Reconceptualizing Research to Practice: The Role of Self-Advocates in Disrupting How We Think About Implementing Research-Based Practices in Disability

Abstract

Abstract Inclusive research advances the right of people with lived experience with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be involved in all phases of the research process. From an implementation science perspective, a critical component to inclusive research is addressing how research-based practices are adopted, implemented, and sustained in real-world contexts by real-world implementers—who in the context of this special issue are people with lived experience of disability. The purpose of this article is to advance inclusive approaches in the implementation of research-based practices in disability services and supports by highlighting strategies used by an innovative organization that supports self-advocates to implement research-based practices in disability supports and services.