Michelle Bellon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6576857 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michelle Bellon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Bellon |
| SIGNATURE | BELLON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2551-1846 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Developmental Educators
Developmental Education is an emerging allied health profession in Australia. Developmental Educators (DEs) are disability specialists whose practice is informed by human-rights-based, holistic, and person-centred frameworks. This qualitative descriptive study explores how DEs perceive and articulate their professional identity and scope of practice within the broader allied health sector. Building on prior survey research, two focus groups invol…
Shifting the perspective from ‘incapable’ to ‘capable’ for artists with cognitive disability; case studies in Australia and South Korea
This study examined four inclusive arts organisations in Australia and South Korea, providing creative services for artists living with cognitive disability, including autism, intellectual and mental disability. This research study focused on exploring what support inclusive arts organisations and society have provided for artists living with cognitive disability to pursue professional careers. The qualitative study used proxy intervention interv…
Transition to higher education for students with autism
Let’s talk about sex
People with intellectual disability often experience repression and control of their sexuality as they have historically been perceived as being childlike and asexual by members of society. Such acts can be seen to contravene their Human Rights under The Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (CRPD), which endorses the rights of people with intellectual disability to fully express their sexuality.The purpose of this study was to exp…
Leisure as a human right
Community Access Services (CAS) are defined as ‘Services designed to provide opportunities for people with disability to gain and use their abilities to enjoy their full potential for social independence’ [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2015. Disability Services National Minimum Data Set Collection: Data Transmission and Technical Guide. Canberra: AIHW]. A notable absence of international research regarding leisure, arts and recreati…
Information, connection and giving back
This study aimed to identify the experiences and outcomes of participation in Families4Families Inc., a peer support network for families following acquired brain injury (ABI) in South Australia. Prior to the programme's launch in January 2013, new members of the network were invited to participate in pre- and post-programme phone interviews to identify benefits and limitations of the programme, and identify outcomes of participation. Fifty-five …
Shifting the perspective from ‘incapable’ to ‘capable’ for artists with cognitive disability; case studies in Australia and South Korea
This study examined four inclusive arts organisations in Australia and South Korea, providing creative services for artists living with cognitive disability, including autism, intellectual and mental disability. This research study focused on exploring what support inclusive arts organisations and society have provided for artists living with cognitive disability to pursue professional careers. The qualitative study used proxy intervention interv…
Leisure as a human right
Community Access Services (CAS) are defined as ‘Services designed to provide opportunities for people with disability to gain and use their abilities to enjoy their full potential for social independence’ [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2015. Disability Services National Minimum Data Set Collection: Data Transmission and Technical Guide. Canberra: AIHW]. A notable absence of international research regarding leisure, arts and recreati…
Information, connection and giving back
This study aimed to identify the experiences and outcomes of participation in Families4Families Inc., a peer support network for families following acquired brain injury (ABI) in South Australia. Prior to the programme's launch in January 2013, new members of the network were invited to participate in pre- and post-programme phone interviews to identify benefits and limitations of the programme, and identify outcomes of participation. Fifty-five …
Transition to higher education for students with autism
Information, connection and giving back
This study aimed to identify the experiences and outcomes of participation in Families4Families Inc., a peer support network for families following acquired brain injury (ABI) in South Australia. Prior to the programme's launch in January 2013, new members of the network were invited to participate in pre- and post-programme phone interviews to identify benefits and limitations of the programme, and identify outcomes of participation. Fifty-five …
Let’s talk about sex
People with intellectual disability often experience repression and control of their sexuality as they have historically been perceived as being childlike and asexual by members of society. Such acts can be seen to contravene their Human Rights under The Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (CRPD), which endorses the rights of people with intellectual disability to fully express their sexuality.The purpose of this study was to exp…
Leisure as a human right
Community Access Services (CAS) are defined as ‘Services designed to provide opportunities for people with disability to gain and use their abilities to enjoy their full potential for social independence’ [Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 2015. Disability Services National Minimum Data Set Collection: Data Transmission and Technical Guide. Canberra: AIHW]. A notable absence of international research regarding leisure, arts and recreati…
Transition to higher education for students with autism
Shifting the perspective from ‘incapable’ to ‘capable’ for artists with cognitive disability; case studies in Australia and South Korea
This study examined four inclusive arts organisations in Australia and South Korea, providing creative services for artists living with cognitive disability, including autism, intellectual and mental disability. This research study focused on exploring what support inclusive arts organisations and society have provided for artists living with cognitive disability to pursue professional careers. The qualitative study used proxy intervention interv…
Developmental Educators
Developmental Education is an emerging allied health profession in Australia. Developmental Educators (DEs) are disability specialists whose practice is informed by human-rights-based, holistic, and person-centred frameworks. This qualitative descriptive study explores how DEs perceive and articulate their professional identity and scope of practice within the broader allied health sector. Building on prior survey research, two focus groups invol…
Psychology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · The arts (2 works)