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Natasha Spassiani, PhD

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Associate Professor of Intellectual Disability and Health Equity at Edinburgh Napier University [email protected]

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Natasha Spassiani, PhD @nspassiani.bsky.social · Dec 21

Check out our latest coproduced article!

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You Can't Exclude Us Anymore! A Critical Reflection of Inclusive Research and Teaching Opportunities for People With Intellectual Disabilities in University Settings onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

You Can't Exclude Us Anymore! A Critical Reflection of Inclusive Research and Teaching Opportunities for People With Intellectual Disabilities in University Settings

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Natasha Spassiani, PhD @nspassiani.bsky.social · Jul 2

We celebrated 8 years of a transformative partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and get2gether!

As part of our celebration, we were proud to launch our new co-produced book: Our Rights, Our Community. Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us!

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On Tuesday, June 24th, we marked a major milestone: 8 years of transformative partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and Get2gether SCIO. | Natasha Spassiani

On Tuesday, June 24th, we marked a major milestone: 8 years of transformative partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and Get2gether SCIO. Grounded in disability justice and equity, this part...

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Natasha Spassiani, PhD @nspassiani.bsky.social · Jun 4

Had a wonderful time at the Herald Higher Education Awards celebrating our #inclusive partnership with @get2getheredin

Having people with #disabilities leading on research and teaching in universities is a must!
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Natasha Spassiani, PhD @nspassiani.bsky.social · May 2

Check out our latest #coproduced article about #medicine self-management for people with #IntellectualDisabilities
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Did I Take My Medication Today? Understanding Medication Self‐Management for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities Through Participatory Research

Background There is little research that has examined what support strategies are effective to help adults with intellectual disabilities take their prescribed medication correctly. The aim of the s...

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Natasha Spassiani, PhD @nspassiani.bsky.social · Dec 21

You Can't Exclude Us Anymore! A Critical Reflection of Inclusive Research and Teaching Opportunities for People With Intellectual Disabilities in University Settings

Click on the article title to read more.

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Carli Friedman, PhD @cf23.bsky.social · Dec 10

AI may be the hot new trend, but as we find in our new research it doesn't meet quality research standards AND it's ableist. Free journal article available in the summary: www.c-q-l.org/resources/ar...

Ethical and Quality Concerns About AI for Disability Research - The Council on Quality and Leadership

By Carli Friedman, CQL Director of Research It often feels like you can’t go anywhere without hearing about artificial intelligence (AI), including large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, these day...

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Natasha Spassiani, PhD @nspassiani.bsky.social · Feb 22

Check out our latest book chapter on accessible survey research for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities
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Making Survey Research Accessible for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Historically, research about people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been conducted through proxies because of ableist assumptions about people with IDD’s abilities to ...

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