The University of Sydney

Centre for Disability Studies

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Trevor Parmenter is Professor Emeritus in the Sydney School of Medicine, University of Sydney. He is the Former Director of the Centre for Disability Studies (CDS) (1997-2009), and Foundation Chair of Developmental Disabilities at University of Sydney. He also holds the honorary appointments of Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, and the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney. He holds the appointment of Adjunct Research Associate to the Beach Center on Families and Disability at The University of Kansas and Visiting Lecturer at Lancaster University, UK. Prior to his appointment at CDS in 1997, Professor Parmenter held the position of Professorial Fellow in the School of Education Macquarie University and Director of the Unit for Community Integration Studies. Previous to his appointment to Macquarie University in 1974, he held teaching and administrative positions with the NSW Department of Education (1953-1973). Areas of research expertise include: Research into behavioural and emotional problems of people with disabilities; Quality of life assessment; Program evaluation; Community living and employment for people with disabilities; Assessment of cognitive processes; Brain injury; Family studies; Transition from school to further study, work and adult living; Attitude studies and Disability policy development. He is noted for his ability to translate research outcomes into practice through the setting up of model programs. Throughout his career he has maintained close contacts with people with disabilities, serving on several boards of service organisations, involvement in the setting up of self advocacy organisations, and a 4-year term on the Disability Council of New South Wales. In 2005 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to research in developmental disabilities.

Refereed Journal Articles

Parmenter, T.R. (1970). Self concept development of the partially-seeing. Slow Learning Child, 17(3), 178-185.

Parmenter, T.R. (1975). Prevocational preparation of secondary students with learning difficulties. Association of Special Education Teachers Journal, 1(2), 29-31.

Parmenter, T.R. (1976). The vocational development of the learning disabled. Implications for life long learning. The Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 4(21), 8-14.

Mikelsons, P. & Parmenter, T.R. (1976). Language acquisition programs for the handicapped. Australian Journal of Communication Disorders, 4(1), 65-72.

Parmenter, T.R. (1977). A systems approach to the teaching of reading. Australian Journal of Remedial Education, 9(4), 17-28.

Parmenter, T.R., Miller, V. & Debenham, D. (1977). Vocational preparation for the mildly retarded: An investigation into employment patterns and related factors. National Rehabilitation Digest, 3, 29-45.

Parmenter, T.R. (1978). Factors influencing the development of special education facilities in Australia for children with learning disabilities/learning difficulties. Australian Journal of Special Education, 1978, 3(1), 11-17.

Ward, J., Parmenter, T.R., Riches, V. & Hauritz, M. (1978). Adjustment to work. A follow-up of mildly handicapped adolescents who have undergone training in a Work Preparation Centre. National Rehabilitation Digest, 2(3/4).

Parmenter, T.R. (1979). The use of multi-element baseline design to demonstrate the effects of contingent reinforcement upon oral reading rate. Special, 13(3).

Parmenter, T.R., Hauritz, M., Riches, V., Ward, J., Yates, C. & James, B. (1979). A comparison of two methods of teaching a reading task to mildly intellectually handicapped adolescents using an auto instructional device. Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 5(5), 218-32.

Ward, J., Parmenter, T.R., Riches, V. & Hauritz, M. (1979). The Granville Project. Rehabilitation in Australia, 16, 58-61.

Ward, J., Parmenter, T.R., Riches, V. & Hauritz, M. (1979). The study of the attitudes of NSW School Principals towards educational provisions for the mildly intellectually handicapped. Association of Special Education Teachers Journal, 9, 30-37.

Parmenter, T.R., Fraser, B.J. (1980). Application of a systems model in evaluation: an innovative work experience program. Exceptional Child, 27(3), 141-150.

Parmenter, T.R. (1980). Critique of sensory-integration programs for children at risk for reading failure. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 13, 115-117.

Parmenter, T.R., Hauritz, M., Riches, V. & Ward, J. (1980). Program development for the acquisition of work and social skills. Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 6(a), 11-16.

Ward, J., Parmenter, T.R., Riches, V. & Hauritz, M. (1980). A survey of employer receptivity towards hiring the mildly intellectually handicapped. National Rehabilitation Digest, 4(3), 36-47.

Parmenter, T.R., Riches, V. & Hauritz, M. (1981). Employment of the intellectually disabled: An untapped potential. Work and People, 7(2), 9-12.

Ward, J., Parmenter, T.R., Riches, V. & Hauritz, M. (1981). Predicting the outcomes of a Work Preparation Program. Australian Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 7(3), 137-145.

