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Sensitive and Appropriate Engagement with Consumers Experiencing Vulnerability

Yvette Maker, Nina Hudson, Bernadette McSherry

Report  |  2021

Restrictive practices: options and opportunities

Bernadette McSherry, Yvette Maker

Book Chapter  |  2021

This volume explores different models of regulating the use of restrictive practices in health care and disability settings.

Beyond restraint: Gender-sensitive regulation of the control of women’s behaviour in Australian mental health and disability services

Yvette Maker

Book Chapter  |  2021

This volume explores different models of regulating the use of restrictive practices in health care and disability settings.

Regulating restrictive practices: Challenges and opportunities

Bernadette McSherry, Yvette Maker

Book Chapter  |  2021

This volume explores different models of regulating the use of restrictive practices in health care and disability settings.

Introducing a Human Rights-based Disability Research Methodology

Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Yvette Maker, Eilionoir Flynn, Olympia Ward, Ruby Bell, Theresia Degener

Journal article  |  2020  |  HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW

Research has the potential to be a powerful tool for the realisation of the rights of disabled people. However, antiquated researc..

GENDER, TRAUMA AND THE REGULATION OF THE USE OF RESTRAINT ON WOMEN IN AUSTRALIAN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Yvette Maker

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

The use of physical, mechanical and/or chemical restraint is authorised by mental health legislation in most Australian jurisdicti..

Enhancing Access and Support for Water Customers with Cognitive Disabilities: A Guide for Water Businesses

Yvette Maker, Alex Callahan, Bernadette McSherry, Jeannie Paterson, Lisa Brophy, Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Report  |  2020

This document is designed to assist water businesses to maximise accessibility and support for customers in a manner that is consi..

Regulating restraint use in mental health and aged care settings: Lessons from the Oakden scandal

Yvette Maker, Bernadette McSherry

Journal article  |  2019  |  Alternative Law Journal

This article argues that there exist unnecessary gaps in the regulation of the use of physical, mechanical and chemical restraints..

Thanks a Bundle: Improving Support and Access to Online Telecommunications Products for Consumers with Cognitive Disabilities

Yvette Maker, Jeannie Marie Paterson, Bernadette McSherry, Lisa Brophy, Anna Arstein-Kerslake, Alex Callahan, Eugene Teo

Report  |  2018

This report presents the results of a 2018 study conducted by an interdisciplinary research team, which was supported by the Melbo..

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND MENTAL HEALTH: CHALLENGES FOR LAW AND PRACTICE

Bernadette McSherry, Yvette Maker

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF LAW AND MEDICINE

The World Health Organization and several United Nations bodies and personnel have called for a human rights perspective to be int..