More about IDRIS

  • IDRIS is a group of researchers at the University of Birmingham

  • People who work at IDRIS have different qualifications and professions

  • People at IDRIS do research to help people with learning disabilities

  • IDRIS does research to help families of people with learning disabilities

  • People at IDRIS work with lots of other organisations

  • IDRIS works with people with learning disabilities

  • IDRIS works with people with learning disabilities who are also autistic

  • IDRIS works with children, adults and older people

  • Lots of things are unfair for people with learning disabilities

  • Very few people with learning disabilities have a job

  • Children with learning disabilities are excluded from school

  • People with learning disabilities on average die earlier than other people

  • People with learning disabilities are more likely to live in poverty

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

  • Family members are more likely to have mental health difficulties

  • IDRIS aims to make things better for people with learning disabilities

  • Our research aims to make things better for families too