Becki Meakin, Colin Cameron, Michele Moore, Joanna Matthews

Improving Understanding of Service User Involvement and Identity – A Guide for Disabled People who are Interested in being a Service User Representative

November 2017

This guide is for Disabled people who are thinking about becoming a service user representative. It provides top tips about how to improve the experience of being a service user representative.

Becki Meakin, Colin Cameron, Michele Moore, Joanna Matthews

A Guide for Service Providers and Practitioners Organising Involvement Activities with Disabled People

November 2017

This guide provides essential information for professionals who want to hear the views of Disabled people and use this knowledge to make services efficient and effective for the people who use them. The advice and tips detailed in this report reflect the principles of the social model of disability.

Becki Meakin, Colin Cameron, Michele Moore, Joanna Matthews

Improving Understanding of Service User Involvement and Identity – Service User Identity Research Findings

November 2017

This report collects the experiences of service users who have become service user representatives, with the aim of understanding the challenges faced by service users in negotiating their dual role of both being a service user representative and recipients of services.