Tilburg University;Prof. Petri J. C. M. Embregts occupies the Chair for People with an Intellectual Disability: Psychopathology and treatment since 2011. From this Chair, she founded the Academic Collaborative Center for Living with an Intellectual Disability (AWVB). The AWVB facilitates long-term collaboration between 14 care organizations for people with an intellectual disability, the Advocacy organization for people with an intellectual disability (LFB) and Tilburg University. Within the AWVB, Embregts works on research projects using a tailor-made approach to empower people with an intellectual disability, their relatives and the professionals involved. How can people with an intellectual disability control and shape their own lives? The role of their social networks? And what demands does this make of direct support staff, psychologists and care organizations? Embregts tries to find answers to these and other questions through co-creation with researchers, professionals, people with an intellectual disability and their relatives. By building on links between everyday practice, training and science, she develops, and subsequently shares, new knowledge based on equality.

Tilburg University;Dr. Noud Frielink is a Dutch researcher specializing in the support and well-being of individuals with intellectual disabilities. He serves as a Senior Researcher and Research Coordinator at Tilburg University. Dr. Frielink’s work centers on improving the quality of life, autonomy, and support systems for people with intellectual disabilities, including topics such as self-determination, well-being, and care technology.

Philadelphia Care Foundation ;Miriam Zaagsma works as a researcher at Philadelphia Care Foundation. Her research focuses on improving the quality of support and the well-being of people with intellectual disabilities. Her work includes topics such as digital care, social robots, participation, and implementation of innovations in practice. She has a strong interest in research that is carried out together with the people it concerns. Her aim is to make research meaningful and useful for everyday practice.

the University of Humanistic Studies;Alice Schippers is a professor of Disability Studies at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, the Netherlands, where she holds a special appointment on behalf of Disability Studies in Nederland. Her research interests have included social inclusion, transdisciplinary and inclusive research, and (family) quality of life since the mid-1990s. She is a fervent supporter of inclusive research by and with individuals who have neurodiverse experiences and disabilities. She is co-founder of the Inclusive Research Group, previous chair of the Special Interest Research Group on Quality of Life, and current member of the IASSIDD Board.

Disability Studies at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht;Mark Koning is a Co-Researcher at Disability Studies in Nederland, University of Humanistic Studies, Utrecht. He has experiential knowledge and works with researchers on different research projects including robotics and various (digital) technologies. He has also participated as a co-researcher on projects relating to social themes such as relationships, sexuality and Family Quality of Life, and in PhD research related to e-health support for independent living of persons with disabilities from Philadelphia Care.