perspectives of people with learning disabilities and civil society supporters, in order to deliver a number of impacts. We have two key questions: who will benefit from this research and how will they benefit?
First, academics, students and practitioners in the areas of psychology, sociology, social policy and disability studies will benefit. We will draw on our track record in disseminating our findings across disciplines and international contexts (See CVs & End of Project Report for RES- 062-23-1138). Mid to long-term impact will be made through knowledge transfer via the presentation of our findings at conferences, events and through publication. Short term impact will include teaching of under/postgraduate students on psychology, disability studies and social work courses managed and delivered by the PI and Co-Is. (see also 'Academic Beneficiaries' section).
Second, we have identified a number of key players in the Public Sector including practitioners, civil servants, service users, policy makers. We seek to raise public engagement with the lives of adults with learning disabilities and inform government thinking by disseminating information to key departments including: Office for Civil Society, the Office for Disability Issues. We aim to increase the effectiveness of public services through our relationships with our third sector impact partners and our Research Management Group.
Third, we will collaborate with third sector impact partners (list available on request) who will also be beneficiaries of the research. These partners are at the forefront of engagements with civil servants and service providers and it is through their existing relationships that we will channel key findings and recommendations. They have agreed to act as project champions to share key findings and recommendations with service providers, civil servants and policy makers. These organisations have expressed commitment to draw on our findings, utilising/adapting these within their own interventions/training support packages/services delivered to professionals etc. We will provide evidence that seeks to promote the social and emotional well-being of adults with learning disabilities - thus updating their resources with empirical evidence.
Fourth, we will collaborate with adults with learning disabilities, allies, families and professionals to promote their critical engagement with services, professional practice and enabling support mechanisms. We have devised co-operative training and impact activities (see 'Activities Schedule' attachment) that will tap into and enhance their critical capacities as key impact participants (see 'Pathways to Impact'). Operational and Organisational Change will occur in through the 'professional allied to the community' and 'impact workshop' phases of our research (see 'Case for Support'). We will seek to publicise these local changes through inter/national dissemination activities. We have costed for involvement of civil society partners as co-researchers to enhance impact.
Publications
Runswick-Cole K
(2015)
DisPovertyPorn:
and the dis/ability paradox
in Disability & Society
Runswick-Cole K
(2016)
The trouble with 'hard working families'
in Community, Work & Family
Runswick-Cole K
(2013)
Men, Masculinities and Methodologies
Runswick-Cole, K.
(2013)
Magazine article: What does Big Society mean for people with learning disabilities?
Runswick-Cole, K.
(2015)
Journal Article: Disability and Austerity: 'Cruel Optimism' in Big Society
in Canadian Journal of Disability Studies
Runswick-Cole, K.
(2015)
Newspaper article: Why don't we just end the abuse of people with learning disabilities
Runswick-Cole, K.
(2015)
Children in Society: politics, policies and interventions
| Description | The findings of the research project can be broken down into three interconnected areas: theory, practice and policy. In brief, we summarise our findings under each of these headings: Theory Disability is a good place to start thinking about the ways in which we live together; Thinking about disability can change the way we think about society; Disability can change how we think about our relationships with others and to re-shape, trouble and expand on ideas of what it means to be 'human'; Disabled people's experiences and views should always be included in discussion about what a 'good society' might look like; We live in a time when people who are 'able' to 'work hard' are valued most; we call this 'neo-liberal ableism'; It is important to question the value of what it means be a 'normal' human at the same time as recognising that disabled people are human too (DisHumanism); We need a social policy that recognises the importance of interdependence, rather than independence; We need to find new ways of valuing human diversity - disability is a good place to start. Practice Disabled people should not be 'left out in the cold' in social policy or society; Disability is a good place to start thinking about how we might labour (work) differently and think again about what work means; Self-advocacy enables people to fight for their rights and to speak up. Job coaching can work well to support people into employment; Social enterprises can also create employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities; Business circles of support can help people become self-employed; Circles offer a powerful form of 'co-produced' advocacy; Information about circles should be shared widely; We need to act now to expose and challenge widespread disabling attitudes and practices in the lives of disabled people with learning disabilities. Policy It is time to end the institutionalisation of disabled people; assessment and treatment units should be closed to new admissions with a view to closing all such provision within the National Health Service. Every disabled person with a personal budget should be offered access advocacy, either by an independent advocate or through co-produced advocacy in the form of a circle of support. There should be increased investment in proven mechanisms for supporting people with a learning disability into work (e.g. supported internships, social enterprise, self-employment - supported by business circles). There should be increased investment for local self-advocacy groups for people with learning disabilities and that these are not replaced by large, generic advocacy organisations. We have captured these and other key findings through the writing of accessible Summary Cards and Policy Briefings documents which can be downloaded as pdfs from our project website https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com. Each of the cards accessibly summarises an academic output, blog or presentation. |
