Select Publications

By Dr Ariella Meltzer

Reports

Meltzer A; Barnes E; Wehbe A, 2024, Better acknowledging and resourcing the information accessibility sector in Australia: Short summary report, https://assets.csi.edu.au/assets/research/Info_access_sector_summary_report_final-Accessible-PDF.pdf

Meltzer A; Schedlich S; Edwards G, 2023, Why are siblings important to achieving disability policy goals in Australia? The case for considering siblings of people with disability a critical partner in achieving Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031, https://siblingsaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/White-Paper-ADS-Why-are-siblings-important-to-achieving-disability-policy-goals-in-Australia_FINAL.pdf

O'Donovan M-A; Dew A; Imms C; Smith-Merry J; Hemsley B; Gilroy J; Meltzer A; Yen I; Ellem K; Mueller A; Darcy S; McMahon T; Spencer R; Murfitt K; Guastella A; Plumb J; Carey G; McVilly K; O'Shea A; Gallego G, 2022, Setting an agenda for disability research in Australia: Organisation-led and targeted consultation report, https://apo.org.au/node/319357

Hartley C; Meltzer A; Barnes E, 2021, Preventing homelessness after release from youth justice detention: Reflections on planning a participatory, lived experience and trauma-informed project. Report prepared for the Constellation Project., Centre for Social Impact, Sydney

Meltzer A; Hartley C; Writer T; Barnes E, 2021, Preventing homelessness after release from youth justice detention: Reflections on planning a participatory, lived experience and trauma-informed project

Meltzer A; Lee CE, 2021, Evaluation of the Sibling Transformation Project’s 1st cohort, https://docs.google.com/document/d/14UOHxBQE9aVqkC_835qYjjZH6TQs7BiTKhoguPX5iNU/edit

Varadharajan M; Meltzer A; Saunders I; Weier M, 2020, Evaluation of the Youth Frontiers mentoring program

Ramia I; Meltzer A; Moffat J; Powell A; Barnes E, 2020, Your job your way final evaluation report, https://publications.yourtown.com.au/your-job-your-way-final-evaluation-report-17-11-2020/page/1

Spinney A; Beer A; MacKenzie D; McNelis S; Meltzer A; Muir K; Peters A; Valentine K, 2020, Ending homelessness in Australia: A redesigned homelessness service system, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/AHURI5119001

Ramia I; Powell A; Barnes E; Moffat J; Meltzer A; Saunders A, 2020, Your job your way interim evaluation report

Varadharajan M; Weier M; Saunders I; Meltzer A, 2020, Evaluation of the Youth Frontiers Mentoring Program, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW, Sydney, NSW

Flanagan K; Levin I; Tually S; Varadharajan M; Verdouw J; Faulkner D; Meltzer A; Vreugdenhil A, 2020, Understanding the experience of social housing pathways, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri-4118301, http://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/324

Powell A; Meltzer A; Martin C; Stone W; Liu E; Flanagan K; Muir K; Tually S, 2019, The construction of social housing pathways across Australia, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri-7118101, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/316

Meltzer A; Dew A; Dowse L; Dillon Savage I, 2018, Team Up Evaluation Final Report - Easy Read version, UNSW Sydney, Sydney

Purcal C; Hill T; Meltzer A; Boden N; Fisher K, 2018, Implementation of the NDIS in the early childhood intervention sector in NSW: Final Report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/5b2ae9c2563c5, https://ros.unsw.edu.au/viewobject.html?cid=1&id=1357641

Meltzer A; Dew A; Dowse LM; Dillon Savage I, 2018, Team Up Evaluation Final Report, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5b5e6cf007ed1

Muir K; Michaux F; Sharam A; Flatau P; Meltzer A; Moran M; Heaney R; North G; Findlay S; Webb E; Mason C; Stone W; Ward-Christie L; Zaretzky K; Ramia I, 2018, Inquiry into social impact investment for housing and homelessness outcomes, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri-7110001, http://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/299

