By Professor Karen Raewyn Fisher

Book Chapters

Shang X; Fisher KR; Guo P, 2014, 'Gender, Social Policy and Older Women with Disabilities in Rural China', in Gender and Welfare States in East Asia, Springer Nature, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137314796.0010

Shang X; Fisher KR; Guo P, 2014, 'Gender, Social Policy and Older Women with Disabilities in Rural China', in Gender and Welfare States in East Asia, Springer Nature, pp. 90 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137314796_5

Bach M; Chiriacescu D; Cote A; Cuk V; Devlieger P; Fisher KR; Heller T; Knapp M; Parker S; Quinn G; Posarac A; Schneider M; Shakespeare T; Walsh PN, 2011, 'Assistance and Support', in World Health Organisation (ed.), World Report on Disability 2011, World Health Organisation Press, Geneva, pp. 135 - 166

Fisher KR; Shang X; Xie J, 2011, 'Support for social participation of children and young people with disability in China', in Carrillo B; Duckett J (ed.), China's Changing Welfare Mix, Local Perspectives, Routledge, London and New York, pp. 193 - 210

Bittman MP; Fast JE; Fisher KD; Thomson CM, 2004, 'Making the invisible visibile: the life and times of informal caregivers', in Folbre N; Bittman M (ed.), Family time: the social organization of care, Routledge Press, London, pp. 69 - 90

Bittman MP; Wajcman J, 2004, 'The rush hour: the quality of leisure time and gender equity', in Folbre N; Bittman M (ed.), Family time: the social organization of care, Routledge Press, London, pp. 171 - 194

Fisher KR; Fine MD, 2002, 'Care coordination, case management theory and the coordinated care trials: reconsidering the fundamentals', in Australian Coordinated Care Trials, Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Servi, Canberra, pp. 23 - 38

Fine MD; Fisher KR; Powell-Davies PG; Harris MF, 1999, 'Linking care in Sydney`s leafy northern suburbS: the evaluation of the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Coordinated Care Trial. Book 2.', in The Australian Coordinated Care Trials: methodological issues in trial design and evaluation, Ausinfo, Canberra, pp. 83 - 96

Fine MD; Fisher KR, 1999, 'The theory and practice of case management in coordinated care', in The Australian Coordinated Care Trials: local experience and technical observations, CHSD discussion paper no 1, Centre for Health Service Development, University of Wollongong, pp. 39 - 47

Edited Books

Robinson S; Fisher K, (ed.), 2023, Research Handbook on Disability Policy, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781800373655

Journal articles

Buteux T; High R; Nankivell R; Zsigoszki H; Watson E; Cresciani R; Traurig A; Jones A; Fisher KR; Robinson S, 2026, 'Lived Experience Leadership in Inclusive Research', British Journal of Learning Disabilities, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.70073

Barrington M; Fisher KR; Harris-Roxas B; Spooner C; Trollor JN; Weise J, 2026, 'Accessibility of Australian government online cancer screening information for people with intellectual disability', Journal of Public Health Germany, 34, pp. 2109 - 2119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02426-z

Tun SS; Fang Q; Robinson S; Fisher KR, 2026, 'Everyday Harm Experienced by People With Disability From Culturally Diverse Backgrounds Using Community Services in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review', Social Policy and Administration, 60, pp. 1002 - 1012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.70067

Cresciani R; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Ikäheimo H; Smyth C; Jones A; Watson E; Idle J, 2026, 'Organisational Contexts to Prevent and Address Everyday Harm Between People With Cognitive Disability and Support Workers', Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jppi.70077

Gendera S; Alexander J; Burton J; Fisher KR; Robinson S, 2026, 'People With Disability Influencing Sustained Improvements to Employment', Social Policy and Administration, 60, pp. 585 - 595, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.70022

Fang Q; Fisher KR; Liu S; Gatt JM, 2026, 'Mental Wellbeing from the Perspective of Older People from Culturally Diverse Backgrounds', Journal of Population Ageing, 19, pp. 323 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12062-025-09522-8

