UCD PPI Seed Funding: Promoting the role of adults with an intellectual disability in conducting and participating in research.

Adults with an intellectual disability (ID) have an important role to play in setting the research agenda in health and social care settings, and in society. However, they may experience limited opportunities to engage in research and even less opportunity to be a researcher and identify research priorities.

St Michael’s House (SMH) has a history of supporting individuals with ID to achieve their potential as a member of their community. This project has built capacity and confidence amongst adults with ID to participate in and lead research. It has adopted a staged approach by developing and delivering an accessible workshop supporting adults with ID to understand what research is, how to set a research goal, how research is conducted, and how they can influence the research agenda more broadly.