| Exploitation Route | We expect that the findings re: good practice evidence base for moving people with learning disabilities into employment will be taken forward by the Departments for Welfare, Labour, PERMANDU (Prime Minister's Office) and Special Education in Malaysia, as well as Gamuda, a Malaysian construction company. We expect that the findings re: circles of support as a form of co-produced self advocacy will be taken up by third sector; local authority social care services, by activists and allies to disabled people. Findings are being drawn on by campaigners seeking to change the law to ensure that there is a presumption that people with LD live in their own homes and communities, this campaign is under the banner of the #LBBill. We expect that the model of circles of support will also be developed by a consortium of special schools in Sheffield. We expect that the findings re: self-advocacy will be taken up by self-advocates in Canada to develop models of paid advocacy. We also expect that the findings will become part of a wider movement to secure the future of self-advocacy in England working in partnership with Pathways Associates, Mencap, Housing and Support Alliance, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities and the Learning Disability Alliance - all of whom we have engaged with as part of the research. Our expectations in relation to the above-mentioned pathways to impact will be met through the development of our ESRC Impact Acceleration Account grant funded website (working title www.humanstoo.com) which will produce resources for people with learning disabilities and their allies around the themes of self-advocacy, work and independent living (drawing on findings and recommendations from our research). |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Construction,Education,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Retail |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com |
| Description | As a direct result of the theoretical engagements that took place during the project, members of the research team (Goodley, Runswick-Cole and Lawthom) with Liddiard (The University of Sheffield have set up a web hub: dishuman.com, to promote the theoretical impacts of the project in the fields of disability studies, community psychology, education and sociology. We are already seeing this work being downloaded and cited in these areas. Following an international satellite public engagement event in Malaysia, two of our partners from The Foundation For People with Learning Disabilities, were invited back to Malaysia to deliver further training re supported employment and transitions to adulthood for people with learning disabilities. They delivered training for the Malaysian government department for Welfare, Labour, PERMANDU (Prime Minister's Department) and Special Education as well as private sector organisations and the Japanese International Co-operation Agency. In addition, they were invited to deliver further training on supported employment to Gamuda, a large construction company employing 4,000 people, in Malaysia and to support the development of their exisiting supported employment programme for people with learning disabilities. These impacts will enhance the quality of life, and health of people with learning disabilities and enable them to participate in the work force and contribute to the economy. The team will return to Kuala Lumpur in November 2016 to assess the impact of the workshops from the previous two trips on private companies, job coaches and government policy. SpeakUp Self-advocacy made a successful application (with members of the research team from MMU and Sheffield Universities) to secure a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada, Network Grant and attended a series of workshops in Toronto, Canada focusing on intimate citizenship in the lives of people with learning disabilities. Following this public engagement event in Canada, a self-advocacy organization based in Toronto is looking to develop its model of advocacy based on the research findings. SpeakUp have also submitted a proposal to Rotherham Local Authority to develop further circles of support across England. Costings for an evaluation led by MMU is included in the application. They are working alongside, Pete Crane, independent living advisor and project partner to develop further circles of support facilitated by SpeakUp. This participation in and expansion of the role of self-advocacy is a key mechanism for increasing the effectiveness of public services and policy and for promoting health and well-being for people with learning disabilities. Community living advisors have been using research findings to change the way that advocacy is offered to families. A consortium of special schools in Sheffield is collaborating with the research team to develop circles of support for parents and disabled children in Sheffield. As above the rolling out of circles of support are a key tool for enhancing health, well-being and community engagement. Findings are being drawn on by campaigners seeking to change the law to ensure that there is a presumption that people with LD live in their own homes and communities, this campaign is under the banner of the #LBBill. This will not only enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities but will promote community connection and inclusion. Vicky Farnsworth, Speak Up Self-Advocacy said: quote: 'This work makes me feel proud and valued and I feel part of a group of colleagues who really want to make a lasting difference'. Keith Bates, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities said: 'As this research affords us a geographical snapshot combining three pieces of our work illustrated by the five participants, it has afforded an excellent chance to reflect on the impact of current government policy. This is further boosted by plans, inspired by the project, to launch a programme of conversations about employment with local family carers as they support their son or daughter in preparing for a future as an adult'; David Fiddament, Royal National Mencap, said: "The research has been shared with our Senior Leadership Team and will help to inform the current review of our strategic priorities. Our initial research identified that tackling inequalities (Health, Social Care; Financial) should be at the core of our new vision. Your research has identified the benefits of Community Circles, for families, individuals and organisations and will be a helpful tool in shaping our thinking." Pete Crane, independent living advisor said: 'Already some of the work produced by Katherine and Dan (from the Big Society project) has made a real difference in the lives of real families that we have networked with'; We will roll out findings and recommendations of our research through our ESRC Impact Acceleration Account Grant funded website: www.humanactivism.org. This website provides a hub that shares news, good practice films, research findings and resources for people with learning disabilities and their allies around the themes of self-advocacy, work and independent living. Humanactivism.org will be officially launched on-line on the 5th September 2016 using the @humanactivism twitter handle, Facebook and through tapping into existing and new networks. We have planned a further launch and networking event on the 2nd December 2016 to coincide with the International Day of Disabled Persons on the 3rd December. Our launch will be broken down into three themes captured on the website: + Supportive work + Promoting self-advocacy + Enabling community Each of these themes has associated: (i) films documenting good practice and the impacts of austerity (ii) worked case study examples of good practice (iii) links to organisations in the UK that further promote work, self-advocacy and community living. (iv) key summaries of related research findings associated with good practice (v) A number of policy briefings that we are developing with the Social Science Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team at the University of Sheffield. Please visit www.humanactivism.org for further details. Over the academic year 2016-2017 we have put in place a number of audit trail days each week to; (i) log and track visits; (ii) capture responses to the site; (iii) build up resources through appealing for crowd-sourcing; (iv) use social media to enhance reach. Humanactivism.org has already been used to: + feed into the Rethinking Care Group report led by Dr Simon Duffy which will contribute to the Parliamentary Inquiry on Adult Social Care hosted by Clive Betts MP, the Chair of the Communities & Local Government Committee in late 2016. + contribute to foundational debates of the new Learning Disability England - an alliance between people with learning disabilities and academics. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2013 |