Robinson S; Fisher KR; Laurens J; Fisher A; Forte S; Reschke K; Kayess R, 2026, 'Supported Decision-Making Rights in Behaviour Support Policies', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 61, pp. 358 - 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70070

Lutz DL; Fisher KR, 2026, 'Facilitating Research Participation: How Researchers Support People With Communication Support Needs to Decide to Participate', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.70256

Purcal C; Idle J; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Giuntoli G; Newman CE, 2026, 'Five Factors for Effective Policy to Improve Attitudes towards People with Disability', Social Policy and Society, 25, pp. 293 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746424000198

Barrington M; Fisher KR; Harris-Roxas B; Spooner C; Trollor JN; Weise J, 2026, 'Access to healthcare for people with intellectual disability: a scoping review', Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 54, pp. 173 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948251317243

Smyth C; Fisher KR; Idle J; Robinson S; Rusin T, 2026, 'Disability-inclusive iterative workshops as a co-design method: a case study', Codesign, ahead-of-print, pp. 1 - 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2026.2632234

Kerddaen Q; Fisher KR; Katz I, 2026, 'From rights to realities: how Blind Street musicians navigate dignity and survival in contemporary Thailand', Disability and Society, 41, pp. 1510 - 1537, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2026.2636609

Lutz DL; Fisher KR, 2026, 'Navigating parental involvement in self-managed personal assistance: supporting the self-determination of people with intellectual disabilities', Disability and Society, 41, pp. 474 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2535301

Drysdale K; Gendera S; Londos C; White G; Fisher KR, 2026, 'Radical accessibility: co-designing for intersectionality in a peer-led LGBTIQA+ disability digital storytelling project', Disability and Rehabilitation, 48, pp. 6325 - 6340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2643547

Robinson S; Ikäheimo H; Fisher KR; Idle J; Cresciani R; Smyth C; Ikaheimo H, 2026, 'Understanding everyday harm between young people with cognitive disability and support workers', Disability and Society, 41, pp. 1186 - 1208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2026.2615721

Barrington M; Fisher KR; Harris-Roxas B; Trollor JN; Spooner C; Christensen JM; Weise J, 2026, 'Distributed Health Literacy Among People With Intellectual Disability, Their Supporters and Healthcare Professionals: A Scoping Review.', Health Expect, 29, pp. e70548 - e70548, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/hex.70548

Purcal C; Fisher KR; Weise J; O'Shea P; Trollor J, 2025, 'Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 60, pp. 1084 - 1095, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.70019

Fisher KR; Cortis N; Shang X; Blaxland M, 2025, 'Chinese and Australian Neoliberal Policy Responses to Risks in Social Service Purchasing', Social Policy and Society, 24, pp. 199 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746423000155

Bellon M; Gendera S; Robinson S; Cahalan T; Fisher KR, 2025, 'Peer-led self-advocacy for people with intellectual disability through the lens of "freedom through encounter"', Journal of intellectual & developmental disability, 50, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2024.2402917

Idle J; Robinson S; Fisher KR; Ikäheimo H; Smyth C; Yoon J; Ikaheimo H, 2025, 'Conceptualising the everyday harm experienced by people with cognitive disability: A scoping review of microaggression and emotional and psychological abuse', Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 50, pp. 59 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2024.2336076

Tomaszewski P; Fisher KR; Robinson S; Ikaheimo H, 2025, 'Rethinking how people with cognitive disability complain', Disability and Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2536586

Fraser-Barbour E; Robinson S; Gendera S; Burton-Clark I; Fisher KR; Alexander J; Howe K, 2025, 'Shifting power to people with disability in co-designed research', Disability and Society, 40, pp. 259 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2023.2279932

Thorburn K; Aadam B; Waks S; Bellingham B; Harris MF; Fisher KR; Spooner C, 2025, 'Mental health consumers and primary care providers co-designing improvements and innovations: a scoping review', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py24104

Thorburn K; Waks S; Aadam B; Fisher KR; Spooner C; Harris MF; Chami B, 2024, 'Creating the conditions for collaborative decision-making in co-design', Codesign, 20, pp. 567 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2024.2349578

