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Simmons, B and Read, S (2025) 'What does it mean to be a ‘person’ with profound and multiple learning disabilities? Presenting the views of family members and allies.' British Journal of Learning Disabilities. doi: 10.1111/bld.12652

Read, S, Parfitt, A and Bush, T (2025) 'Can disabled people’s experiences of exclusion in pandemic higher education encourage the promotion of inclusive research practices?' In: Sati, S, Das, S and Mahanta, B, eds. Narrative universes of disability: global perspectives. Springer, Singapore, pp. 183-197. ISBN 9789819633838 Please click the title to check availability.

Simmons, B and Read, S (2024) 'What does it mean to be a ‘person’ with profound and multiple learning disabilities? Interviews with family members and allies.' PMLD Link, 36 (2). pp. 2-4.

Parfitt, A and Read, S (2024) 'Walking-creating for fostering teachers’ education in peripheral coastal communities.' Journal of Education for Teaching, 50 (2). pp. 329-340.

Simmons, B, Taylor, L, Lamont, B.R, Vernon, H, Richards-Cottell, L and Read, S (2024) Make Room! Creative conversation workshops researching LGBTQIA+ accessibility: community fellows' experiences and considerations for disabled people led research, March 2024. Bath Spa University.

Simmons, B, Taylor, L, Lamont, B.R, Vernon, H, Richards-Cottell, L and Read, S (2024) Make Room! Creative conversation workshops researching LGBTQIA+ accessibility: Bath workshop findings report, March 2024. Bath Spa University.

Simmons, B, Taylor, L, Lamont, B.R, Vernon, H, Richards-Cottell, L and Read, S (2024) Make Room! Creative conversation workshops researching LGBTQIA+ accessibility: Bristol workshop findings report, March 2024. Bath Spa University.

Simmons, B, Taylor, L, Lamont, B.R, Vernon, H, Richards-Cottell, L and Read, S (2024) Make Room! Creative conversation workshops researching LGBTQIA+ accessibility: project development and research methods, March 2024. Bath Spa University.

Simmons, B, Taylor, L, Lamont, B.R, Vernon, H, Richards-Cottell, L and Read, S (2024) Make Room! Creative conversation workshops researching LGBTQIA+ accessibility: survey findings report, March 2024. Bath Spa University.

Crouch, K, Read, S and Howard, A (2024) Activism and protest research report. We Are The People and Wellcome Trust, Bath.

Howard, A, Crouch, K and Read, S (2024) We are everywhere. Bath Spa University, Bath.

Parfitt, A and Read, S (2023) 'Educator views regarding young people’s aspirations in peripheral coastal communities in England: a Q study.' Oxford Review of Education, 49 (6). pp. 764-780.

Read, S, Parfitt, A and Macer, M (2023) 'Breaks in the chain: using theories of social practice to interrogate professionals’ experiences of administering Pupil Premium Plus to support looked after children.' Oxford Review of Education, 49 (5). pp. 604-619.

Read, S (2023) 'When the webcam is off: disabled and academic identities before and during the Coronavirus pandemic.' In: Vance, M.L and Harrison, E.G, eds. Disabled faculty & staff: intersecting identities in higher education (volume 2). AHEAD, Huntersville, NC, pp. 91-95. ISBN 9780999608951

Williams, V, Gall, M, Mason-Angelow, V, Read, S and Webb, J (2023) 'Misfitting and social practice theory: incorporating disability into the performance and (re)enactment of social practices.' Disability & Society, 38 (5). pp. 776-797. Please click the title to check availability.

Read, S, Simmons, B and Parfitt, A (2023) 'Creating authentic and positive stories about personhood for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities: a call for reader expressions of interest.' PMLD Link, 35.1 (104). pp. 37-38.

Read, S (2023) Disabled people’s experiences of higher education during the time of the Coronavirus pandemic: pasts, presents, and futures. Research report. Society for Research into Higher Education, London.

Read, S, Parfitt, A, Bush, T, Simmons, B and Levinson, M.P (2023) 'Disabled people’s experiences of the Coronavirus pandemic: a call to action for social change.' Social Inclusion, 11 (1). pp. 38-47.

Simmons, B, Read, S, Parfitt, A and Bush, T (2022) 'What constitutes 'ethical' research for people with PMLD? A call for reader responses.' PMLD Link, 34.3 (103). pp. 38-40.

Read, S, Simmons, B, Levinson, M.P and Bush, T (2021) 'A call to action for conducting research with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.' PMLD Link, 33.3 (100). pp. 6-7.

Parfitt, A, Read, S and Bush, T (2021) 'Can compassion provide a lifeline for navigating Coronavirus (COVID-19) in higher education?' Pastoral Care in Education, 39 (3). pp. 178-191.

Read, S, Miles, C and Merchant, W (2020) 'Dilemmas of self-identification and provision of disability support.' In: Burke, C and Byrne, B, eds. Social research and disability: developing inclusive research spaces for disabled researchers. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 64-77. ISBN 9781138387652 Please click the title to check availability.

Merchant, W, Read, S, D’Evelyn, S, Miles, C and Williams, V (2020) 'The insider view: tackling disabling practices in higher education institutions.' Higher Education, 80 (2). pp. 273-287.

Read, S, Macer, M and Parfitt, A (2020) Effective use of Pupil Premium Plus to improve educational outcomes for looked after children. Bath Spa University, Bath, UK. doi: 10.17870/bathspa.ac.uk.00013242

Heslop, P, Turner, S, Read, S, Tucker, J, Seaton, S and Evans, B (2019) 'Implementing reasonable adjustments for disabled people in healthcare services.' Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2019.e11172 Please click the title to check availability.

Read, S, Heslop, P, Turner, S, Mason-Angelow, V, Tilbury, N, Miles, C and Hatton, C (2018) 'Disabled people's experiences of accessing reasonable adjustments in hospitals: a qualitative study.' BMC Health Services Research, 18 (931).

Heslop, P, Read, S and Dunwoodie Stirton, F (2018) 'The hospital provision of reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities: findings from Freedom of Information requests.' British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 46 (4). pp. 258-267.

Williams, V, Webb, J, Dowling, S, Read, S, Miles, C, Heslop, P, Gall, M, Tarleton, B, Merchant, W, Mason-Angelow, V, Steel, M, Turney, D, Tilbury, N, D’Evelyn, S, Trahar, S, Porter, S, Sass, B and Denham, A (2018) Getting things changed - final report. University of Bristol, Bristol.

Read, S, Heslop, P, Turner, S, Miles, C, Mason-Angelow, V and Hatton, C (2018) Getting things changed - final report: reasonably adjusting hospital services. University of Bristol, Bristol.

Read, S, Williams, V, Heslop, P, Mason-Angelow, V and Miles, C (2018) 'Being a disabled patient: negotiating the social practices of hospitals in England.' Social Inclusion, 6 (2). pp. 74-82.

Read, S, Heslop, P, Miles, C, Mason-Angelow, V, Turner, S and Hatton, C (2018) Hospitals should consistently provide ‘reasonable adjustments’ for disabled patients. Policy report 28. University of Bristol, Bristol.

D’Evelyn, S, Mason-Angelow, V, Merchant, W, Porter, S, Read, S and Trahar, S (2018) Universities need to develop more inclusive practices to attract and to value disabled staff and students. Policy report 32. University of Bristol, Bristol.

Read, S, Morton, T.A and Ryan, M.K (2015) 'Negotiating identity: a qualitative analysis of stigma and support seeking for individuals with cerebral palsy.' Disability and Rehabilitation, 37 (13). pp. 1162-1169.