Parmenter, T.R. (1983). Evaluation of rehabilitation programs for mentally retarded persons in Australia. Journal of Practical Approaches to Developmental Disabilities, 7, 37.

Center, Y., Ward, J., Parmenter, T.R. & Nash, R. (1985). The principals’ attitudes towards the integration of disabled children into regular schools. The Exceptional Child, 32, 149-162.

Parmenter, T.R., Ward, J., Riches., & Hauritz, M. (1986). A summative report of a work preparation program for mildly intellectually handicapped school leavers. Australian Disability Review, 86(1), 7-15.

Parmenter, T.R. & Nash, R. (1987). A study of the attitudes of teachers, parents and principals to the integration of children with moderate intellectual disabilities into regular schools in the ACT, Australian Journal of Special Education, 11(2), 26-31.

Parmenter, T.R. (1988). An analysis of Australian Mental Health Services for People with Mental Retardation. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 14(1), 9-13.

Knox, M. & Parmenter, T.R. (1990). An examination of the views on transition from school to adult life by young people with a range of disabilities. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 16, 187-193.

Parmenter, T.R (1990). The transition of young people with disabilities from school to work and adult living. The Australasian Journal of Special Education, 14, 20-31.

Parmenter, T.R., Gray, C. & Martin, M. (1990). The evaluation of the Training Resource Unit: A unit for the management of severe challenging behaviours in young people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Special Education, 12, 5-16.

Parmenter, T.R., Knox, M. & McDonald, C. (1990). A survey of vocational facilities for people with disabilities in New South Wales with particular emphasis on worker and staff training. Journal of Special Education, 12, 36-42.

Parmenter, T.R. & Riches, V. (1990). Transition Education: A pilot program for students with disabilities in transition in the NSW Department of School Education. Australian Disability Review, 90(4), 1-10.

Parmenter, T.R., Briggs, L. & Sullivan, R. (1990). The effects on the quality of life of people with severe intellectual disabilities in their transition from institutional to community living. Evaluation Journal of Australasia, 3, 12-25.

Parmenter, T.R., Knox, M. (1991). An examination of the post-school experiences of young people with a disability. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 14, 281-291.

Parmenter, T.R. (1991). Has social policy left research behind? Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 17, 1-6.

Parmenter, T.R. (1992). Quality of life of people with developmental disabilities. In N.W. Bray (Ed) International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 18, 247-287.

Knox, M. & Parmenter, T.R. (1993). Social support mechanisms for people with a mild disability in competitive employment settings. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 16(1), 1-12.

Parmenter, T.R. (1993). International perspectives of vocational options for people with mental retardation: The promise and the reality. Mental Retardation, 31, 359-367.

Parmenter, T.R. (1994). International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency (IASSMD). Mental Handicap Research, 7, 1-3.

Parmenter, T.R. (1994). Emerging trends in the provision of community living for people with an intellectual disability. Interaction, 7, 11-15.

Parmenter, T.R. (1994). The development of a quality of life model as an outcome measure of rehabilitation programs for people with disabilities. Educational Perspectives, 28, 4-10.

Parmenter, T.R. (1994). Quality of life as a concept and measurable entity. Social Indicators Research, 33, 9-46.

Ford, J., Nines, P. & Parmenter, T.R. (1995). Attitudes toward supported employment of parents and primary care givers of individuals with severe intellectual disabilities. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 20, 245-261.

Carter, M., Parmenter, T.R. & Watters, M. (1996). National, metropolitan and local newsprint coverage of developmental disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 21, 173-198.

Parmenter, T.R. (1996). Future research directions in the study of intellectual disabilities. Japanese Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 17, 261-263.

Parmenter, T.R. (1997). Guest editorial. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 41, 100-101.

Parmenter, T.R. (1997). Centre for Developmental Disability Studies - Royal Rehabilitation Centre, Sydney. Australian Disability Review, 97(2), 36-39.

Parmenter, T.R. (1998, August). Intellectual disabilities and the next millennium: The role of the International Association for the Scientific Association for the Study of Intellectual Disabilities. Entourage, 22-24.

Parmenter, T.R., Einfeld, S., Tonge, B. & Dempster, J.A. (1998). Behavioural and emotional problems in the classroom of children and adolescents with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23, 71-77.

Stancliffe, R.J. & Parmenter, T.R. (1999). The Choice Questionnaire: A scale to assess choices exercised by adults with intellectual disability, Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 24, 107-132.

