Key challenge | Mitigation strategies |
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Children with disabilities may be excluded from evidence generation activities due to evidence generation teams lacking sufficient knowledge about inclusive and ethical practices. In low- and middle-income countries, training for researchers in inclusive research methods and ethics may be limited or absent. |
Ideally, evidence generation teams would be trained on or about:
Organizations representing or supporting people with disabilities should be consulted to strengthen researcher knowledge by providing the perspectives of adults with disabilities. It should be noted, however, that their experiences as children may have been very different to what children with disabilities experience today. Where possible, the evidence generation team should involve people with disabilities and, as appropriate, children with disabilities as researchers/ facilitators. These individuals will also require training in inclusive and ethical practices. |