| Sector | Construction,Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Retail,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic |
| Description | Further Funding: Economic and Social Research Council Festival of Social Science, 2014 |
| Amount | £1,008 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (UK) |
| Start | 11/2014 |
| End | 11/2014 |
| Description | Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Network Grant |
| Amount | $24,795 (CAD) |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | SSHRC - Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Canada |
| Start | 07/2015 |
| End | 10/2015 |
| Description | Expert Panel: Supported employment in the UK - trends, innovations and challenges, Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked discussion of the development of the Job Coach role in Malaysia, alongside the possibilities of people with learning disabilities entering self-employment. A member of the research team has been invited back to Malaysia to engage in further training and development work with job coaches re: employment and self-employment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/workshop-two-supported-employment-in-the-uk-trends-in... |
| Description | Presentation: A Posthuman Manifesto, Disability Studies in Education Conference, Melbourne Australia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk sparked discussion from the delegates about the nature of the human and how the category of disability disrupts, re-shapes and enlarges understanding of the human. After the talk, we were contacted by several members of the audience asking for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation: Becoming Dishuman: thinking about the human through disability, The Victoria Institute, The University of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia, 24th July, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | This talk sparked discussion of the nature of the human in relation to the lives of people with learning disabilities. After the presentation requested copies of the paper and further information about the research project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | 'Put your money away, love, I don't charge for retards' : emotional labour and disavowal in the lives of mothers of disabled children |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented at the Manchester Metropolitan University 'Child, family and disability' seminar day. After the talk, parents of disabled children shared their experiences of exclusion and discrimination in their lives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | Best use of breaks for disabled children |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The government's 2007 strategy, Aiming High for Disabled Children, identifies the need for efficient and effective short breaks. In our study of services for disabled children aged between four and 16 over the past 10 years, parents, carers and children told us what they wanted from short breaks. This was used by Derbyshire Parent Carer Forum in order to advocate for funding for short break provision in Derbyshire. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/04/23/114362/quality-in-practice-best-use-of-breaks-for... |
| Description | Blog post: close assessment and treatment units for people with learning disabilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog discusses the closure of ATUs in the UK in the light of abuse scandals. As a result of the publication of this blog, a member of the research team, Katherine Runswick-Cole, was interviewed for an article that appeared in The Guardian newspaper: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/16/families-long-stay-units-learning-disabilities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.metropolis.mmu.ac.uk/big-ideas/health-social-care/close-assessment-treatment-units-atus-f... |
| Description | Blog: Thinking about the human; thinking about disability |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This blog was referred to by another blog talking about the Finnish rock band of people with learning disabilities. Blog written in response to the NNDR blog: http://mic.com/articles/112964/meet-the-finnish-punk-band-changing-the-global-understanding-of-disability |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://nndr.no/thinking-about-the-human-thinking-about-disability/ |
| Description | Blog: 60% of MPs believe that learning disabled people can't work: Big Society research shows that they can |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog post sparked online discussion with care provider, Dimensions, and follow up meetings re: joint mail to MPs to inform them about people with learning disabilities and employment 38 retweets 24 facebook shares |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/60-of-mps-believe-that-learning-disabled-people-cant-... |
| Description | Blog: A few violent individuals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog post was re-tweeted 10 times. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/a-few-violent-individuals/ |
| Description | Blog: Accessing the digital age: blog post for Disability Studies in Education Conference, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Blog post raises awareness of digital exclusion of people with LD. Research team members are developing a project to explore and challenge the digital exclusion of people with LD. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/accessing-the-digital-age-blog-post-for-disability-st... |
| Description | Blog: Hidden Cameras and Mystery Shoppers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two comments and 4 re-tweets. 2 comments and 4 re-tweets |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/hidden-cameras-and-mystery-shoppers/ |
| Description | Blog: Intimate Citizenship and learning disability |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk has sparked on line discussion about intimate citizenship 52 retweets on twitter and 150 Facebook shares |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/05/20/intimate-citizenship-and-learning-disability/ |
