From client to participant: Doing research in individuals with an intellectual disability

Item does not contain fulltextDoing research in individuals with an intellectual disability (ID) can be challenging. There are several ethical constraints that researchers must consider, and approval by ethical committees is an important part of the research process. Measurement instruments are not always suitable for individuals with ID and cannot always be interpreted in the same way as for their intended population. Communication with individuals with ID is an additional challenge. How can researchers include them in their research and give them understandable information without using language that is too immature? On april 13th and 14th 2015, researchers and practitioners discussed these challenges and possible solutions on a conference about doing research in individuals with ID at the Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud Unviersity, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.4 p