Powell A; Salignac F; Meltzer A; Muir K; Weier M, 2018, Background report on young people’s economic engagement, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/5c4920284e94d, http://www.csi.edu.au/media/uploads/MGF_Background_report_Final_Cc3YmM2.pdf

Meltzer A; Robinson S; Proud Y; Fisher K, 2017, Literature and practice review: Support to make decisions that promote personal safety and prevent harm, http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:44885/bin52562ff4-4604-4297-8221-22d47118b8e5?view=true

Robinson S; Graham A; Fisher KR; Meltzer A; Blaxland M; Johnson K, 2017, Preventing abuse and promoting personal safety in young people with disability, https://rcypd.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FINAL-Preventing-Abuse-Report.pdf

Perkins A; Meltzer A; Purcal C, 2017, Evaluation of the Supported Decision Making Phase 2 (SDM2) project: Easy read report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/59c491994deb9

Purcal C; Meltzer A; Hill T; Fisher KR, 2017, Implementation of the NDIS in the early childhood intervention sector in NSW: Report 1, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, SPRC Report 15/17, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/59e3ef21ca38e

Muir K; Moran M; Michaux F; Findlay S; Meltzer A; Mason C; Ramia I; Heaney R, 2017, The opportunities, risks and possibilities of social impact investment for housing and homelessness, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri-7110101, http://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/288

Meltzer A; Robinson S; Proud Y; Fisher K, 2017, Literature and practice review: Support to make decisions that promote personal safety and prevent harm, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/53/59152bfb51657

Meltzer A; Bates S; Robinson S; Kayess R; Fisher KR; Katz I, 2016, What do people with intellectual disability think about their jobs and the support they receive at work? A comparative study of three employment support models, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, SPRC Report 16/16, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26093, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Comparative_study_of_three_employment_models.pdf

Meltzer A; Purcal C; Fisher KR, 2016, Early Childhood Intervention Review: Nepean Blue Mountains/Hunter Trial Sites, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Australia, Sydney, SPRC Report 12/16, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/ECI_Review_Final_Report.pdf

Griffiths AM; Nethery D; Robinson S; Bates S; Meltzer A; Kayess R, 2015, My Choice Matters Evaluation: Fieldwork report stage 2, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, SPRC Report 16/2015, http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/My_Choice_Matters_Evaluation__Fieldwork_Report_Stage_2.pdf

Meltzer A; Parker Z; Purcal C; Fisher KR, 2015, Social Action Partners: Peer support for children and young people with intellectual disability and their families in Victoria, Social Policy Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, 17/15, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Social_Action_Partners__Final_Report.pdf

Meltzer A; Vizel I; Fisher KR; Jenkinson S, 2015, Easy Read report about housing for people with disability, http://www.ahuri.edu.au/publications/download/ahuri_71040_er

Muir K; Craig L; Meltzer A; Butler R, 2015, We can’t afford not to: Supporting young people within their families and communities from early adolescence to early adulthood.

Purcal C; Smedley C; Jones A; Meltzer A; Lutz D; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Hill T; Kayess R, 2015, Supported Accommodation Evaluation Framework (SAEF): Drop-in Support, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, SPRC Report 11/2015, http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/SAEF_Dropin_Support__Final.pdf

Jones AR; Purcal C; Meltzer A; Lutz D; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Hill T; Kayess R, 2015, Supported Accommodation Evaluation Framework (SAEF): Individual Packages, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, SPRC Report 10/2015, http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/SAEF_Individual_Packages__Final.pdf

Meltzer A; Giuntoli G; Fisher KR, 2015, What do we already know about health services for people with intellectual disability?, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/SPRC_Literature_review_on_models_of_health_service_delivery_Easy_Read_Report.pdf

