TY - JOUR
T1 - 'The Ball of Cooperation Rolls on'
T2 - Some Personal Reflections on My Experiences as a Researcher
AU - Koning, M
AU - Zaagsma, M
AU - Van Hove, G
AU - Schippers, A
PY - 2024/4/16
Y1 - 2024/4/16
N2 - People with disabilities are increasingly actively involved within research projects. For many of them this is a temporary role, but some work on longer-term projects and even build a career out of it. This is the case for the first author of this paper. He has worked as a researcher for almost six years. He is involved in various projects, all highly diverse in terms of subject, design, scope and collaboration with fellow researchers. In this paper, he looks back on his experiences in recent years. Together with colleagues, he reflects on his contribution to the various projects, his own development as a researcher and the impact of the work on his personal life. He finds that the essence of the motto ‘Nothing about us, without us’ has become increasingly intertwined with his life and identity through his work.
AB - People with disabilities are increasingly actively involved within research projects. For many of them this is a temporary role, but some work on longer-term projects and even build a career out of it. This is the case for the first author of this paper. He has worked as a researcher for almost six years. He is involved in various projects, all highly diverse in terms of subject, design, scope and collaboration with fellow researchers. In this paper, he looks back on his experiences in recent years. Together with colleagues, he reflects on his contribution to the various projects, his own development as a researcher and the impact of the work on his personal life. He finds that the essence of the motto ‘Nothing about us, without us’ has become increasingly intertwined with his life and identity through his work.
KW - Collaboration
KW - Inclusive research
KW - Intellectual disabilities
KW - Lived experience
KW - Participatory research
UR - https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=elsevierpure_uvhutrecht&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:001210283400001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/07cc2f66-5def-3b94-acf0-46f033fc2ae0/
U2 - 10.3390/socsci13040213
DO - 10.3390/socsci13040213
M3 - Article
SN - 2076-0760
VL - 13
JO - Social Sciences
JF - Social Sciences
IS - 4
M1 - 213
ER -