International conference papers

J. Read, C. Blackburn and N. Spencer (2008) ‘Disabled Children in the UK: characteristics and  household circumstances, Disability Studies Conference,  University of Lancaster, September.

J. Read, C. Blackburn and N. Spencer (2007 ‘Can We Count Them? Data on  Disabled Children in the UK’ Researching Children’s Health: implications of the WHO ICF, International Symposium  University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, July.

J. Read, C. Blackburn and N. Spencer (2007) ‘Sources of Data on Disabled Children in the UK: Scoping the Problem, Nordic Network on Disability Research Conference, Gothenburg, May.

J. Read, C. Blackburn and N. Spencer (2006) ‘Data on Disabled Children and their Households in the UK ‘ Disability Studies Association Conference. University of Lancaster, September 17-20.

J. Read and C. Blackburn (2005) ‘Using the Internet ? The experience of families with disabled children in the UK’  Nordic Network on Disability Research Conference, Oslo, October.

J. Read and L. Clements (2004) 'The cases of Leonard Arthur and re B: a litmus test for contemporary attitudes towards disabled people'. Conference of the Association of Disability Studies, Lancaster, July.

J. Read and C, Blackburn (2004) ' Using the Internet: the experience of parents of disabled children in the UK', Conference of the European Academy of Childhood Disability, Edinburgh.

J. Read and L. Clements (2002) ‘Disabled children and the European Convention on Human Rights’ 14^th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Childhood Disability, University of Pisa, Italy, October.

C. Blackburn, J.  Read, N. Hughes and  N. Spencer (2002) ‘Graduate Entry Medical Students’ Understandings of the Impact of Social factors on Health, and Experinces of Studying Social and Behavioural Medicine’ British Sociological Association Medical Sociology Conference, York, September.

J. Read and C. Harrison (2000) ‘Disabled children living away from home; recognising hazards and promoting well-being’ 12th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Childhood Disability, University of Tubingen, Germany, October.

J. Read and L. Clements (1999) ‘ Disabled children’s needs and rights: a consideration of a socio-legal debate’. 11th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Childhood Disability. London, October. 1999.

J. Read (1999) ‘The mediators: mothers of disabled children and the social order’. Gender, Health and Healing: Reflections on the Public/Private Divide. University of Warwick, April.

J. Read (1998) ‘Individual habilitation, rehabilitation and the social model of disability’. 10th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Childhood Disability, Helsinki, June.

J. Read and A. Sutton (1995) ‘ Responsiveness to disabled people: the problems and practicalities of conductive services in the modern world’. The Second World Congress on Conductive Education, Budapest, September.

J. Read (1994) ‘Identifying priorities in trans-national work’.  Conference of the International Association for Conductive Education, Birmingham, January.

J.Read, A. Sutton, M. Brown, A. Mikula-Toth and K. Fisher (1994) ‘Developing a conductive rehabilitation service’. Conference of the Inter-American Association of Conductive Education, New York, November.

J. Read (1992) ‘The United Kingdom: current issues in Conductive Education’. European Conductive Education Symposium, Budapest, October. (invited)

J. Read (1989) ‘The experience of women caring for disabled children in the UK’,  Conference of the European Network on School-aged Childcare. Florence, November.

J.Read (1987) ‘The structural position of mentally handicapped adults, children and their families: implications for practice’,  Policy, Politics and Practice Training for Work with Mentally Handicapped People.  Rugby: Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.

J. Read (1986) ‘The politics of conductive education’. Seminario Educao Condutiva, Instituto Politecnico do Porto, Portugal, September.

National and regional conference papers

N. Spencer, C. Blackburn and J, Read  (2009) ‘Prevalence and Social Patterning pf Limiting Longstanding Illness’, Community Paediatric Research Group meeting, Birmingham, February.

J. Read (2009) ‘Leaning on an Open Door: disability studies and social work education.. A short journey through pre-history’ Underpinning the Social Work Curriculum with Disabilities Studies, Symposium, .University of Lancaster.

N. Spencer,  J. Read and C. Blackburn (2008) ‘The Living Circumstances of Children and Young People with Disabilities in a cross-sectional UK-wide survey’ Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health meeting, York, April.

C. Blackburn, J. Read and N. Spencer (2007)  Counting Disabled Children and their Households.’ Social Research Association Seminar, London, September.

J. Read and C. Blackburn (2003) ‘Carers perspectives on the use of ICTs’  User Generated Knowledge in Research and Practice, Making Research Count conference, University of Warwick, November

J.Read (2004) ‘A Mother’s Place is in the Wrong: reflections on the experiences of mothers of disabled children. Disability Studies Seminar,  Law School, University of Liverpool, October.

J. Read, C. Blackburn and N. Hughes  (2003) ‘Carers experience of using  ICTs: the Carers Online research project’ Carers Online National Conference, London,  June.

J. Read (2002) ‘Childhood disability and social disadvantage’, Coventry and Warwickshire Paediatric and Child Health Consortium Social Paediatrics Seminar, 12^th December.

J. Read (2002) ‘The Contribution of service users to research-based practice’, Working Together to Make  Research Count,  The Launch and First Annual Conference of the University of Warwick in association with Coventry University , Making Research Count Network, September.

C. Blackburn, J.  Read, N. Hughes and  N. Spencer (2002) ‘Graduate Entry Medical Students’ Views on Factors that Impact on Health and Experiences of Studying Social and Behavioural Medicine’ Medical Education Research Group Seminar, University of Leicester, 8 May .

J. Read (2001) ‘Setting the scene: the development of policy, practice and legislation in relation to young carers’. Young Carers Alliance Inaugural Conference,  Young Carers: Back to the Future, City University, London, April 4^th. (invited:keynote speech)

J. Read (1995) ‘Individual change and the social model of disablement’. Critical Issues in Inclusive Education. Open University, June.

J. Read (1987) ‘The experience of British families attending the Peto Institute in Budapest: a report on research’. National Children’s Bureau Conference on Conductive Education, London, July. (invited)

J. Read and K. Stone (1985) ‘The 1981 Education Act: the parents’ perspective’. Spastics Society/CSIE Conference, University of Sheffield, October. (50% contribution)