Purcal C; Evans K; Meltzer A; Johnson K; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Bevan N; Kayess R, 2015, Peer Support with Children and Young People with Intellectual Disability: Literature Review, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/SPRC_Online_Resource_Peer_Support_with_Children_and_Young_People_with_Intellectual_Disability_Literature_review_FINAL.pdf

Purcal C; Fisher KR; Jones A; Lutz D; Meltzer A; Hill T; Robinson S; Kayess R; Smedley C, 2014, Supported Accommodation Evaluation Framework Summary Report, Social Policy Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, 31/2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25874, http://www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0017/311246/Supported-Accommodation-Evaluation-Framework-Summary-Report.pdf

Fisher KR; Jones A; Lutz D; Purcal C; Meltzer A; Eastman C; Hill T; Robinson S; Kayess R, 2014, Supported Accommodation Evaluation Guide, Social Policy Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, 32/2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/25880, http://www.adhc.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/file/0016/311245/Supported-Accommodation-Evaluation-Framework-Guide-for-service-providers.pdf

Purcal C; Fisher KR; Bevan N; Meltzer A; Robinson S, 2014, Social Action Partners: Peer support for children and young people with intellectual disability and their families in Victoria, Project plan, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, 22/2014, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Social_Action_Partners_project_plan__Peer_support_for_children_and_young_people_with_intellectual_disability_in_Victoria_2014.pdf

Purcal C; Bevan N; Cooper S; Fisher KR; Meltzer A; Wong M; Meyer P, 2014, Self-directed disability support: building people's capacity through peer support and action research, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, 7/2014, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/Selfdirected_disability_support__building_peoples_capacity.pdf

Meltzer A; Fisher KR; Purcal C; Bevan N; Cooper S, 2014, What can we do in our research group? Different ways to do research, Social Policy Research Centre UNSW, Sydney, 1/2014, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/2014_Different_ways_to_do_research_booklet.pdf

Fisher KR; Gendera ; Gadow ; Lutz ; Kayess ; Meltzer A; Robinson , 2013, Closure of Grosvenor, Peat Island and Lachlan Large Residential Centres: post implementation review summary report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, 17/2013, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/PIR_public_Report_26_8_13.pdf

Meltzer A; Bates ; Fisher KR; Kayess ; Robinson ; Cooper , 2013, My Choice Matters evaluation plan, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, 9/2013, https://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/media/SPRCFile/My_Choice_Matters_Evaluation_Plan.pdf

Goldblatt BA; Muir K; Meltzer A; Dinning B, 2010, NSW Continuous Care Pilot Evaluation: Final Report, Multilple Sclerosis Limited, http://www.mssociety.org.au/documents/CCCPilot/CCCPilot-NSW-Evaluation-UNSW-Full-Report.pdf

Meltzer A; Muir K; Dinning B, 2010, Report on the consultation data for the revision of the National Standards for Disability Services: Final Report, Department of Human Services, Victoria, http://www.communities.qld.gov.au/disability/key-projects/disability-sector-quality-system/current-developments/revised-national-standards-for-disability-services

Theses / Dissertations

Meltzer A, 2015, Siblings' relational experiences of disability during young adulthood, http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:36963/SOURCE02?view=true

Recorded / Rendered Creative Works

Meltzer A, 2017, Siblings with and without disabilities think differently to each other about the comparison of their young adult experiences – and why it matters, Sibling Leadership Network Research Corner, Published: 01 December 2017, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://siblingleadership.org/siblings-without-disabilities-think-differently-comparison-young-adult-experiences-matters/

Meltzer A, 2017, Words Matter: Why what we say about care matters for young adult sibling relationships, Clickability Blog, Published: 19 April 2017, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, https://clickability.com.au/blog/words-matter/

Meltzer A; Kramer J, 2016, History and future of sibling-disability research, Sibling Leadership Network Blog, Sibling Leadership Network Blog, Published: 08 March 2016, Recorded / Rendered Creative Works, http://siblingleadership.org/2016/03/07/history-and-future-of-sibling-disability-research/