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Institute of Development Studies

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) is a global research and learning organisation for equitable and sustainable change.

We’re working with all Inclusive Futures partners to establish, integrate, promote, and facilitate a participatory, inclusive and reflective approach to research, innovation and research uptake. To support the programmes, we’re developing and communicating learning around participatory, innovative, and empowering research practices.

We're involved in the consortium because…

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Greater understanding

"... we enjoy working with children and adults with disabilities to understand their perspectives."

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Helping people thrive

"...we can support people to be researchers themselves."

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Sharing learning

“...we love to share learning around participatory, innovative, and empowering research practices.”

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Latest from the Institute of Development Studies (external links)

Webinar: using inclusive participatory research methods in Kenya and Bangladesh

Insights from learners with deafblindness and women with disabilities in Bangladesh

Participatory research and inclusive education

Ethics of disability-inclusive development research

Dilemmas and developments in disability inclusive employment

Mainstreaming disability inclusive employment in international development

Creating inclusive economic empowerment

Accessible Sanitation in the Workplace – considerations for disability-inclusive employment

Exploring how people with disabilities have experienced the Covid-19 crisis

What works to include people with disabilities?

Evidence and resources

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