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2026

Journal Article

Breaking the cycle of harm: the criminal legal system’s impact on people with intellectual disabilities and the promise of community alternatives

Ellem, Kathy, Baker, Michael, Dowse, Leanne and Venables, Jemma (2026). Breaking the cycle of harm: the criminal legal system’s impact on people with intellectual disabilities and the promise of community alternatives. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 13 (2), 210-227. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2026.2681477

Breaking the cycle of harm: the criminal legal system’s impact on people with intellectual disabilities and the promise of community alternatives

2026

Journal Article

Making progress, maintaining status quo or backsliding? Article 23 and Australia’s support for the right to parenthood for people with intellectual disabilities

Collings, Susan, Ellem, Kathy, Spencer, Margaret and Wade, Catherine (2026). Making progress, maintaining status quo or backsliding? Article 23 and Australia’s support for the right to parenthood for people with intellectual disabilities. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2026.2742985

Making progress, maintaining status quo or backsliding? Article 23 and Australia’s support for the right to parenthood for people with intellectual disabilities

2026

Journal Article

Insights from family members who support criminalized people with disabilities: the extension of carceral power

Ellem, Kathy, Rowe, Simone, Holland, Lorelle, Dowse, Leanne and Venables, Jemma (2026). Insights from family members who support criminalized people with disabilities: the extension of carceral power. Journal of Progressive Human Services, 1-23. doi: 10.1080/10428232.2026.2728797

Insights from family members who support criminalized people with disabilities: the extension of carceral power

2026

Conference Publication

When young people in out-of-home care leave approved placements to stay in unapproved locations

Venables, Jemma, Hopper, Madeleine, Fretwell, Chloe, Richmond, Julianne, Healy, Karen, Ellem, Kathy, Thompson, Kate and Garvey, Darren (2026). When young people in out-of-home care leave approved placements to stay in unapproved locations. Australian Social Policy Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 September-2 October 2026.

When young people in out-of-home care leave approved placements to stay in unapproved locations

2026

Conference Publication

Trauma and people with intellectual disability Within service systems and in community

Ellem, Kathy (2026). Trauma and people with intellectual disability Within service systems and in community. Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability: Working with People with Intellectual Disability who have experienced Trauma: Within service systems and in community, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 15 September 2026.

Trauma and people with intellectual disability Within service systems and in community

2026

Journal Article

Disability counts: How well do countries address disability in their care‐leaving population?

Cheatham, Leah P., Baker, Claire, Bennwik, Ingri H. B., Ellem, Kathy, Kelly, Berni, Oterholm, Inger, Venables, Jemma and Villodas, Melissa L. (2026). Disability counts: How well do countries address disability in their care‐leaving population?. International Journal of Social Welfare, 35 (3) e70078, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/ijsw.70078

Disability counts: How well do countries address disability in their care‐leaving population?

2026

Journal Article

Exploring perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of patient-led recording for adults with Down syndrome and their support people: A qualitative study

Ryan, Laura, Ellem, Kathy, Le Brocque, Robyne, Mitchell, Claire and Langdon, Luka (2026). Exploring perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of patient-led recording for adults with Down syndrome and their support people: A qualitative study. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 51 (2), 127-138. doi: 10.3109/13668250.2025.2525664

Exploring perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of patient-led recording for adults with Down syndrome and their support people: A qualitative study

2026

Journal Article

Blinded by the dollar, neglecting people’s care. Commentary on “Federal Court cases about harm to people with intellectual disabilities in service provision” (Hough et al., 2026)

O’Dea, Paul, Cherry, Michael, Derzsi, Rhiannon, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2026). Blinded by the dollar, neglecting people’s care. Commentary on “Federal Court cases about harm to people with intellectual disabilities in service provision” (Hough et al., 2026). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 13 (1), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2026.2658563

Blinded by the dollar, neglecting people’s care. Commentary on “Federal Court cases about harm to people with intellectual disabilities in service provision” (Hough et al., 2026)

2025

Journal Article

Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review

Choi, Johnny, Ellem, Kathy and Drayton, John (2025). Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60 (4), 1038-1051. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.70005

Supporting the recovery of NDIS participants with psychosocial disability: a narrative literature review

