Disability Inclusion Webinar

A global call to action for disability inclusion in health research, 15:00 to 16:30 BST, Monday 8th June 2026.

The Disability Inclusion in Research Collaboration (DIRECT), NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, and NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Accelerated Surgical Care invite you to:

A global call to action for disability inclusion in health research, 15:00 to 16:30 BST, Monday 8th June 2026.

This free online webinar will outline key messages from a recently published global call to action, including:

• Challenges to disability inclusion in health research related to monitoring disability inclusion, the research cycle, and the research and advisory workforce.

• Actions to advance disability inclusion for research teams, infrastructure organisations, and wider stakeholders.

• Practical examples of work focused on advancing disability inclusion.

Accessibility and questions

The webinar will be hosted on Zoom and recorded.

British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting and real-time captioning will be provided.

Slides will be shared prior to the webinar. The webinar recording and transcript will be shared after the webinar.

If you have any other access needs for this webinar, or any questions about the webinar, please contact Libby via [email protected].

Presenters

The webinar will be presented by DIRECT members with diverse lived and professional experience of disability, including:

• Dr Anna Anderson, University of Leeds, UK

• Professor Bonnielin Swenor, Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, USA.

• Jasjot Maggo, University of Otago, New Zealand.

• Associate Professor Amy M Russell, University of Leeds, UK.

• Dr Victoria Shepherd, Cardiff University, UK.

• Associate Professor Katherine Deane, University of East Anglia, UK.

Agenda

1. Welcome and introduction (Anna Anderson).
2. Monitoring disability inclusion – challenges and actions (Bonnielin Swenor).
3. Practical example – disability data collection (Bonnielin Swenor).
4. Research cycle – challenges and actions (Jasjot Maggo).
5. Practical example – working with people with learning disabilities (Amy M Russell).
6. Practical example – research with people with impaired capacity to consent (Victoria Shepherd).
7. Research and advisory workforce – challenges and actions (Katherine Deane).
8. Practical example – Lab Access guidelines (Katherine Deane).
9. Take-home messages (Anna Anderson).
10. Questions.

Thank you for your interest in our webinar!