Fang Q; Poon AWC; Fisher KR; Duong J; Lee JS, 2024, 'Coproduction with peer support groups: A new approach to culturally responsive social services', American Journal of Community Psychology, 73, pp. 515 - 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12734

Whittle EL; Fisher K; Srasuekbul P; Trollor J, 2024, 'The demographic and diagnostic profile of women with intellectual disability and mental health disorder in New South Wales and patterns of service use: A data linkage study', British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 52, pp. 371 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.12575

Alexander J; Gendera S; Fisher K; Robinson S; Howe K, 2024, 'On-the-job training supports for people with intellectual disability employed in aged care', Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 49, pp. 163 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2023.2256075

Spooner C; OShea P; Fisher K; Harris-Roxas B; Taggart J; Bolton P; Harris MF, 2024, 'Access to general practice for preventive health care for people who experience severe mental illness in Sydney, Australia: a qualitative study', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/PY23195

Fang Q; Chang H-H; Fisher K; Dong R; Wang X, 2024, 'Disability policy meets cultural values: Chinese families of children and young people with developmental disabilities in Taipei and Sydney', Ethics and Social Welfare, 18, pp. 37 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2023.2295850

Giuntoli G; Fisher KR; O'Shea P; Purcal C; Zmudzki F; Dwyer O, 2024, 'Social Participation of People with Chronic Mental Health Needs: Building Horizontal and Vertical Forms of Social Capital', Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/9975449

Weise J; Tracy J; Fisher KR; Ward J; Hind T; Adrian S; Harris M; Trollor JN, 2024, 'The future of preventive health care for people with intellectual disabilities in Australia: an analysis of the Disability Royal Commission’s approach, findings and recommendations', Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 11, pp. 331 - 347, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2024.2362646

Giuntoli G; Idle J; Newman C; Fisher KR; Edwards Y; Robinson S, 2024, 'Towards a More Inclusive Society: A Scoping Review of Interventions and Policies for Changing Attitudes Towards People with Disability', Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 26, pp. 315 - 334, http://dx.doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1084

Robinson S; Idle J; Fisher KR; Reedy K; Newman C; Purcal C; Giuntoli G; Byrne S; Nankivell R; Burner G; Touzeau R; Adam T; Armstrong P, 2024, 'How do self‐advocates use community development to change attitudes to disability?', British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 52, pp. 87 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.12549

Smyth C; Fisher K; Robinson S; Ikaheimo H; Hrenchir N; Idle J; Yoon J, 2023, 'Policy representation of everyday harm experienced by people with disability', Social Policy and Administration: an international journal of policy and research, 58, pp. 691 - 707, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/spol.12985

Liu Y; Fisher K, 2023, 'Barriers to High Quality Therapy Services for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of Street-Level Policy Practice of Therapy Service Organizations in China', The British Journal of Social Work, 54, pp. 208 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad191

Newman B; Fisher KR; Trollor J, 2023, 'How do Australian mental health services use easy read to make information accessible for people with intellectual disability?', Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36, pp. 1354 - 1362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.13156

Fisher K; Purcal C; Blaxland M; Robinson S; Quan Farrant F; Kayess R; Edwards Y, 2023, 'Factors that help people with disability to self-manage their support', Disability and Society, 39, pp. 1821 - 1839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2022.2164707

Foster M; Needham C; Hummell E; Borg S; Fisher K, 2023, 'Personalisation and Collaboration: Dual Tensions in Individualised Funding Policy for Older and Disabled Persons', Social Policy and Society, 22, pp. 122 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S147474642200046X

Liu Y; Fisher KR, 2023, 'Struggle for recognition, rights, and redistribution: Understanding the identity of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in China', Frontiers in Psychology, 13, pp. 981986, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.981986

Fisher KR; Burner G; Robinson S, 2023, 'Attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities. Commentary on “Stereotypes of people with intellectual disabilities held by university education students” (Beunza-Garcia et al., 2023)', Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 10, pp. 134 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2023.2253438

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