Parmenter, T.R. (1999). Guest Editorial. Intellectual disabilities and the next millennium: The role of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 43, 145-148.

Parmenter, T.R. (1999). Implications of social policy for service delivery. “Are we getting real?” Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 24, 321-331.

Parmenter, T.R. (1999). La Integración versus La Segregación: La Promesa Y La Realidad. Siglo Cero, 30, 17-23.

Parmenter, T.R. (1999). Effecting a system change in the delivery of employment services for people with disabilities: a view from Australia. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 13, 117-129.

Beange, H., Lennox, N. & Parmenter, T.R. (1999). Health targets for people with an intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 24(4), 283-297.

Einfeld, S., Tonge, B., Turner, G., Parmenter, T.R. & Smith, A.E. (1999). Longitudinal course of behavioural and emotional problems of young persons with Prader-Willi, Fragile X, Williams and Down syndromes. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 24, 349-354.

Knox, M., Mok, M. & Parmenter, T.R. (2000). Collaborative research. Working with the experts: with people with an intellectual disability. Disability and Society, 15, 49-61.

Knox, M., Parmenter, T.R., Atkinson, N., Mattock, D. & Yazbeck, M. (2000). Family Control — The views of families who have a child with a disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 13(1), 17-28.

Parmenter, T.R. (2000). A paradigm shift in thinking about disability ethical implications for research organizations. International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities, Seattle, USA. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 423.

Knox, M., Parmenter, T.R., Atkinson, N. & Yazbeck, M. (2000). Family Control: The views of families who have a child with a disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability, 13, 17-28.

Tonge, B., Einfeld, S.E. & Parmenter, T.R. (2000). A follow-up study of emotional and behavioural problems in young people with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 489.

Atkinson, N., Parmenter, T.R., Balandin, S., Alexander, B. & Durvasula, S. (2000). Quality health services for people with developmental disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 197. (Abstract)

Einfeld, S.E., Tonge, B., Turner, G., Parmenter, T.R. & Smith, A. (2000). Longitudinal course of behavioural and emotional problems of young persons with Prader-Willie, Fragile X, Williams and Down syndromes. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 273.

Johnson, D.R., Stodden, R., Parmenter, T.R. & Hornby, G. (2000). International perspectives on the school to adult life transition of youths with disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 337.

Morath, P. & Parmenter, T.R. (2000). Implementing public policy. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 400.

Riches, V. & Parmenter, T.R. (2000). Differences in training officer, supervisor and coworker perceptions of supported employees in Australia. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 441.

Wills, G.D., Parmenter, T.R., Breitenbach, N., Ross, N., Rioux, M. & Janicki, M. (2000). The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities and Inclusion International: Building Bridges. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 44, 517.

Parmenter, T.R. (2001). The contribution of science in facilitating the inclusion of people with intellectual disability into the community. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 45, 183-193.

Sigafoos, J., Einfeld, S. & Parmenter, T.R. (2001). An introduction to challenging behaviour in children with intellectual disabilities. Special Education Perspectives, 10, 37-46.

Parmenter, T.R. (2001). Implementation of disability studies within post secondary education: An Australian perspective. Disability Studies Quarterly, 21, 140-151.

Anderson, M.I., Parmenter, T.R. & Mok, M. (2002). The relationship between neurobehavioural problems of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), family functioning and psychological well-being of the spouse/caregiver: path model analysis. Brain Injury, 16(9), 743-757.

Schalock R.L., Brown, I., Brown, R., Cummins, R.A., Felce, D., Matikka, L., Keith, K.D. & Parmenter T.R. (2002). Conceptualization, measurement, and application of quality of life for persons with intellectual disabilities: Report of an international panel of experts. Mental Retardation, 40(6), 457 - 470.

Parmenter, T.R. (2002). What’s in a name? Intellectual Disability Australia, 23, 3-12.

Parmenter, T.R. (2003). Commentary on The future of the disabled in liberal society, an ethical analysis, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 47(7), 561-564.

Parmenter, T.R. (2003). Are we engineering ourselves out of existence? Access, 5, 4-9.

Chan, J., Hudson, C. & Parmenter, T.R. (2004). An exploratory study of crime and brain injury: Implications for mental health management. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 3(1), 1-6.

Einfeld, S., Tonge, B., Parmenter, T.R. & Gray, K. (2004). A 15 year cohort study of psychopathology in young people with intellectual disability (ID). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 304.

Stodden, R.A., Johnson, D. & Parmenter, T.R. (2004). Roundtable: Youth with disabilities: preparation for and transition to adulthood, and implications for their future quality of life. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 393.

