Disability and Inclusion

Hunter New England Local Health District is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and welcoming workplace across our District, where employees feel a sense of belonging and are respected at work. The aim of this specialty guide is to provide information on how to support workforce and consumers with disabilities.
If you notice any information omissions, please do not hesitate to contact the HNE Health Libraries staff

On this page you will find:

Disability ebooks and physical books
Neurodiversity ebooks and physical books
Disability& Inclusion resources
Disability Inclusion in Health, presented by Dr. Dinesh Palipana
MyHealthLearning modules

Find our LGBTQIA+ Specialty Guide here

Disability Book Collection

The Routledge International Handbook of Disability and Global Health

The Role That Assistance Dogs Play in Supporting People with Disabilities

The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law

The Disability Bioethics Reader

Self-Efficacy and Success: Narratives of Adults with Disabilities

Handbook of Medical Aspects of Disability and Rehabilitation for Life Care Planning

Family-Centered Care in Childhood Disability Theory, Research, Practice

Delivering Quality Healthcare for People With Disability

Children with Special Needs An Overview of Knowledge on Disability

Character Strengths and Abilities Within Disabilities Advances in Science and Practice

Challenging Psychiatry’s Reliance on the Disease Model A New Take on Diagnosis, Pathology and Disablement

Neurodiversity book collection

Working with Autistic Children and Young People A Practical Guide for Speech and Language Therapists

The Neurodiversity Edge : The Essential Guide to Embracing Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Differences for Any Or

Textbook of Psychiatry for Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder

Neurodivergent Youthhoods Adolescent Rites of Passage, Disability and the Teenage Epilepsy Clinic

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-46463-8

Gestalt Language Processing Supporting Autistic and Neurodivergent Children with Natural Language Acquisition

Dysexecutive Syndromes Clinical and Experimental Perspectives

Clinical Handbook of ADHD Assessment and Treatment Across the Lifespan

Camberwell Assessment of Need for Adults with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

Autistic People With Co-occurring Psychological Conditions Prevalence and Perspectives From Autistics, Their Families, and Profe

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Understanding the Female Phenotype

Autism and Asperger's Conditions

ADHD and Success at Work How to turn supposed shortcomings into strengths

Un-typical: how the world isn't built for autistic people and what we should all do about it

Resources

Recorded Education