Chapter 1-Intellectual Disability Nursing: Origins and Contemporary Challenges 1 Chapter 2-Background Literature and Research 13 Chapter 3-Method and Methodological Issues 41 Chapter 4-Findings 63 Chapter 5-Discussion 115 Chapter 6-Conclusions, Limitations and Observations 135 vi Contents Appendices 149 References 181 Index 207

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Time is running out to preserve the history of long stay institutions for people with learning disabilities. Researchers must work quickly if they are to gather the personal stories of those who lived and worked in these establishments. Having knowledge and understanding of what motivates people to participate in oral history projects can help researchers to recruit and retain those whose stories are a vital link between the past and the future. This article explores key motivations within the context of an oral history protect that sought to preserve people's memories of one long stay institution in East Yorkshire.

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