We do research with people with learning disabilities, autistic people, and their families. We are committed to social justice and more equal research practice.
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ALT Poster advertising the event featuring Krystal Waldock, Bernice Harding and Fiona MacMillan. Chaired by Naomi Jacobs.
ALT Nathaniel presenting.
ALT Photo of Leah Burch about to start her talk about comedy and hate crime.
ALT Photo of Dawn and Francesca standing at tech hub, with screens everywhere in the room.
ALT Group photo taken outside Jermyn Street Theatre.
ALT Photo of Harry in the sand dunes with the heading ‘The endless battles leave me exhausted. Wouldn’t you be, if you were fighting for basic human rights day in, day out?’ Ramandeep Kaur sets out a few of the constant barriers to securing a happy and flourishing life for her 15 year old son who has Doen’s syndrome.
ALT Text from the article and a photo of Rich, Owen, Tom and Connor standing against a brightly painted wall off the Cowley Road.
ALT Photo of Claire and the research group at Kim’s, a quirky, colourful community run bar/kitchen. Big smiles after a fab talk.
ALT Same slide design. Text: indings 6: Inquests demand time, energy and unpaid labour from the bereaved family
ALT Same slide design. Text: Findings 5: Consideration for what happens after the inquest is needed.
ALT Same slide design. Text: Findings 4: Legal representation for families is necessary for a satisfactory outcome.
ALT Same slide design. Text: Findings 3: People are dehumanised within the process.
ALT Same slide background. Text: Findings 2: The Inquest can be a continuation of previous experiences(eg experiencing blame)
ALT Another slide with the same logos and black and white photo of a vase of flowers and box of tissues. Headed Exploring Inquests. Text: Findings 1: Families were unfairly disadvantaged and not typically at the heart of the inquest.
ALT Slide titled exploring inquests: logos of Manchester Metropolitan University and INQUEST. Text: ‘A project exploring bereaved family members’ experiences of inquests when the person who died had a learning disability, was autistic and/or experienced mental ill health.’
ALT Beautifully colour photo - bright pinks, turquoise, reds - of the team sitting round the table. Jess, Francesca, Sue, Monique, Chris and Jenny (in a bright pink jacket).
ALT Flyer showing the details of Pam Bebbington and Dawn Wiltshire’s seminar called ‘Experts by Experience on the Impact of Community Led Research’. In the seminar series of the Learning Disabilities and Autism Research Group at Manchester Met University, Location: MMU Brooks Building, Room 3.02. And online. Email m.huysamen@mmu.ac.uk for more information.
ALT Photo from the third floor of Helsinki Uni, black ornate balcony, stunning view onto the square in front of the cathedral. Thick snow and grey skies.
ALT Photo from inside Gladstone’s library, on first floor looking across at leaded windows, wooden balustrades,book cases,writing desks and so many books. On the ground floor is more of the same. Silent, warm and inviting.
ALT Colour pencil drawing of Chris with a pink background. Email: c.hatton@mmu.ac.uk.
ALT Colour pencil drawing of Sara with a pink background. Email: Sara.ryan@mmu.ac.uk.
ALT Silver shoe with a yellow plastic duck for a heel.
ALT Photo of a cowboy shoe. Pink sparkles, a fairy princess character, colour flowers across the foot. Glitz galore.
ALT Coloured pencil drawing of Jess with a yellow background and email: J.mannion@mmu.ac.uk.
ALT Colour pencil drawing of Sue with a grey background. Email:s.caton@mmu.ac.I’m.
ALT Colour pencil drawing of Francesca with a blue background. Email: F.ribenfors@mmu.ac.uk
ALT Coloured pencil drawing of Dawn with a green background, her name and email: d.cavanagh@mmu.ac.uk.
ALT Colour pencil sketch of Magdalena with a light green background. Email: m.mikulak@mmu.ac.uk.
ALT Coloured pencil sketch of Monique, with her name and email address: m.husamen@mmu.ac.uk
ALT Cartoon drawing of Prof H in coloured pencil, a white shirt, pink background shading. His name and email below in pencil.
ALT Photo of Witness to Harm team standing outside the Brooks Building at MMU. 7 people smiling (for now).
ALT Photo of the MMU Brooke’s building (a black and white stunning brick structure) with beautiful planters packed with colourful flowers acid grasses. Blue sky and puffy clouds.
ALT Photo of a white plate with a pile of chips and a tin dish with a dollop of mushy peas.
ALT Screengrab of A4 sheet, text and photo symbols. Text: Work jointly with us at all times; listen to our feedback; pay us for our time; remember we are human too! If you have a research idea and think we could work well together, please email yazz@mylifemychoice.org.uk
ALT Text with photo symbols: always plan research with us; Do research that helps people; Make sure materials are easy to understand; Take time to meet with us; Listen to our ideas seriously.
ALT Photo of Chris Hatton standing at the symposium with a large screen showing the project title. Angeli Vaid (Chair and public coordinator) sitting next to him.
ALT Photo of peeps dressed in red, mauve, dark blue, black and grey standing behind the wall by the lake in central Reykjavik. Discussion, smiles and sunshine.
ALT Photo of Pam, Dawn and James on a bus in Reykjavik. James looks shocked. Pam is laughing and Pam is travel buddying us to the reception.
ALT Photo of 2 bars of chocolate in beautifully designed wrappers. One blue and one deep sand colour on a cream painted table.
ALT Reykjavik waterfront at 10pm last night. Beautiful stillness after the rain. Cityscape in the distance, shiny sea and grey blue clouds.
ALT Photo of Dawn, Pam (with an Iceland bag), Magdalena and James outside the airport. Grey, cloudy and big smiles.
ALT Caroline and her title slide. Photo of a black man, blue lighting on his face to the right of text: IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE OF BLACK AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MEN DETAINED UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT USING THE SILENCE FRAMEWORK (IMPROVE-ACT) Dr Caroline Leah, Man Met, co-applicant
ALT Photo of Sarah and her slideshow (showing Manchester Art Museum), dept audience and Manchester City backdrop from the meeting room.
ALT Similar photo with George presenting. Sun setting.
ALT Photo of away day event, floor to ceiling windows in Manchester City centre.
ALT Screengrab of teams call. Around 30 people holding something red.
ALT Photo of the first page of a comic which is called What providers do Matters.