With funding from the Motability Foundation, Mencap are inviting adults (age 18+) with a learning disability who live in the UK to participate in their research project about public transport.

The Big Public Transport Survey was co-produced with people with a learning disability and asks questions about things that are important to them, including how public transport barriers impact on people’s wellbeing, access to community and access to paid work.

The survey is formatted in Easy Read and includes audio clips to listen to questions out loud.

You can access the survey online at this link: Big Public Transport Survey or email research@mencap.org.uk if you would like a paper copy of the survey instead.

Mencap will write a report about what they find out and Mencap hopes that the findings will help us all to provide better support to people with a learning disability.

For enquiries or more information about the survey including Easy Read resources and questions and answers, please click here or email research@mencap.org.uk.

Researchers at the Tizard Centre, at the University of Kent are looking for participants to take part in a research study that aims to explore the knowledge and experiences of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) of professionals, staff carers and/or family carers of people with learning disabilities.

You don’t have to have any particular knowledge or previous experience to complete the survey. The researchers are interested in everyone’s views.

Participants wanted:

Are you a carer for a person with a learning disability?

Are you a member of staff that supports people with learning disabilities?

Are you a professional that has worked to support a person with a learning disability?

Are you based in England, Wales or Scotland?

Participants will be asked to complete an anonymous online survey which should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Please click here to register to take part and access more information about the study, including project objectives, participant consent and contact details for the project team.