Ethics seminar | 20.02.25

People with profound and multiple learning disabilities and the internet

Thursday 20 February 2025 | 1pm to 3.15pm

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  • We like to share pictures online
  • Sharing online can help people to be seen and heard
  • People who have PMLD are people first
  • They have feelings and experiences
  • They find communication difficult
  • They may not understand what it means to share information online
  • They may not be able to consent to online sharing 

So parent-carers may consent for them – is this OK? Can we explain online sharing to people? How can we involve them?

Keynote talk

Professor Máire Messenger Davies from Ulster University
Key issues in sharing online information

Short talks – what we do in our work

  • Ben Simmons, Bath Spa University
  • Catherine de Haas, parent, doctoral student Southampton University
  • Julie Calveley, Director NAC-wellbeing, learning disability nurse
  • Gosia Kwiatowska, Director, and Paul Watts, Reader in Media, RIX Centre
  • Taylor Anderson, Project Officer, Challenging Behaviour Foundation
  • Liz Tilley, Professor of Learning Disability Studies, Open University
  • Rachel Barker, Expert Practitioner, Dorothy Goodman School

Discussion

Easy read resources

Social media and the internet

Giving consent

Ethics in research and everyday life

People with PMLD

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We look forward to seeing you there!