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Natasha Spassiani, PhD

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Associate Professor of Intellectual Disability and Health Equity at Edinburgh Napier University n.spassiani@napier.ac.uk

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On Tuesday, June 24th, we marked a major milestone: 8 years of transformative partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and Get2gether SCIO. | Natasha Spassiani On Tuesday, June 24th, we marked a major milestone: 8 years of transformative partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and Get2gether SCIO. Grounded in disability justice and equity, this part...

We celebrated 8 years of a transformative partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and get2gether!

As part of our celebration, we were proud to launch our new co-produced book: Our Rights, Our Community. Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us!

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02.07.2025 17:35 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Had a wonderful time at the Herald Higher Education Awards celebrating our #inclusive partnership with @get2getheredin

Having people with #disabilities leading on research and teaching in universities is a must!
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#IntellectualDisabilities
#coproducation
#HeraldHEDs

04.06.2025 10:47 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Did I Take My Medication Today? Understanding Medication Self‐Management for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Through Participatory Research Background There is little research that has examined what support strategies are effective to help adults with intellectual disabilities take their prescribed medication correctly. The aim of the s...

Check out our latest #coproduced article about #medicine self-management for people with #IntellectualDisabilities
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02.05.2025 17:18 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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You Can't Exclude Us Anymore! A Critical Reflection of Inclusive Research and Teaching Opportunities for People With Intellectual Disabilities in University Settings Click on the article title to read more.

Check out our latest coproduced article!

#inclusiveresearch
#IntellectualDisabilities

You Can't Exclude Us Anymore! A Critical Reflection of Inclusive Research and Teaching Opportunities for People With Intellectual Disabilities in University Settings onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

21.12.2024 19:48 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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Ethical and Quality Concerns About AI for Disability Research - The Council on Quality and Leadership By Carli Friedman, CQL Director of Research It often feels like you can’t go anywhere without hearing about artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, these day...

AI may be the hot new trend, but as we find in our new research it doesn't meet quality research standards AND it's ableist. Free journal article available in the summary: www.c-q-l.org/resources/ar...

10.12.2024 15:35 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Making Survey Research Accessible for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Historically, research about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been conducted through proxies because of ableist assumptions about people with IDD’s abilities to ...

Check out our latest book chapter on accessible survey research for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities
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#InclusiveResearch
#LearningDisabilities
#Accessibility
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22.02.2024 20:24 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0