| Description | Blog: Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of employment strategies for people with learning disabilities in the UK and Malaysia. Keith Bates, Head of Employment at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has been invited back to Malaysia to develop a series of workshops on supported employment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/japan-international-cooperation-agency-and-the-senato... |
| Description | Blog: Learning Journeys and #JusticeforLB |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This blog contributed to the debates surrounding the discussion of the lack of investigation into the deaths of people with learning disabilities in the NHS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/learning-journeys-and-justiceforlb/ |
| Description | Blog: Making Space: Exploring intimate citizenship in the lives of people with learning disabilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | The blog has been shared on the Nordic Network of Disability Research We are waiting to track reactions to this posting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://nndr.no/making-space-exploring-intimate-citizenship-in-the-lives-of-people-labeled-with-learn... |
| Description | Blog: Meeting one of Malaysia's most renowned disability activists |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Discussions with leading disability activist Peter Tan News article published in the Borneo Post: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/04/26/meeting-the-goodleys/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/meeting-one-of-malaysias-most-renowned-disability-act... |
| Description | Blog: Meeting with Bathmavathi Krishnan, Disability activist and Senator, Upper House, Parliament of Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | Discussion about activism in UK and Malaysia. The Senator was interested in the effects of austerity in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/japan-international-cooperation-agency-and-the-senato... |
| Description | Blog: Ministry of Human Resources, the Labour Department, Peninsular Malaysi |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked discussion of the role of the state in the lives of disabled people in Malaysia and the UK with particular reference to supported employment. Twitter shares 7 Facebook shares 10 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/meetings-at-the-ministries-31st-march-2015/ |
| Description | Blog: Rebooting humanity through disability |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two twitter shares Four Facebook shares. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/rebooting-humanity-through-disability-by-dan-goodley-... |
| Description | Blog: SEND Focus: what does the future hold for children with SEND |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This blog discusses the future for children with SEND and the aspirations for them as adults with learning disabilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/send-focus-what-does-future-hold-students-send |
| Description | Blog: Sharing Big Society findings and Community Psychology at the University of Nottingham in Malaysia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The blog was shared on social media. 13 retweets on twitter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/sharing-big-society-findings-and-community-psychology... |
| Description | Blog: Travels with LB's flag |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This blog post was widely re-tweeted and mentioned on Facebook. This blog builds the web presence for the project blog. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/travels-with-lbs-flag/ |
| Description | Blog: Understanding personhood and disability: beginning a dialogue with moral philosophy. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The blog post received comments on the nature of the personalisation agenda The blog post received comments on the nature of the personalisation agenda & 7 re-tweets on twitter |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/understanding-personhood-and-disability-beginning-a-d... |
| Description | Blog: Visit to Gamuda |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion focused on the employment of people with learning disabilities. The research team shared information about approaches to employment with Gamuda. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/united-voice-gamuda/ |
| Description | Blog: Visit to United Voice Self-Advocacy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of the state of play for self-advocacy in the UK and Malaysia. A member of the research team, Keith Bates, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities was invited return to Malaysia to work with United Voice on their enterprise activities. Facebook shares 20 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/05/united-voice-gamuda/ |
| Description | Blog: What does the comprehensive spending review mean for 'people like you'? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This blog post led to its author, Katherine Runswick-Cole, being interviewed on Pure FM, a local radio station about the effect of the comprehensive spending review on people with learning disabilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.metropolis.mmu.ac.uk/comprehensive-spending-review/ |
| Description | Blog: Why Malaysia? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aim was to share information about the reasons for the research team's visit to Malaysia. Twitter shares 6 Facebook 13 shares |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/03/29/big-society-on-tour-malaysia/ |
| Description | Buying (into) autism : the commodification of 'disability' in the academy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questioning of how autism is understood as a cultural category and how the category has been commodified within the academy through the development of research centres, training programmes and published literature focused on autism. From this meeting, a group of academics came together to form a critical autism network that has been successful in securing ESRC funding for a festival of social science event in 2013 and an edited book contract with Jessica Kingsley Publisher that will be published in 2015 (Runswick-Cole, Mallett & Timimi (Eds)). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Celebrating cyborgs : photovoice and disabled children |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Seminar four in the ESRC research seminar series entitled: 'Researching the lives of disabled children and young people, with a focus on their perspectives' (January 2010-May 2011). Talk sparked questions about the role of theory in reporting on the lives of disabled children in research. After my talk, there was a stimulating debate about the role of theory in research focusing on the lives of disabled children and whether this enhances or inhibits understanding of disabled children's lives, who it is accessible to and who engages with theory. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Conference: End of project conference 15th & 16th September, 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | The end of project conference brought together people with learning disabilities, family members, activists, academics, third sector organizations and other allies to think about the lives of people with learning disabilities in a time of austerity. Day one focused on the three strands of the project: circles of support; self-advocacy and employment. The day included presentations from • Dan Goodley (Sheffield) & Katherine Runswick-Cole (Manchester Metropolitan) describing key project findings; • Jodie Bradley and Vicky Farnsworth talking about their work as self advocates at SpeakUp self-advocacy (http://speakup.org.uk); • Laurence Clark, Karen Flood and Vicky Hornby described their research on self-advocacy for Pathways Associates (http://blog.pathwaysassociates.co.uk ); • Helen Smith talking about her work for Community Circles (https://communitycirclesblog.wordpress.com); • Keith Bates talking about the work of the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities moving people into employment (http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk/help-information/learning-disability-a-z/e/employment-careers/ ) • self advocates Bob Langsford and Kevin White talking about their experience of living with austerity The day concluded with a knowledge café facilitated by Rebecca Lawthom (Manchester Metropolitan) Day Two took up the theme of austerity again and began with a presentation from Dan Goodley (Sheffield) & Katherine Runswick-Cole (Manchester Metropolitan) talking about disability and community. In their presentation Dan and Katherine described disability's radical potential to disrupt notions of the community and, indeed, the human. They were followed by Imogen Tyler (Lancaster) describing her current powerful research on the cultural production of stigma (https://socialabjection.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/from-the-shock-doctrine-to-the-stigma-doctrine-imogen-tyler/ ). Next Alan Roulstone (Leeds) reflected on the 'causes' and consequences of austerity in the lives of disabled people, as well as thinking about opportunities for resistance. Alan was followed by Jenny Fisher's (Manchester Metropolitan) presentation which focused on austerity parenting and her evaluation of the work of Home Start in Manchester (http://www.rihsc.mmu.ac.uk/projects/docs/HSMS%20report.pdf ). After lunch, Aaron Reeves (Oxford) described his work on drawing on social policy and health economics to explore disability and the labour market (https://aaronreeves.wordpress.com ). The day ended with a presentation by Chris Hatton (Lancaster) describing what statistics do (and don't) tell us about the lives of people with learning disabilities (http://chrishatton.blogspot.co.uk). Thanks to the generosity and support of those attending the conference, you can follow the detail of the discussion via twitter #austerity15 and the storify is available here: ?sfy.co/b0lJU ? ? After the days, Katherine Runswick-Cole was invited to attend a workshop hosted by the Housing Support Alliance and People First England on self-advocacy. Katherine Runswick-Cole was invited to present at the annual learning disability forum North West in Blackpool 2016. Katherine was invited to meet with the research lead for Manchester Learning Disability Partnership Discussions were held with the academics present in terms of developing future research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/15th-16th-september-2015-an-inspiring-and-energizing-... |
| Description | Conference: North West Regional Forum for people with learning disabilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | We were delighted to be invited back to Blackpool for this year's regional forum. The Annual Forum is an opportunity for 120 self-advocates from across the North West to come together to talk about the issues that matter to them. We spoke about people with learning disabilities experiences of loneliness and the impact on cuts to public services on their lives. We were inited to visit some of the local self-advocacy groups to tell them more. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/north-west-regional-forum-blackpool-24th-february-201... |
| Description | Dialogue: Meeting with the Equalities & Human Rights Commission |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/parliamentarians |
| Results and Impact | MMU was identified as a centre of research excellence in disability studies. The EHRC were interested in discussing: what were the important issues facing disabled people today? how were disabled students faring in times of shifting funds? how could research be made accessible to disabled people? The meeting marked the start of an ongoing relationship with the EHRC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com |
| Description | Disability & Community |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Discussion followed about the place of the human in the lives of people with learning disabilities. Discussions followed about developing impact from the project and taking forward future research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/15th-16th-september-2015-an-inspiring-and-energizing-... |
| Description | Does every child matter? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Every Child Matters was a cornerstone of the Labour Government's children's strategy. As the new administration lays out its plans, we ask ECM specialist Katherine Runswick-Cole how the programme has fared and where its future lies. Publication of research in a non-academic magazine extended the reach of research findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| URL | http://www.rihsc.mmu.ac.uk/postblairproject/SEN%2048%20ECM.pdf |
| Description | Does every child matter? : Hannah's story |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Co-authored magazine article Publication of research findings in a practitioner magazine increased the reach of the project findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Expert Panel: Blackmarket for Knowledge and Non-Knowledge, Wurld Wurchs Festival, Basel, 6th June, 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussion focused on the nature of the 'citizen' and the 'human' with reference to the lives of people with learning disabilities. Information was shared with organisation supporting disabled people into employment in Switzerland and there is a possibility that the Blackmarket model of knowledge exchange will come to Manchester in 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/blackmarket-for-knowledge-and-non-knowledge-basel-swi... |
| Description | Expert Panel: Department of Special Education |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion sparked talk of how schools can support transition of young disabled people from school to employment. A follow up visit has been arranged by a member of the research team who will return to Kuala Lumpur to deliver further training to teachers on employment and people with learning disabilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/meetings-at-the-ministries-31st-march-2015/ |
| Description | Expert Panel: When #JusticeforLB met @BigSocietyDis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussions were held about the proposed new #LBBill and how findings from the research might feed into the development of the proposed Bill. The discussions from the meeting were incorporated into the the second draft of the LB Bill |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/01/27/when-justiceforlb-met-bigsocietydis-26th-january-2015... |
