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PurposeThis paper aims to explore the experience of working with different conceptualisations of participation and participatory practice. This is done through an examination of the involvement of a technology company within a multinational, 3-years participatory research project involving 13 partners and over 200 disabled people.Design/methodology/approachThis paper provides a case study, narrative account of a range of activities undertaken within the project, presenting a rare and much-needed explicit insight into the emergence of participatory ways of working and the reasoning and tensions behind them.FindingsThrough the case study gaze of one of the technology companies involved, it explicates the underpinning processes of the participatory approach and how these challenged the notions of various partners.Originality/valueThis paper shows how engaging in meaningfully participatory research creates profound institutional challenges for technology developers. The subsequent need to make hard decisions and compromises throughout disrupts traditional ways of working and anticipated outcomes. However, it also reveals opportunities for delivering unanticipated and transformative outcomes, highlighting the need for greater flexibility in funding research that aims to be participatory.

What are the experiences of children and young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems and practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings? This second edition of Equality, Participation and Inclusion 2: Diverse Contexts is the second of two Readers aimed at people with an interest in issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people. This second Reader focuses in particular upon the diverse experiences and contexts in which children and young people encounter issues of equality, participation and inclusion. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles, newly commissioned chapters, as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance, this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a wider range of diverse experiences and contexts, whilst maintaining an emphasis on educational settings. Drawing on the writing of academics, practitioners, children and young people, this collection is a rich source of information and ideas for students and practitioners who are interested in thinking about how inequality and exclusion are experienced, and how they can be challenged, and will be of particular interest to those working in education, health, youth and community work, youth justice and social services. Families and advocates are also likely to be drawn to the material as much of it reflects on lived experiences and life stories. Jonathan Rix is Senior Lecturer in inclusion, curriculum and learning at The Open University, UK. Melanie Nind is Professor of Education at Southampton University, UK. Kieron Sheehy is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Childhood Development at The Open University, UK. Katy Simmons is a Lecturer in inclusive and special education in the Centre for Curriculum and Teaching Studies at The Open University, UK. John Parry is a Lecturer in early years and inclusion at The Open University, UK. Rajni Kumrai is a Lecturer in education in the Faculty of Education and Language Studies at The Open University, UK. Contents 1 Introduction Another place John Parry, Jonty Rix, Rajni Kumrai and Chris Walsh Part 1: More than one way 2 Reciprocal working by education, health and social services: lessons for a less-travelled road Roy McConkey 3 Child and parent relationships with teachers in schools responsible for the education of children with serious medical conditions Claire Norris and Alison Closs 4 Children’s homes and school exclusion: redefining the problem Isabelle Brodie 5 Inclusion for the difficult to include John Visser, Ted Cole and Harry Daniels Part 2: Transitions: coming together 6 \"We are the ones we have been waiting for\": the work of community mobilisers in Milton Keynes Katy Simmons, Alla Laerke, Danny Conway and Martin Woodhead 7 ‘Back to school’ - piloting an occupational therapy service in mainstream schools in the UK Eve Hutton 8 Inclusion at Bangabandhu Primary School Cathy Phillips and Helen Jenner 9 A personal perspective – developing a partnership approach at Deri View Primary School and Acorn Integrated Children’s Centre Maggie Teague 10 Voices from segregated schooling: towards an inclusive education system Tina Cook, John Swain and Sally French 11 Professional identity in multi-disciplinary teams: the staff speak Ann Workman and Jeremy Pickard Part 3: On the margins 12 Interviews with young people about behavioural support: equality, fairness and rights Paul Hamill and Brian Boyd 13 Disadvantage and discrimination compounded: the experience of Pakistani and Bangladeshi parents of disabled children in the UK Qulsom Fazil, Paul Bywaters, Zoebia Ali, Louise Wallace and Gurnam Singh 14 Teachers and Gypsy Travellers Gwynedd Lloyd, Joan Stead, Elizabeth Jordan and Claire Norris 15 Peer support for young people with same-sex attraction Colm Crowley, Susan Hallam, Rom Harre and Ingrid Lunt 16 Exclusion: a silent protest Janet Collins 17 Media portrayal of young people – impact and influence, Catherine Clark, Amrita Ghosh, Emrys Gree and Naushin Shariff 18 The impossibility of minority ethnic educational 'success'? An examination of the discourses of teachers and pupils in Britishs secondary schools Louise Archer Part 4: Thinking differently 19 Learning without limits Susan Hart 20 Gender, ‘special educational needs’ and inclusion Shereen Benjamin 21 ‘Part of who we are as a school should include responsibility for well-being’: links between the school environment, mental health and behaviour Jennifer Spratt, Janet Shucksmith, Kate Philip and Cate Watson 22 Children and young people in hospitals: doing youth work in medical settings' Scott Yates, Malcolm Payne, and Simon Dyson 23 Working in the community with young people who offend Alice Sampson and Spyros Themelis