Mactavish, J.B. & Parmenter, T.R. (2004). Reconciling invisible inequality and fair play: Applying the ICF conceptual framework in a tool for assessing the effects of intellectual disability (ID) in sport. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 422.

McVilly K.R., Parmenter, T.R., Stancliffe, R.J. & Burton-Smith, R.M. (2004). Friendship experiences and aspirations of adults with intellectual disability (ID). Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 48, 428.

Yazbeck, M., McVilly, K. & Parmenter, T.R. (2004). Attitudes toward people with intellectual disability: An Australian perspective. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 15, 97-111

Parmenter, T.R. (2004). Contributions of IASSID to the scientific study of intellectual disability: The past, the present, and the future. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 1, 71-78

Parmenter, T.R. (2005). Are we engineering ourselves out of existence? Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 30, 53-56.

Riches, V., Parmenter, T.R. & Stancliffe, R. J. (2006). Intellectual disability and mental illness in the criminal justice system. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 29(5), 386-396.

Einfeld, S.L., Piccinin, A.M., McKinnon, A., Hofer, S.M., Taffe, J., Gray, K.M., Bontempo, D.E., Hoffman, L.R., Parmenter, T.R. & Tonge, B.J. (2006). Psychopathology in young people with intellectual disability. Journal of American Medical Association, 296, 1981-1989.

McVilly, K.R., Stancliffe, R.J., Parmenter, T.R. & Burton-Smith, R.M., (2006). Self-advocates have the last say on friendship. Disability & Society, 21, 693-708

McVilly, K.R., Stancliffe, R.J., Parmenter, T.R. & Burton-Smith, R.M. (2006). “I get by with a little help from my friends”: Adults with intellectual disability discuss loneliness. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19, 191-203.

Parmenter, T.R. (2007). Commentary on M.J. Stowe, H.R. Turnbull, S. Schrandt, & J. Rack, Looking to the future: Intellectual and developmental disabilities in the genetics era. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 13, 93-95.

Parmenter, T.R. (2008). The present, past and future of the study of intellectual disability: challenges in developing countries. Salud Publica De Mexico, 50, suppl 2, S124-S131.

DiRita, P.A., Parmenter, T.R. & Stancliffe, R.J. (2008). Utility, economic rationalism and the circumstances of agency. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52(7), 618-625.

Wilson, N.J., Cumella, S., Parmenter, T.R., Stancliffe, R.J. & Shuttleworth, R.P. (2009). Penile hygiene: pubery, paraphimosisi, and personal care for men and boys with an intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53(3), 106-114.

Donelly, M., Hillman, A., Whitaker, L., Rushford, N., Parmenter, T.R., Knox, M. & Stancliffe, R.J. (2008). Creating a future for adults with Intellectual Disability with ageing parents: Networks of support. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52, 713. (Abstract).

Donelly, M., Hillman, A., Whitakwer, L., Rushford, N., Parmenter, T.R., Knox, M. & Stancliffe, R. J. (2008). Critical analysis of the conceptualisation of care succession. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52, 647. (Abstract).

Hewitt, A., McVilly, K., Parmenter, T.R. & Harman, A. (2008). Understanding the future of the direct support workforce: A perspective from two countries. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52, 762. (Abstract).

Parmenter, T.R. (2008). Disability and ageing: Shall we dance? The Australasian Journal of Diversional Therapy, 2, 4-5.

Riches, V.C., Parmenter, T.R., Llewellyn, G., Hindmarsh, G. & Chan, J. (2009). I-CAN: A new instrument to classify support needs for people with disability: Part I. Journal of Applied research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22, 326-339.

Riches, V.C., Parmenter, T.R., Llewellyn, G., Hindmarsh, G. & Chan, J. (2009). The Reliability, Validity and Practical Utility of Measuring Supports using the I-CAN Instrument: Part II. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22, 340-353.

Hofer, S.M., Gray, K.M., Piccinin, A.M., Mackinnon, A., Bontempo, D.E., Einfeld, S.L., Hoffman, L., Parmenter, T.R. & Tonge, B.J. (2009). Correlated and coupled within-person change in emotional and behavior disturbance in individuals with intellectual disability: Results from the Australian Child to Adult Development (ACAD) study. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 114(5), 307-321.

Chan, J., Parmenter, T.R. & Stancliffe, R. (2009). The impact of traumatic brain injury on the mental health outcomes of individuals and their family carers. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health, 8, 1-10.