| Description | Good places to go? : families and disabled children talk about leisure |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | What leisure activities do families and disabled children access? Where do they go shopping? Where do they go on holiday? Where are good places to go and why? Which places give disabled kids and their families a sense of belonging? We asked these questions as part of a two-year project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council: "Does every child matter, Post-Blair: Interconnections of disabled childhoods", (www.rihsc.mmu.ac.uk/ postblairproject/). The publication of the article in a non-academic journal widened the dissemination of the research findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| URL | http://www.cerebra.org.uk/Resources/Cerebra/Parent%20Support/Bulletins/summer09.pdf |
| Description | Humanactivism news articles |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Since summer 2016 we have launched a number of regular news updates that reflect on the findings and applicaitons. To date (February 2017) we have over 20 news articles addressing issues including: Disability politics - Post-Trump Brexit and its impact on disabled people The UN investigation of the UK's austerity impacts on the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities Bring Brandon Home for Xmas |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://humanactivism.org/ |
| Description | Lecture: Becoming Dishuman: re-thinking civil society through disability, 3rd Annual Trevor Parmenter Lecture The Centre for Disability Studies, The University of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | There were also questions from audience members about the theoretical development of a 'dishuman' approach to disability studies and how this might impact on the lives of disabled people and social policy. After the talk, Dan and Katherine were asked to present at the International Association for the Study of Intellectual Disability in Melbourne, 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/31st-july-2015-becoming-dishuman-re-thinking-civil-so... |
| Description | Lecture: Public lecture with Paul Gibson, Disability Rights Commissioner, New Zealand. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Katherine presented from her research Big Society? Disabled people with learning disabilities and civil society. Her paper co-authored with Dan Goodley Becoming dishuman: re-thinking social policy through disability outlined a dishuman approach to social policy - one in which disabled people play are at the centre in shaping social policy. Drawing on examples from their research in England, they described how disabled people are troubling, re-shaping and extending what it means to be human. They concluded the paper calling for a time when any thought about the human in social policy has in mind what disability does to it that when thinking about the human this will always involve thinking about disability. Paul Gibson spoke next. He set out his vision for a Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Otago, building on the work of the Donald Beasley Institute and creating a disability plan across the university. Paul called for increased representation of disabled students, staff and governors and for the lived experience of disabled people to be built into the curriculum. Focusing on a human rights approach to disability politics, Paul called for research to play a pivotal role in making disability rights real for the diversity of disabled people. He concluded by asking the audience to challenge their own prejudices, and not limit their own hopes & aspirations and those of others. This activity strengthened networks in Otago and possible future research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/12th-august-2015-public-lecture-with-paul-gibson-disa... |
| Description | Lecture: Towards a DisHuman Society, University of Malaya |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The discussions that followed the presentation focused on the impact of DisHuman theory on the lives of disabled people. Collaboration building with colleagues at the university of Malaya |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Meeting with the Family Network, Dunedin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussions ranged from the challenges families face in finding inclusive schools in the area to talk about the difficulties in transition from children's to adult services. Katherine shared examples from the UK and from the current project about some of the challenges and opportunities for disabled children and young people and their family carers. Connections were made for potential further research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/12/11th-august-2015-meeting-the-family-network-dunedin/ |
| Description | Newspaper article: Families doubt plans to close NHS long-stay units will improve care |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Katherine Runswick-Cole was invited to contribute to an article in The Guardian newspaper about the closure of Assessment and Treatment Units for people with learning disabilities and care in the community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/families-doubt-plans-to-close-nhs-long-stay-units-wil... |
| Description | Presentation Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2013) Being a researcher-in-residence, Doing participatory research Economic and Social Research Seminar Series Participatory Research, 28th November, 2013, The University of Sout |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This talked sparked discussion about the inclusion of people with complex needs in the research project. It led to Runswick-Cole being invited to participate in a workshop exploring time banking and research with people with learning disabilities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/southampton-2.pdf |
| Description | Presentation: The Violence of Disablism in the UK. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The seminar day prompted discussion about the de-institutionalisation of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK and Australia. Ater the talk, the research team met with potential research collaborators at the University of Sydney to discuss the development of a de-institutionalisation research bid. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/3rd-august-2015-understanding-and-contesting-institut... |
| Description | Presentation: Becoming Dishuman |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Discussions focused on ending the institutionalisation of people with learning disabilities. An audience member contacted the research team to talk about replicating the study in Iceland. The application is currently in preparation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2014/09/14/becoming-dishuman/ |
| Description | Presentation: Being a researcher in residence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of the participation of people with LD followed from the talk. Members of the research team are developing the researcher in residence methodology in a project in preparation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2013/11/29/being-a-researcher-in-residence/ |
