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Coronavirus and People with Learning Disabilities: A Study of The Lives of People with Learning Disabilities Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

UNITED KINGDOM / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 16, 2020 / There is a new team of university researchers working in the UK.

 


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The project, COV0196 - The impact of Covid-19 and associated social restrictions on people with learning disabilities, their families and social care support workers, has been funded by the UKRI-DHSC COVID-19 Rapid Response Rolling Call.

 

Principal Investigators and Co-investigators: Prof Chris Hatton (Manchester Metropolitan University); Prof Richard Hastings (University of Warwick); Prof David Abbott (University of Bristol); Dr Stephen Beyer (Cardiff University); Dr Jill Bradshaw (University of Kent); Dr Nick Gore (University of Kent); Prof Pauline Heslop (University of Bristol); Prof Andrew Jahoda (University of Glasgow); Anna Marriott (National Development Team for Inclusion); Dr Katrina Scior (UCL); Dr Laurence Taggart (University of Ulster); Dr Stuart Todd (University of South Wales)

 

Third Sector participants:   All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers of People with Learning Disabilities; Learning Disability Wales; Positive Futures; Mencap Northern Ireland; Scottish Commission for Learning Disability; Promoting A More Inclusive Society (PAMIS); Learning Disability England; PMLD Link.      


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