Disability in Research with Beth Grosso and Micah Peace

Micah Peace and Beth Grosso are co-researchers at the Center for Start Services at the University of New Hampshire. Micah is also an autistic multiply disabled advocate and community organizer from Louisville Kentucy, and Beth has a background in leadership, training development, qualitative research, and clinical supervision.

In today’s episode, Micah and Beth discuss the Truth and Reconciliation Project and how they’ve navigated some of the difficulties of participatory co-researching. They kick off the episode by diving into Micah’s experience participating in the process of research in disability. Beth shares what she has come to learn about research over the years, and what barriers both Micah and Beth face in their line of work. Micah and Beth also share their thoughts and advice on becoming more conscious of your unconscious biases, what their respective motivations are behind their work and research, and what the overarching goal of the Truth and Reconciliation project is.

Episode Resources: 

• Engaging Young Adults with IDD-MH and Researchers in Comparative Effectiveness Research

This episode is funded by the Administration for Community Living through technical assistance contract # HHSP75P00121C00057. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Administration on Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services, or the US Government.

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