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What Does Peer Review Mean?

There are a number of different study designs that can be used in disability research. Once research projects or studies have been completed, the results are often published in peer-reviewed …

Learning with us

If this is your first course with us, please read ‘Using FutureLearn’ for an introduction to learning with FutureLearn. We’re delighted that you’ve joined the course and wish you a …

Case study: Special considerations

In this step, we will return to the case studies, to explore special considerations for doing research in the field of disability. Case study 1: Zeenath, Maldives This study, aiming …

Your questions answered

In this step, you will hear from lead educators Professor Tom Shakespeare, and Professor Hannah Kuper. They will be answering the questions you posed in Week 1 of the course. …

Advice from the experts

In this step, you will hear from researchers and practitioners Professor Tom Shakespeare, Professor Hannah Kuper, Myroslava Tataryn, Florence Ndagire, Dom Haslam, and Queen Seketi, as they give you advice …

Welcome to the course

Welcome to our course ‘Global Disability: Research and Evidence’. Your Lead Educators are: Hannah Kuper – Director of the International Centre for Evidence in Disability at the London School of …

Global Disability Research: Types of Study

In this article, we will consider some of the typical study designs used in public health research, with particular focus on those that are commonly used in the field of …

Global Disability Research and Evidence

The importance of asking the right questions How much is known about disability and development? Specifically, how much is known on how best to improve the lives of the one …

Partnership Between Local and International Researchers

Establishing the relationship between international researchers, mostly from high income countries, and local researchers, often from low income settings, needs to be handled sensitively, and recognising each teams’ skills and …

Designing for Disabilities: Evidence Based Interventions

Improved access to public services can empower persons with disabilities and improve quality of life (1, 2). Persons with disabilities face barriers to accessing services, including stigma, limited rehabilitation providers, …

Global Disability: Case Study in Guatemala

Introduction Population-level data on disability are essential to inform and motivate evidence-based advocacy and disability inclusive policy and programmes. However, these data are lacking in many countries. To address this …