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  • Group of seven people in a meeting around a table with a chart.

    IDRIS is a group of researchers at the University of Birmingham

  • Four people sitting around a round table, talking.

    People who work at IDRIS have different qualifications and professions

  • A diverse group of eight people within a magnifying glass on a white background.

    People at IDRIS do research to help people with learning disabilities

  • A diverse group of people within a magnifying glass.

    IDRIS does research to help families of people with learning disabilities

  • A group of six people standing in front of a UK map with signs for NHS, Local Council, and Family.

    People at IDRIS work with lots of other organisations

  • Six people around a sign that says Learning Disability

    IDRIS works with people with learning disabilities

  • A diverse group of nine people stand together with a golden infinity symbol below them.

    IDRIS works with people with learning disabilities who are also autistic

  • A young girl with Down syndrome, a smiling man, and a joyful elderly woman.

    IDRIS works with children, adults and older people

  • A silver balance scale with 'Right' in blue on the left pan and 'Wrong' in red on the right pan.

    Lots of things are unfair for people with learning disabilities

  • A man and woman interacting at a job center desk.

    Very few people with learning disabilities have a job

  • Modern high school building with a red no entry sign over it

    Children with learning disabilities are excluded from school

  • A traditional wooden coffin with gold handles

    People with learning disabilities on average die earlier than other people

  • A person in a pink shirt holding a black coin purse, with coins falling into their hand.

    People with learning disabilities are more likely to live in poverty

  • Man in an orange t-shirt showing an empty pocket.

    Families of people with learning disabilities are more likely to be poor

  • An elderly person in a light blue sweater covering their eyes with their hands, appearing distressed.

    Family members are more likely to have mental health difficulties

  • A diverse group of five people smiling and giving thumbs-up gestures.

    IDRIS aims to make things better for people with learning disabilities

  • A woman and three children sitting on a black leather couch, smiling and posing for a photo.

    Our research aims to make things better for families too