Making Qualitative Research Inclusive: Methodological Insights in Disability Research

Title
Making Qualitative Research Inclusive: Methodological Insights in Disability Research
Publication Date
2022-01-01
Author(s)
Watharow, Annmaree
Wayland, Sarah
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7040-6397
Email: swaylan2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:swaylan2
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1177/16094069221095316
UNE publication id
une:1959.11/52653
Abstract

Qualitative research necessitates the representation of, and engagement with, people who the research is designed to assist. Disability research not only seeks to explore populations where lived experience of disability is distinct, it is also a field where researchers themselves have lived experience. This paper reflects on the methodological innovations between the researcher, their supervisory team and the co-created opportunities to collect qualitative experiences from participants with disabilities, acknowledging the researcher's own disability. The purpose of the paper was to provide scope to explore the multiple provisions required to be inclusive of accessibility needs as a way to bring unique consumer perspectives to the research table. The paper demonstrates, through a narrative lens, how the research space is altered for people and researchers when disability is present; requiring ways to ensure inclusive research practices are responded to. Recommendations for future co-creation of research with disability are identified.

Link
Citation
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, v.21, p. 1-10
ISSN
1609-4069
Start page
1
End page
10
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

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