My Experiences Making Decisions and Working Together in Research

My name is Jacob Myers, and in this article, I describe my research experiences over the last 10 years. I like doing research because I get into the details and figure out answers to questions in research studies. I have worked on two main projects: making the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Patient Reported Outcome (PEDI-PRO) and Research Ethics for All. I also do projects with other researchers at other universities. In this article, I also offer suggestions on how to work together as a team and how to be sure that people with disabilities are meaningfully included on research teams. It’s important for people with disabilities to do research because they can relate to the studies and the participants. I hope people with and without disabilities can keep being a part of research to help their communities to make positive changes.