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Book Chapter or Section

Simmons, B, Read, S

and Parfitt, A

(2025) 'Phenomenology of sociality and relational accounts of personhood: reinstating the moral status of children with profound and multiple learning difficulties.' In: Dyer, H, Bates, A, Gordon, J and Hinchliffe, G, eds. Society, politics, and education in uncertain times: rethinking citizenship and belonging in international contexts. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 148-161. ISBN 9781032658247 Please click the title to check availability.

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

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

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.

Article

Read, S

and Parfitt, A

(2026) 'Re‐imagining inclusive and compassionate futures: challenging the bureaucracy of disability through compassion.' Social Inclusion, 14. e11929.

Earle, S

, Read, S

, Bianchi, L and Jordan, J (2026) 'Practical work in primary science education: using a scoping review and educator survey to create a new framework for prioritising purposeful use.' Educational Studies. doi: 10.1080/03055698.2026.2698518

Morris, T.H

, Simmons, B, McLaughlin, S, Read, S

, Parfitt, A

, Yeh, C.S.-H

and Mitchell, B (2025) 'Pedagogy of empowerment: co-produced self-directed pedagogic spaces for inclusion.' International Journal of Inclusive Education. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2025.2580528

Parfitt, A

, Gristy, C, Read, S

and Garland, M.C (2025) 'Multigrade teaching and learning: developing theoretical frameworks through mapping conceptual territories with an inclusive education lens.' International Journal of Educational Research, 133. e102675.

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, 53 (3). pp. 457-465.

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.

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.

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

, 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.

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.

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.

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

, 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.

Commissioned Report

Simmons, B, Read, S

and Parfitt, A

(2026) Disabled people's lived experience of education in the UK: an evidence review. Office for Equality and Opportunity, London.

Simmons, B, Read, S

, Parfitt, A

and Blackmore, T (2026) Public perceptions and attitudes towards disabled people: a thematic report. Office for Equality and Opportunity, London.

Earle, S

, Read, S

and Parfitt, A

(2025) Review of scientific literacy and oracy in primary school education. The Royal Society, London.

Churchill, B, Crouch, K, Simmons, B, Brickley, K, Vernon, H, Holt, A and Read, S

(2025) Something’s got to change: listening to the stories from families and allies of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. We Are The People: Bath Spa University, Bath.