Burton-Smith, R., McVilly, K.R., Yazbeck, M., Parmenter, T.R. & Tsutsui, T. (2009). Quality of life of Australian family carers: Implications for research, policy and practices. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disability, 6, 189-98.

Burton-Smith, R., McVilly, K.R., Yazbeck, M., Parmenter, T.R. & Tsutsui, T. (2009). Service and support needs of Australian carers supporting a family member with a disability at home. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 34, 239-247.

Whittaker, L., Parmenter, T.R., Knox, M., Donnelly, M., Hillman, A. & Stancliffe, R. (2009). Creating futures for adults with an intellectual disability: Mothers enhancing social support through network development. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 6, 156. (Abstract).

Arnold, S.R.C., Riches, V.C., Parmenter, T.R. & Stancliffe, R.J. (2009). The I-CAN: Using ehealth to get people the support they need. Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, 4(1), e4.

Wilson, N.J., Parmenter, T.R., Stancliffe, R.J., Shuttleworth, R.P. & Parker, D. (in press). A masculine perspective of gendered topics in the research literature on men and boys with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability.

Books and Monographs

Parmenter, T.R. (1980). Vocational Training for Independent Living. New York: World Rehabilitation Fund Inc (Refereed prior to acceptance).

Parmenter, T.R. (1980). The role of leadership in promoting change in Special Education. In J. Ward and S. Bochner (Eds.), Recent Developments in Special Education. Proceedings of the Professional Seminar in Special Education held at Macquarie University in 1979 to commemorate the International Year of the Child, Sydney, 320-339.

Parmenter, T.R. & McIntyre, G. (1981). Preparation for Life: Programs for Mentally Handicapped People in Australia in the 1980’s. Sydney: Prentice Hall.

Parmenter, T.R. (1981). Research Directory. Sydney: Australian Group for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency.

Parmenter, T.R. (1984). A comparison of the effects of teaching direct and indirect strategies on the acquisition of reading skills by developmentally disabled adolescents. In J.M. Berg (Ed) Perspectives and Progress in Mental Retardation, Vol 1, Baltimore: University Park Press. (Refereed prior to acceptance).

Parmenter, T.R. (1984). Strategies to facilitate the transition from school to employment for disabled young people. In R. Habeck et al (Ed.), International Symposium on Employment of Disabled People: Economics and Equity.

Parmenter, T.R. (1985). The client of the future: planning implications for people with intellectual disabilities. In Vocational Services for People with Handicaps: Meeting Present and Future Needs. Sydney: The Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, 80-85.

Parmenter, T.R. (1985). Vocational training for independent living: Towards 2000: Quo Vadis? In Toward 2000: Quality of Lifestyles for Exceptional Persons. Auckland: New Zealand Special Education Association.

Parmenter, T.R. (1986). The relationship between selected information processing variables and reading skills in a sample of mildly retarded adolescents. In J.M. Berg (Ed.), Science and Service in Mental Retardation. London: Methuen. (Refereed prior to acceptance).

Parmenter, T.R., Ward, J., Center, Y. & Nash, R. (1986). NSW School principals’ attitudes towards the integration of children with mild intellectual disabilities into regular classes. In J.M. Berg (Ed.), Science and Service in Mental Retardation. London: Methuen. (Refereed prior to acceptance).

Parmenter, T.R. (1986). Bridges from school to working life: The view from Australia. New York: World Rehabilitation Fund, Inc.

Parmenter, T.R. (1987). Disabled youth in transition. In J. Ward, S. Bochner, Y. Center, L. Outhred & M. Pieterse (Eds.), Educating Children with Special Needs in Regular Classrooms: An Australian Perspective. Sydney: Macquarie University.

Parmenter, T.R. (1988). An investigation of the strategic behaviour of mildly intellectually handicapped adolescents in acquiring reading skills. In A.Watson (Ed) Intelligence: Controversy and Change. Melbourne, ACER, 209-327.

Parmenter, T.R. (1988). An analysis of the dimensions of quality of life for people with physical disabilities. In Roy I. Brown (Ed.), Quality of Life for Handicapped People. London: Croom-Helm.

Parmenter, T.R. (1989). An international perspective. In R.I. Brown, M.B. Bayer and C. MacFarlane, Rehabilitation Programmes: Performance and Quality of Life. Toronto: Lugus Productions.

Parmenter, T.R. (1990). Epilogue: Life and the ways of measuring it. In Susan R. Butler (Ed). The Exceptional Child: An Introduction to Special Education. Sydney: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Group.