| Description | Presentation: DisCivilSociety Workshop at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Questions were asked about the relevance of circles of support in a Malaysian context. Members of the research team were contacted by participants asking for more information about setting up circles of support |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/workshop-one-discivilsociety-workshop-at-the-universi... |
| Description | Presentation: Disability, austerity, resistance: the impact of the cuts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The event sparked discussion of the possibilities for inclusion of people with learning disabilities in their communities and in employment. the research team were asked for further information about circles of support |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2014/11/06/disability-austerity-and-resistance-activism-in-the-a... |
| Description | Presentation: Inclusive Research in Social Care |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This talk stimulated discussion of the role of disabled people in research. After the talk, there was a big reaction from audience members who were unaware of the role that people with learning disabilities can play in research as partners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/big-society-partners-present-at-inclusive-research-in... |
| Description | Presentation: Key project findings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed about the role of self-advocacy in England and about the impact of welfare reform on people with learning disabilities. After the talk, discussion followed of how we can take forward the findings of the current research with partners to further impact on policy and practice. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Presentation: Listening to dis/abled children and young people: a creative approach |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk discussed discussion of the skills researchers need to work with dis/abled children and young people. Participants expressed an interest in the research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/mcys/events/ |
| Description | Presentation: Runswick-Cole, K. Reflecting on Disability, Personhood and Personalisation in a time of Big Society, Faculty of Health and Social Care Seminar Series, The Open University, 30th April, 2014, Milton Keynes, UK. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of what the personalisation agenda means for people with learning disabilities followed the presentation. Further requests for publication details were made after the talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation: Runswick-Cole, K. and Clark, L. (2014) What is Big Society? Self-advocates Conference, North West Learning Disability Forum, 26th February,2014?, Blackpool, UK. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Audience members shared their stories of self-advocacy for people with learning disabilities in a time of Big Society. From this event, (with their permission) we tweeted some of the comments made by the self-advocates during the discussion from the project twitter feed. These were re-tweeted by other self-advocates, activists and members of the academic community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation: Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2014) Cruel Optimism: disability, austerity and Big Society, Health and Human Sciences Research Group, The University of Huddersfield, 5th March, Huddersfield, UK. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The presentation sparked conversation about the nature of citizenship in a time of austerity. Participants requested further information about the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation: Runswick-Cole, K. and Goodley, D. (2014) The violence of disablism in neoliberal times, The Norwegian Network of Disability Research, Lillehammer, Norway, 5th-7th May, 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This talked sparked discussion of disability hate crime legislation in the UK and Norway. Following the discussion, there were requests for further information about publications from the project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation: What it means to be human? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This public lecture sparked discussion of what it means to be human. The video of the lecture has had more than 630 views. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAjU2ypSmhI |
| Description | Public lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Critical dis/ability studies. North American Federation of Adapted Physical Activity: Revisiting our Research Assumptions 20 Years On: The Role of Interdisciplinarity, September 21 to 23, 2016, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2016 |
| Description | Public lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Dan Goodley - Humanactivism.org: Disability and the human. Invited keynote to the Annual Child and Educational Psychology Conference, Harrogate, 9th January 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2017 |
| Description | Public lecture and workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Disability, special, inclusion: The case of humanactivism.org. Keynote address to the Polish Special Education conference, Uniwersytet Szczecinski,14 - 17th Septemner 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Public lecture and workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Goodley, D. (2016). Humanactivism,org. Invited keynote to British Council Greece, Athens, One day conference on Inclusive Education,International Day of Disabled People, 3rd December 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2016 |
| Description | Radio Interview: the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review on people with learning disabilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The interview, with Katherine Runswick-Cole, was focused on the impact of the CSR on people with learning disabilities. The associated blog "What does the comprehensive spending review mean for people like you?" led to being this local radio interview which will have reached residents in the greater Manchester area. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Reading Rosie: Four theoretical readings of disabled childhood in a time of Big Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk sparked discussion of the role that labelling plays in the lives of disabled children in Singaport. After the talk, there was further discussion about advocacy for disabled children in Singapore and a research student contacted us asking for further details of our work after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Seminar presentation: "Becoming Dis/human: Thinking about the Human through Disability" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Dan Goodley and Katherine Runswick Cole gave a paper at this major international disability conference held annually in the states. Their paper was part of a panel, moderated by Mel Chen, entitled "Beyond 'Human rights' and 'the Human': Disability, (post)human and DisHuman Studies and Intimate Citizenship". There were three papers in the panel: Dan Goodley and Katherine Runswick Cole, "Becoming Dis/human: Thinking about the Human through Disability" Kirsty Liddiard, "'I'm a lie-back-and-think-of-England type of man': Imagining the Posthuman Dis/sexual Subject" Esther Ignagni, "Failing Domesticity: Towards Dis/parenthood" We had a full house for our panel and were able to share our emerging work in http://www.dishuman.com - which has extended out of our work on the BigSocietyDis project and allowed us to work with Kirsty and Esther on shared themes of self-advocacy, intimate citizenship and community & family activism'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/06/18/bigsocietydis-at-the-society-for-disability-studies-a... |
