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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

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, 1-14. 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

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, 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

2024

Journal Article

Don’t judge a book by its cover: what the Disability Royal Commission can do for parents with intellectual disabilities

Derzsi, Rhiannon, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2024). Don’t judge a book by its cover: what the Disability Royal Commission can do for parents with intellectual disabilities. Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 1-9. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2024.2384699

Don’t judge a book by its cover: what the Disability Royal Commission can do for parents with intellectual disabilities

2024

Journal Article

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

Venables, Jemma, Warrell, Chloe, Cullin, Joel, Ellem, Kathy and Healy, Karen (2024). Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners. The British Journal of Social Work. doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae131

Approaches to Supporting Young People in Out-of-Home Care Who ‘Self-Place’ in Unapproved Locations: Perspectives of Statutory Child Protection Practitioners

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. doi: 10.1007/s43151-024-00141-2

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

2024

Journal Article

Who funds published disability research in Australia?

Smith-Merry, Jennifer, Darcy, Simon, Dew, Angela, Hemsley, Bronwyn, Imms, Christine, O'Donovan, Mary-Ann, Gallego, Gisselle, McVilly, Keith, Gilroy, John, Carey, Gemma and Ellem, Kathy (2024). Who funds published disability research in Australia?. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. doi: 10.1177/10442073241228840

Who funds published disability research in Australia?

2024

Journal Article

Building capacity to engage in co-produced research: reflections from a digital storytelling project

Harris, Paul, Ellem, Kathy, Gallagher, Hilary, Burgess, Ashley, Abson, Louise and Sunderland, Naomi (2024). Building capacity to engage in co-produced research: reflections from a digital storytelling project. Disability and Society, 39 (5), 1256-1275. doi: 10.1080/09687599.2022.2138267

Building capacity to engage in co-produced research: reflections from a digital storytelling project

2023

Book Chapter

Relationship-Based Practice with People with a Mild Intellectual Disability Who Have Been Socially Marginalised and Excluded

Ellem, Kathy and Venables, Jemma (2023). Relationship-Based Practice with People with a Mild Intellectual Disability Who Have Been Socially Marginalised and Excluded. Disability Practice. (pp. 101-120) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-6143-6_6

Relationship-Based Practice with People with a Mild Intellectual Disability Who Have Been Socially Marginalised and Excluded

2023

Other Outputs

Insights from people with lived experience of disability and the justice system: summary report

Ellem, K., Dowse, L., Rowe, S., Holland, L., Cullin, J., Parker, M. and Henderson, C. (2023). Insights from people with lived experience of disability and the justice system: summary report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Department of Justice and Attorney-General.

Insights from people with lived experience of disability and the justice system: summary report

2023

Other Outputs

The need for the Universities ACCORD to expressly recognise the educational and work rights of persons with cognitive disabilities

Harpur, Paul, Ellem, Kathy, Hardy, Fotina, Stein, Michael Ashley and Schormans, Ann Fudge (2023). The need for the Universities ACCORD to expressly recognise the educational and work rights of persons with cognitive disabilities. Brisbane, Australia:

The need for the Universities ACCORD to expressly recognise the educational and work rights of persons with cognitive disabilities

2023

Journal Article

Abuse is everybody’s business. Commentary on “Two scandals: the death of Ann Marie Smith in Australia and the Whorlton Hall scandal in Britain” (Hough 2022)

Cherry, Michael, O’Dea, Paul, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2023). Abuse is everybody’s business. Commentary on “Two scandals: the death of Ann Marie Smith in Australia and the Whorlton Hall scandal in Britain” (Hough 2022). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 10 (1), 83-86. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2023.2170272

Abuse is everybody’s business. Commentary on “Two scandals: the death of Ann Marie Smith in Australia and the Whorlton Hall scandal in Britain” (Hough 2022)

2022

Other Outputs

Finding out about the ARROS PLACE program: Supporting young people with cognitive disability and experiences of child protection &/or youth justice involvement

Venables, Jemma, Ellem, Kathy and Nathanson, Caitlin (2022). Finding out about the ARROS PLACE program: Supporting young people with cognitive disability and experiences of child protection &/or youth justice involvement. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.

Finding out about the ARROS PLACE program: Supporting young people with cognitive disability and experiences of child protection &/or youth justice involvement

2022

Journal Article

Emerging from the shadows: Digital stories of self‐advocates with intellectual disabilities

Ellem, Kathy, Harris, Paul and Strnadová, Iva (2022). Emerging from the shadows: Digital stories of self‐advocates with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 19 (4), 360-369. doi: 10.1111/jppi.12426

Emerging from the shadows: Digital stories of self‐advocates with intellectual disabilities

2022

Journal Article

If you don’t fight for it, you won’t get it. Commentary on “The National Disability Insurance Scheme: voices of adults with intellectual disability” (Lloyd et al., 2022)

O’Dea, Paul, Cherry, Michael, Ellem, Kathy and O’Connor, Morrie (2022). If you don’t fight for it, you won’t get it. Commentary on “The National Disability Insurance Scheme: voices of adults with intellectual disability” (Lloyd et al., 2022). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 9 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2022.2055488

If you don’t fight for it, you won’t get it. Commentary on “The National Disability Insurance Scheme: voices of adults with intellectual disability” (Lloyd et al., 2022)

2022

Journal Article

The future of disability research in Australia: protocol for a multi-phase research agenda-setting exercise

Smith-Merry, Jennifer, O'Donovan, Mary-Ann, Dew, Angela, Hemsley, Bronwyn, Imms, Christine, Carey, Gemma, Darcy, Simon, Ellem, Kathy, Gallego, Gisselle, Gilroy, John, Guastella, Adam, Marella, Manjula, McVilly, Keith and Plumb, Jenny (2022). The future of disability research in Australia: protocol for a multi-phase research agenda-setting exercise. JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (1) e31126, e31126. doi: 10.2196/31126

The future of disability research in Australia: protocol for a multi-phase research agenda-setting exercise

2021

Other Outputs

Mapping disability research in Australia

Smith-Merry, J., Gallego, G., Yen, I., Imms, C., Dew, A. and Research Agenda Consortium (2021). Mapping disability research in Australia. Sydney, NSW, Australia: The University of Sydney.

Mapping disability research in Australia

2021

Conference Publication

Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress

Jauncey-Cooke, J., Ellem, K., Peacock, A., Hawley, G., Drayton, J. and Le Brocque, R. (2021). Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-10 July 2021.

Undergraduate students with caregiving responsibilities relying on substance use to cope with stress

2020

Journal Article

Transcending the professional–client divide: supporting young people with complex support needs through transitions

Ellem, Kathy, Smith, Louisa, Baidawi, Susan, McGhee, Adrienne and Dowse, Leanne (2020). Transcending the professional–client divide: supporting young people with complex support needs through transitions. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 37 (2), 109-122. doi: 10.1007/s10560-020-00651-x

Transcending the professional–client divide: supporting young people with complex support needs through transitions

2020

Journal Article

Commentary on “Community practitioners supporting young men with borderline intellectual functioning in the criminal justice system: capability for voice and agency” (Catalano, 2019)

Ellem, Kathy (2020). Commentary on “Community practitioners supporting young men with borderline intellectual functioning in the criminal justice system: capability for voice and agency” (Catalano, 2019). Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 7 (1), 49-53. doi: 10.1080/23297018.2019.1683759

Commentary on “Community practitioners supporting young men with borderline intellectual functioning in the criminal justice system: capability for voice and agency” (Catalano, 2019)