Parmenter, T.R., Briggs, L. & Gray, C. (1990). Opening Doors: Report of the NSW Disability Services Advisory Committee’s community consultations on employment and training and accommodation. Sydney: NSW Disability Services Advisory Committee.

Parmenter, T.R. (1992). An analysis of Australian provisions for people with an intellectual disability who are aging. In S. Moss (Ed.), Aging and Mental Retardation. New York: World Rehabilitation Fund Inc.

Parmenter, T.R. (1992). Quality of life of people with developmental disabilities. In N.W. Bray (Ed.), International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 18, 247-287. New York: Academic Press.

Parmenter, T.R. (1994). Strategies for young people with disabilities: Where have we been? Where are we going? In P. Long (Ed.), Quality outcomes for all learners. Melbourne: Australian Association of Special Education Inc.

Parmenter, T.R., Cummins, R., Shaddock, A.J. & Stancliffe, R. (1994). The view from Australia: Australian legislative, service delivery and quality of life. In D.A. Goode (Ed.), Quality of life for persons with disabilities. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 75-102.

Parmenter, T.R. (1994). Quality of life as a concept and measurable entity. In R.M. Romney, R.I. Brown & P.S. Fry (Eds.), Improving the quality of life. Recommendations for people with and without disabilities. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 9-46.

Parmenter, T.R. (1995). Commentary on research in Tranås: Disabilities and Integration. In A. Gustavsson (Ed.), Disability and Integration: Experiences from six countries. Stockholm: Stockholm University Department of Education, 185-193.

Parmenter, T.R., Knox, M., Atkinson, N., Kearney, B., Mattock, D. & Yazbeck, M. (1995). “If only they would listen to us”. The needs of families living in the Macarthur Area who have a child with a disability. The view points of family members. Sydney: Macquarie University.

Parmenter, T.R. (1996). The utility of quality of life as a construct for social and health policy development. In R. Renwick, I. Brown & M. Nagler (Eds.), Quality of life in health promotion and rehabilitation. New York: Sage, 89-103.

Parmenter, T.R. (1996). Quality of life and people with a physical disability. In R.I. Brown (Ed.), Quality of life and people with handicaps. Second Edition. London: Chapman & Hall, 91-115.

Parmenter, T.R. (1996). Living in the community. In B. Stratford & P. Gunn (Eds.), New Approaches to Down Syndrome, 421-423.

Parmenter, T.R. & Donnelly, M. (1997). An Analysis of the dimensions of quality of life. In R.I. Brown (Ed.), Quality of Life for people with disabilities: Models, research and practice (2nd Edition). Cheltenham, U.K.: Stanley Thornes.

Parmenter, T.R. & Watters, M. (1998). Experiences in development of self-directed employment: High income countries - Australia. In A.H. Neufeldt & A.L. Albright (Eds.), Disability and self directed employment: Business development models. Ottowa: Captus Press.

Parmenter, T.R. (1999). The role of science in advancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. In H. Bersani (Ed.), Responding to the challenge: Current trends and international issues in developmental disabilities. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books, 10-22.

Parmenter, T.R. (2001). Intellectual disabilities. Quo vadis? In G. Albrecht, K.D. Seelman & M. Bury (Eds.), Handbook of Disability Studies. New York: Sage, 267-296.

Parmenter, T.R. (2004). Family quality of life: Implications for policy. In A. Turnbull, R. Turnbull & I. Brown (Eds.), Disability and the family: An international perspective on family quality of life. Washington: American Association on Mental Retardation, 263-296.

Griffin, T., & Parmenter, T.R. (2004). The relevance of the WHO International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) for the definition and classification of intellectual disability. In S. Greenspan & H. Switzy (Eds.), What is mental retardation? Ideas for an evolving disability. Washington, DC: American Association on Mental Retardation.

Emerson, E., Hatton, C., Parmenter, T.R. & Thompson, T. (Eds.) (2004). Handbook of applied research in intellectual disabilities. New York: Wiley.

Parmenter, T.R. (2004). Historical overview of applied research in intellectual disabilities: the foundation years. In E. Emerson, C. Hatton, T. Thompson and T.R. Parmenter (Eds.), Handbook of applied research in intellectual disability. New York: Wiley, 3-39.

Newell, C. & Parmenter, T.R. (Eds.) (2005). Disability in education: Context, curriculum and culture. Canberra: Australian College of Educators.

Parmenter, T.R. (2005). Normalisation. In G. Albrecht et al (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Disability. New York: Sage, 1157-60.

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