Agnieszka Żyta is an Associate Professor in the social sciences at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. She is an experienced practitioner, educator, and researcher (education and rehabilitation of persons with intellectual disabilities). Her work focus on (a) families of persons with disabilities (especially siblings) and supporting them (e.g. The Circles of Support); (b) persons with intellectual disabilities: adulthood, intimate relationships, self-determination and inclusive research; (c) competences of teachers working with students with special needs. She is currently working on an inclusive research group project involving co-researchers with intellectual disabilities.