Purpose This paper aims to report the findings of a systematized literature review focusing on participatory research and accessibly in the context of assistive technologies, developed for use within museums by people with sensory impairments or a learning disability. The extent and nature of participatory research that occurs within the creation of technologies to facilitate accessible museum experiences is uncertain, and this is therefore a focus of this paper. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a systematized literature review and subsequent thematic analysis. Findings A screening of 294 research papers produced 8 papers for analysis in detail. A thematic analysis identified that the concept of accessibly has nuanced meanings, underpinned by social values; the attractiveness of a technology is important in supporting real-life usability; and that the conceptualization of participation should extend beyond the end users. Social implications The argument is made that increasing the participation of people with sensory impairments and learning disabilities in the research process will benefit the design of technologies that facilitate accessibility for these groups. Originality/value An original notion of participation has emerged from this review. It includes the participation and goals of disabled people but has expanded the concept to encompass museum personnel and indeed the physical and social spaces of the museums and heritage sites themselves. This constructs a broad of participation, with different aspects being reflected across the review’s research papers.

The recent move towards inclusive education has radically influenced the way educational research is conducted. Students need to become aware of the critical legal and ethical responsibilities that arise from investigation in this new and expanding area. Written from the standpoint of inclusive education, rather than 'special education', this carefully edited collection of readings from a wide variety of sources, will develop the student's ability to: * identify and respond to ethical dilemmas that occur within their particular research methodologies and settings. * respond appropriately to the myriad of complex legal issues that are pertinent to their own workThe contributions to this book draw upon examples of inclusive practices from around the world. Students taking postgraduate courses or diplomas in Inclusive education will find this an invaluable read.

The notion of the continuum is applied to special education in diverse contexts across many nations. This article explores its conceptual underpinnings, drawing on a systematic search of the literature to review recurring ideas associated with the notion and to explicate both its uses and shortcomings. Through a thematic analysis of the literature, the research team derived 29 continua, situated within six broad groupings (space, students, staffing, support, strategies, and systems). This provides a clear structure for reconsidering the issues that the notion of the continuum is supposed to describe and enables a reconceptualization of how the delivery of services is represented. We present the initial underpinnings for a community of provision in which settings and services work together to provide learning and support for all children and young people in their locality.

Inclusion is generally recognised as an ongoing, active process which reflects shifts in policies, practice and values as well as political choices made over long periods of time. Drawing upon research visits set 10 years apart, this study aims to examine how two schools with clear inclusive aspirations and intentions have weathered the last decade and reports on their perception of the journey travelled. Data from the research show that in both cases there was a shift away from practices that were previously seen as being central to the development of inclusion, caused by the interplay between political, pedagogic and social factors. The study also suggests that the pervasive influence of the special education and medical model can shape the extent of change in schools.

What are the experiences of children and young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems and practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings? This second edition of Equality, Participation and Inclusion 1: Diverse Perspectives is the first of two Readers aimed at people with an interest in issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people. This first Reader focuses in particular on the diverse perspectives held by different practitioners and stakeholders. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles, newly commissioned chapters, as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance, this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a greater diversity of perspectives. Whilst exploring how we think about the experiences of children and young people across a range of contexts it maintains a subtle, underlying emphasis upon education and the experiences of disabled people. Drawing on the writing of academics, practitioners, children and young people, and people who have experienced exclusion, this book is a rich resource for students and practitioners who are interested in thinking about how inequality and exclusion are experienced, and how they can be challenged. Much of the material reflects on lived experiences and life stories, and will be of particular interest to those working in education, health, youth and community work, youth justice and social services, as well as to families and advocates.

What are the experiences of children and young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems and practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings? This second edition of Equality, Participation and Inclusion 2: Diverse Contexts is the second of two Readers aimed at people with an interest in issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people. This second Reader focuses in particular upon the diverse experiences and contexts in which children and young people encounter issues of equality, participation and inclusion. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles, newly commissioned chapters, as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance, this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a wider range of diverse experiences and contexts, whilst maintaining an emphasis on educational settings. Drawing on the writing of academics, practitioners, children and young people, this collection is a rich source of information and ideas for students and practitioners who are interested in thinking about how inequality and exclusion are experienced, and how they can be challenged, and will be of particular interest to those working in education, health, youth and community work, youth justice and social services. Families and advocates are also likely to be drawn to the material as much of it reflects on lived experiences and life stories.

What are the experiences of children and young people? How can we think about the challenges they face? What systems and practices can support them? How can we develop greater equality, participation and inclusion across diverse settings? This second edition of Equality, Participation and Inclusion 2: Diverse Contextsis the second of two Readersaimed at people with an interest in issues of equality, participation and inclusion for children and young people. This second Readerfocuses in particular upon the diverse experiences and contexts in which children and young people encounter issues of equality, participation and inclusion. Comprising readings taken from the latest research in journal articles, newly commissioned chapters, as well as several chapters from the first edition that retain particular relevance, this fully updated second edition has broadened its focus to consider a wider range of diverse experiences and contexts, whilst maintaining an emphasis on educational settings. Drawing on the writing of academics, practitioners, children and young people, this collection is a rich source of information and ideas for students and practitioners who are interested in thinking about how inequality and exclusion are experienced, and how they can be challenged, and will be of particular interest to those working in education, health, youth and community work, youth justice and social services. Families and advocates are also likely to be drawn to the material as much of it reflects on lived experiences and life stories.