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Troubling ideas for widening participation : how higher education institutions in England engage with research in their access agreements (2016)
Journal Article
Wardrop, A., Hutchings, M., Collins, B., Eccles, S., Heaslip, V., Hunt, C., & Pritchard, C. (2016). Troubling ideas for widening participation : how higher education institutions in England engage with research in their access agreements. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 18(2), 84-110. https://doi.org/10.5456/wpll.18.2.84

This article explores how higher education institutions in England engage with research in their access agreements. Through an analysis of access agreements from 2014-15 to 2016-17, a picture of how research is understood, undertaken and documented e... Read More about Troubling ideas for widening participation : how higher education institutions in England engage with research in their access agreements.

Reflections on doctoral supervision : drawing from the experiences of students with additional learning needs in two universities (2015)
Journal Article
Collins, B. (2015). Reflections on doctoral supervision : drawing from the experiences of students with additional learning needs in two universities. Teaching in Higher Education, 20(6), 587-600. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2015.1045859

Supervision is an essential part of doctoral study, consisting of relationship and process aspects, underpinned by a range of values. To date there has been limited research specifically about disabled doctoral students’ experiences of supervision. T... Read More about Reflections on doctoral supervision : drawing from the experiences of students with additional learning needs in two universities.

Physically disabled adults’ perceptions of personal autonomy (2015)
Journal Article
Collins, B., & O’Mahony, P. (2015). Physically disabled adults’ perceptions of personal autonomy. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 35(3), 160-168. https://doi.org/10.1177/1539449215575264

Despite the prominence of the concept of autonomy in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities and within disability theory, the relevance of autonomy to occupational engagement is unclear. Using a qualitative, narrative approach,... Read More about Physically disabled adults’ perceptions of personal autonomy.

Universal design for learning : what occupational therapy can contribute (2014)
Journal Article
Collins, B. (2014). Universal design for learning : what occupational therapy can contribute. Occupational therapy now, 16(5), 22 - 23

As an occupational therapist supporting disabled students1 in higher education, I frequently came across barriers that impacted on students’ ability to succeed in university. I recognised that many issues were due to an inaccessible educational e... Read More about Universal design for learning : what occupational therapy can contribute.

“My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists (2013)
Journal Article
Chacala, A., Mccormack, C., Collins, B., & Beagan, B. (2014). “My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 21(2), 107-115. https://doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2013.861016

Aims: While disability is the focus of much attention in occupational therapy, there has been little attention paid to disability within the profession. Disabled therapists not only bring valuable perspectives on disability, but also pose important c... Read More about “My view that disability is okay sometimes clashes” : experiences of two disabled occupational therapists.

The affirmative model of disability : a means to include disability orientation in occupational therapy? (2012)
Journal Article
McCormack, C., & Collins, B. (2012). The affirmative model of disability : a means to include disability orientation in occupational therapy?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(3), 156-158. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802212X13311219571909

Disability orientation is a missing concept in occupational therapy. Disability orientation describes a person's interpretation of his or her disability experience and his or her perceptions of the meaning of being disabled. One orientation is that o... Read More about The affirmative model of disability : a means to include disability orientation in occupational therapy?.

Can disability studies contribute to client-centred occupational therapy practice? (2010)
Journal Article
McCormack, C., & Collins, B. (2010). Can disability studies contribute to client-centred occupational therapy practice?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(7), 339-342. https://doi.org/10.4276/030802210X12785840213328

Occupational therapists frequently cite a ‘client-centred’ approach as a fundamental aspect of their practice. However, there are many examples in the narratives of disabled people that suggest that the health and social care services they experience... Read More about Can disability studies contribute to client-centred occupational therapy practice?.

The meaning of the experience of sea kayaking for persons with spinal cord injury (2009)
Journal Article
Collins, B., O'Broin, D., & Casey, N. (2009). The meaning of the experience of sea kayaking for persons with spinal cord injury. ˜The œIrish journal of occupational therapy, 37(2), 29-36

Engagement in meaningful activity is at the core of occupational therapy; when a person sustains a spinal cord injury (SCI), access to leisure activities that once had meaning may become limited. This study aims to gain an insider?s perspective on th... Read More about The meaning of the experience of sea kayaking for persons with spinal cord injury.