2025

Journal Article

Disabled youth transitioning from care: an international policy analysis

Kelly, Berni, Gimm, Gilbert, Inger, Oterholm, Venables, Jemma, Baker, Claire, Bennwik, Ingri-Hanne Braenne, Ellem, Kathy, Lee, Joann S. and Cheatham, Leah P. (2025). Disabled youth transitioning from care: an international policy analysis. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 43 (2), 495-510. doi: 10.1007/s10560-025-01061-7

Disabled youth transitioning from care: an international policy analysis

2025

Journal Article

Hidden in plain sight: commentary on “Enforcement of work health and safety laws in services for people with disabilities: issues for policymakers and regulators” (Marsh, Hough, & Bigby, 2024)

Cherry, Michael, O’Dea, Paul, Derzsi, Rhiannon, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2025). Hidden in plain sight: commentary on “Enforcement of work health and safety laws in services for people with disabilities: issues for policymakers and regulators” (Marsh, Hough, & Bigby, 2024). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 12 (1), 21-26. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2025.2500539

Hidden in plain sight: commentary on “Enforcement of work health and safety laws in services for people with disabilities: issues for policymakers and regulators” (Marsh, Hough, & Bigby, 2024)

2025

Book

Young people with cognitive disability in transition to adulthood: stories of survival, aspiration, and systemic failures

Ellem, Kathy, Harpur, Paul, Hardy, Fotina, Stein, Michael Ashley and Schormans, Ann Fudge (2025). Young people with cognitive disability in transition to adulthood: stories of survival, aspiration, and systemic failures. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009408721

Young people with cognitive disability in transition to adulthood: stories of survival, aspiration, and systemic failures

2025

Journal Article

Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Ellem, Kathy, Healy, Karen and Cullin, Joel (2025). Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60 (3), 757-767. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.391

Access to transition planning and support for young people who self‐place when in out‐of‐home care: the perspectives of young people and practitioners

2025

Journal Article

Navigating inclusive research in PhD studies: a model for limited resource environments

Ryan, Laura, Ellem, Kathy, Le Brocque, Robyne, Mitchell, Claire and Langdon, Luka (2025). Navigating inclusive research in PhD studies: a model for limited resource environments. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24 16094069241311201, 1-13. doi: 10.1177/16094069241311201

Navigating inclusive research in PhD studies: a model for limited resource environments

2025

Book Chapter

Disability hate speech and hate crimes: assessing the role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in tackling disability-based animus

Lord, Janet E., Pons, William I., Stein, Michael Ashley, Ellem, Kathy and Harpur, Paul (2025). Disability hate speech and hate crimes: assessing the role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in tackling disability-based animus. Disability hate crime: perspectives for change. (pp. 148-165) edited by Leah Burch and David Wilkin. Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003442004-11

Disability hate speech and hate crimes: assessing the role of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in tackling disability-based animus

2025

Book Chapter

Support provided to students with disabilities transitioning to university

Ellem, Kathy, Harpur, Paul and Chan, Sophelia (2025). Support provided to students with disabilities transitioning to university. The Universitas 21 Disability Inclusion Policy Mapping Report: Partnering globally to champion change. (pp. 84-87) edited by Paul Harpur. Brisbane, Qld, Australia: Universitas 21.

Support provided to students with disabilities transitioning to university

2024

Journal Article

Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy and Nathanson, Caitlin (2024). Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems. Journal of Applied Youth Studies, 7 (4), 505-524. doi: 10.1007/s43151-024-00141-2

Working Individually and collectively: assisting young people with cognitive disability transitioning from statutory systems

2024

Journal Article

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

Venables, Jemma, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making. European Journal of Social Work, 28 (4), 701-714. doi: 10.1080/13691457.2024.2408429

Diminishing their voice through choice? How ‘self-placing’ in out-of-home care affects children and young people’s participation in decision-making

2024

Conference Publication

Carceral practices and their harms to people with cognitive disabilities and to communities

Ellem, Kathy (2024). Carceral practices and their harms to people with cognitive disabilities and to communities. What's working well, what's not and what's next in the lives of people with intellectual disability, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 September 2024.

Carceral practices and their harms to people with cognitive disabilities and to communities

2024

Journal Article

Start with a vision: our thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission’s Recommendations for employment for people with intellectual disabilities

O’Dea, Paul, Cherry, Michael, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2024). Start with a vision: our thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission’s Recommendations for employment for people with intellectual disabilities. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 11 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2024.2377995

Start with a vision: our thoughts on the Disability Royal Commission’s Recommendations for employment for people with intellectual disabilities