@EquALDStudy

NIHR- funded project focussing on improving access to flexible support planning for adults' with learning disabilities Views authors own, not necessarily NIHR

 University of Sheffield
tinyurl.com/EQUALDstudy
Joined March 2023
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We are researchers from @ScHARRSheffield @sheffielduni working on a project exploring the use of Individual Support Funds #ISFs for adults with #learningdisabilities
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We loved running our workshop this morning at #HSRUK24 Our @claretarling, Jodie Bradley from @SpeakupSA @LizCroot @aliceedunning1 delivered exercises about making information accessible and using easy read in research ❓How do you know it’s an apple?
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We had a creative, thought provoking workshop today. Thanks to Gary from @LearningDisEng @LizCroot Jodie from @SpeakupSA we shared our learning from the @EquALDStudy and #NoResearchAboutUsWithoutUs @NIHRresearch & our attendees for their creativity
Image is a piece of paper that has concentric circles with super confident in the middle, slightly confident next and then not confident. People voted with eye stickers before the workshop and stars after. The eyes are spread across the paper, the stars are more towards the middle.

ALT Image is a piece of paper that has concentric circles with super confident in the middle, slightly confident next and then not confident. People voted with eye stickers before the workshop and stars after. The eyes are spread across the paper, the stars are more towards the middle.

Amy Russell and Liz Croot stand at the front of a room giving a talk. The room is fancy it’s in Oxford and has a big clock.

ALT Amy Russell and Liz Croot stand at the front of a room giving a talk. The room is fancy it’s in Oxford and has a big clock.

A wide angled image of a room of people doing the workshop. They have loads of paper on the tables.

ALT A wide angled image of a room of people doing the workshop. They have loads of paper on the tables.

Health Services Research UK@HSRN_UK8 Jul 2024
Some creative brainstorming in our Workshop Session exploring the ‘how to’ of inclusive PPIE 💭 💭
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Before was eye stickers & after was stars. Great to see people in our workshop at #HSRUK24 feeling more confident about working with people with a #LearningDisability as public partners in #Research. Thanks to ⁦@EquALDStudy⁩⁩ ⁦@LearningDisEng⁩ ⁦@SpeakupSA⁩
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Great to see @LizCroot and Jodie from @SpeakupSA leading a workshop- ‘how to’ of inclusive PPIE 🌟 They presented how we have worked together to make sure the EQUALD project is inclusive
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🌟 In the workshop groups discussed challenges in including adults with a learning disability and ways to overcome these The workshop was run with @Amy_M_Russell and Gary from @LearniDisEng #HSRUK24
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Arrived and ready for the #HSRUK24 conference Exciting few days of presentations and workshops with the @EquALDStudy team
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🚨New publication! Read our published protocol for the co-production phase of our study here: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.… @aliceedunning1 @LizCroot @claretarling #coproduction #researchprotocol

Co-production of research derived actionable resources for the delivery of Individual Service Funds...

Adults with a learning disability who receive social care are legally entitled to a personal budget. Personal budgets were introduced to promote choice and control in support. Individual Service...

journals.plos.org
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Exciting day for the Equald team @LizCroot @aliceedunning1 @claretarling We’re at the Creativity in care @ARCEngland ‘unconference’
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Join us tomorrow 9th May 1pm-2pm to hear from @ARCEngland & @sheffielduni on the EQUALD study exploring use of Individual Service Funds (ISFs) with adults with a learning disability about what we know about making ISFs work ow.ly/B4HB50RzoH9
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We're really looking forward to hosting a story telling workshop at this conference! Don't forget to register for tickets, using the link below-
ARC England@ARCEngland22 Apr 2024
⏰Still time to get your tickets for our amazing event to explore creativity in learning disability support! Creativity in Care: A Day of Inspiration and Imagination with ARC England bit.ly/49DArfK 🥳May 14th Leeds, £74.95 - includes FREE places for people you support
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We're can't wait to join this 'unconference' and discuss creativity in support! 🌟See the link to get your tickets
ARC England@ARCEngland28 Mar 2024
Got your tickets yet? We can't wait to see everyone on 14th May to celebrate and explore creativity in #learningdisabilities & #autism support @clentonF @M1chelleRebello @DanceSyndromeUK @ComIntCare Ticket includes a FREE place for a supported person bit.ly/49DArfK
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‼️New Blog alert! Our @claretarling has written about the experience of creating #easyread versions of long complex documents based on her work with the EQUALD project claretarling.co.uk/post/you-…
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Clare describes the importance of complexity: 'Simplified information hides many months of work that precede it, but would not exist without it.' A great read for those thinking about the place for and process of creating #easyread documents
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Do you have experience with Individual Service Funds? We want to talk to you! 👉This #NIHR funded project is looking to improve access to flexible support using ISFs for adults with learning disabilities 👉We want to hear your experiences good or bad of ISFs
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🌟This work will help tell us what the magic ingredients needed to deliver successful ISFs 🌟It will inform two co-produced resources for future ISF delivery 📧Contact [email protected] for more information or easy-read materials
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We would be grateful if you could share this opportunity with your networks! @LearningDisEng @TLAP1 @NdtiResearch @NCF_Liz @chriswatson101 @1adass @BASW_UK @SocialWorkEng @RobinUoBham @AmmTowers @VODGmembership @ARCEngland
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🎄Our Christmas eNewsletter is out! Follow this link for a project update: 👉tinyurl.com/ChristmaseNewsle… @aliceedunning1 @claretarling @LizCroot
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Featuring: 🌟a short film about our work with @SpeakupSA 🌟a 'meet the team spotlight' about @aliceedunning1 🌟our initial ideas about what needs to happen to make #ISFs work well
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‼️Our @claretarling has edited a book: Everyday Citizenship- an accessible follow up to 'Keys to Citizenship' by @simonjduffy For more information see here: citizen-network.org/news/eve… 'We are all equal. We are all different. We are all citizens'

Everyday Citizenship: Pre-orders open

The new and accessible follow up to the ‘Keys to Citizenship’, will be published on 9th January 2024.

citizen-network.org
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Our @LizCroot is at the 20th Seattle Club Conference @unibirmingham, @UoB_SoP with a poster presenting our initial programme theories about what makes ISFs successful! #SeattleClub2023
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