‘The Ball of Cooperation Rolls on’: Some Personal Reflections on My Experiences as a Researcher

Mark Koning (), Miriam Zaagsma, Geert Van Hove and Alice Schippers
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Mark Koning: Philadelphia Care Foundation, 3811 MZ Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Miriam Zaagsma: Philadelphia Care Foundation, 3811 MZ Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Geert Van Hove: Department of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
Alice Schippers: Disability Studies, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The Netherlands

Social Sciences, 2024, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: People with disabilities are increasingly actively involved within research projects. For many of them this is a temporary role, but some work on longer-term projects and even build a career out of it. This is the case for the first author of this paper. He has worked as a researcher for almost six years. He is involved in various projects, all highly diverse in terms of subject, design, scope and collaboration with fellow researchers. In this paper, he looks back on his experiences in recent years. Together with colleagues, he reflects on his contribution to the various projects, his own development as a researcher and the impact of the work on his personal life. He finds that the essence of the motto ‘Nothing about us, without us’ has become increasingly intertwined with his life and identity through his work.

Keywords: inclusive research; participatory research; intellectual disabilities; collaboration; lived experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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