| Description | Seminar: Becoming a researcher-in-residence (or the problem with coproduction) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Katherine's presentation sparked discussion of the possibilities and challenges of coproduced research in New Zealand and the UK. Discussion about how to ensure that research findings reach audiences outside the university also followed, alongside discussion about different approaches to research dissemination and the requirement in the UK to develop pathways to impact. Links were made with the Donald Beasley Centre at Otago and strengthened with the department of education at Otago |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/11/11th-august-2015-becoming-a-researcher-in-residence-o... |
| Description | Seminar: DisCivil Society: thinking about coproduction, Social Policy & Social Work, 6th October, 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk sparked discussion of the role of self-advocacy in research and the wider community. Discussion of the opportunities for work for people with learning disabilities was also a key focus of the conversation as were concerns about the increasing digital divide which has seen people with learning disabilities being excluded from digital citizenship. Links were made with colleagues at SPSW at York and further conversations will be held about future collaborations, particularly around digital exclusion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/6th-october-2015-talking-co-production-at-the-centre-... |
| Description | Seminar: Disability, Austerity, Resistance Seminar at the University of New South Wales, Australia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk focused on how we might harness political activism, and come together and collectively agitate around a politics of debility. After the talk, Dan and Katherine were asked to contribute a book chapter to an edited text on social media and disability. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Working group: Meeting with research & media officers Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Discussion about developing a join media plan from findings from the project Following discussion, the research team are working with FPLD to develop two further projects building on the Big Society research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Workshop Participation: Learning Disability England |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conversations were held about developing a new umbrella organisation for people with learning disabilities, their family members and professionals with a view to promoting the rights of people with learning disabilities in a time of economic restraint. Numerous connections were made with potential partners for future impact and knowledge exchange activities as well as research collaboration. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Workshop: Every Vote Counts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of the voting rights of people with learning disabilities. Member of the research team met up with disability activist to discuss research findings after meeting at the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/every-vote-counts/ |
| Description | Workshop: Intimate Citizenship |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The workshop sparked discussions of models of self-advocacy in the UK and Canada. One of the workshop attendees who worked for an advocacy organisation was very keen to take what she had learned about the UK model (including paying self-advocates) back to her organisation. Discussions were held about future collaborative research bids with partners present. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/09/03/a-hop-across-the-pond-intimate-citizenship-workshop-t... |
| Description | Workshop: Learning Disability Think Tank, Manchester |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Learning Disability Think Tank event was convened by Breakthrough UK, a disabled people led organisation based in Manchester. Attendees at the event included people with learning disabilities and commissioners and practitioners from health, education and social care. The aim of the event was to explore good out comes for young people with learning disabilities in transition to adulthood in the context of the imminent changes to the delivery of service provision as a result of devolution Manchester. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/15th-january-learning-disability-think-tank-event/ |
| Description | Workshop: Meeting #PeopleFirst, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The meeting was an opportunity for Katherine to share research findings from the project and to talk to members about the state of play for self-advocacy in the UK. She also learned about the opportunities and challenges facing self-advocates in New Zealand. Discussion ranged from talking about opportunities for open employment, to the role of self-advocacy and the opportunities for community participation in New Zealand and the UK. After the meeting, it was agreed to keep in touch and to think about collaborations in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/11/10th-august-2015-meeting-peoplefirst-dunedin-new-zeal... |
| Description | Workshop: Quality & Value in Employment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked discussion of the developing role of the job coach in Malaysia Delegates suggested taking the message that people with learning disabilities can work back to the department for employment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/09/21/21st-september-2015-big-society-team-returns-to-malay... |
| Description | Workshop: The Value of Self Advocacy, Centre for Disability Studies, The University of Sydney |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | The session ended with a world café where participants reflected on why self-advocacy is important to them and how this can be supported. After the workshop, Katherine and Dan met with members of the Inclusive Research Group at the University of Sydney to develop plans for research collaborations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/08/11/6th-august-2015-the-value-of-self-advocacy-centre-for... |
| Description | Workshop: The power of employers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The workshop sparked discussion of how to develop supported employment at a large engineering organisation in Malaysia Continued contact with the employment team at the engineering organisation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://bigsocietydis.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/23rd-september-2015-the-power-of-employers/ |