Publications

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White Paper

Villeneuve, M. (2021). Issues Paper: Clearing a path to full inclusion of people with disability in emergency management policy and practice in Australia. Centre for Disability Research and Policy. The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006. http://www.daru.org.au/resource/clearing-a-path-to-full-inclusion-of-people-with-disability-in-emergency-management-policy-and-practice-in-australia. Multiple formats including: pdf, word, Easy Read, infographic, video animation.

Manuscripts

Mellifont, D., Villeneuve, M., Nila, FH., Crawford, T., Subramaniam, P., & Yen, I. (in press) Holistic policy responses for Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: A rapid review. Journal of Public Policy and Service Analysis.

Hou, J., Hearn, G., Carroll, M., Johnston, K., Hebbani, A., & Villeneuve, M. (2025). Embedding humanity in building sustainable community disaster resilience in Australia: A humanistic communication perspective. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, p. 48-56 https://doi.org/10.47389/40.1.48

Chang, K.-Y.J., Villeneuve, M., Crawford, T., Yen, I., Dominey-Howes, D., Llewellyn, G. (2023). Disaster Preparedness, Capabilities, and Support Needs: The Lived Experience Perspectives of People with Disability. Disabilities 2023, 3, 648-665. https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities3040042

Crawford, T., Chang, K.J., Nila, F., Subramaniam, P., Bethune, L., Parkinson, D., Villeneuve, M. (2023). The intersectionality of gender, sexual identity, and disability in disaster risk reduction in OECD countries: A rapid scoping review. Disabilities https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilities3040036

Crapis, C., Chang, K.J, Villeneuve, M. (2023). A cross-sectional survey of Australian service providers’ emergency preparedness capabilities, Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2270916.

Crawford, T., Yen, I., Chang, K,J., Llewellyn, G., Dominey-Howes, D., & Villeneuve, M. (2023). How prepared are we for disaster? The perspectives of informal carers of people with disability. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 93, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103785.

Villeneuve, M. (2022). Disability inclusive emergency planning: Person-centred emergency preparedness. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Global Public Health. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190632366.013.343

Bailie, J., Matthews, V., Bailie, R., Villeneuve, M., & Longman, J. (2021). Exposure to risk and experiences of river flooding for people with disability and carers in rural Australia: A cross-sectional survey. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056210

Crawford, T., Villeneuve, M., Yen, I., Hinitt, J., Millington, M., Dignam, M. & Gardiner, E (2021). Disability inclusive disaster risk reduction with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in the Hawkesbury-Nepean region: A co-production approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102430

Villeneuve, M. (2021). Building a Roadmap for Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction in Australian Communities. Progress in Disaster Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2021.100166

Villeneuve, M., Abson, L., Pertiwi, P., Moss, M. (2021). Applying a person-centred capability framework to inform targeted action on disability inclusive disaster risk reduction. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101979

Pertiwi, P.P., Llewellyn, G.L., Villeneuve, M. (2020). Disability representation in Indonesian Disaster Risk Reduction Frameworks. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101454

Subramaniam, P., Villeneuve, M. (2020). Advancing emergency preparedness for people with disability and chronic health conditions: A scoping review. Disability & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2019.1583781

Villeneuve, M. (2019). Increasing active involvement of people with disability in disaster risk reduction. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34 (4). https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2019-increasing-involvement-of-people-with-disability/

Pertiwi, P.P., Llewellyn, G., Villeneuve, M. (2019). People with disabilities as key actors in disaster risk reduction. Disability & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2019.1584092

Book Chapters

Villeneuve, M. & Chang, K.J. (2025). Chapter 10 – Uncovering barriers, enablers, and pathways for action in DIDRR. In Gretch, S. & Weber, J. (Eds). An introduction to Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Intersecting terrains. Routledge. In Press due out April 2025 https://www.routledge.com/An-Introduction-to-Disability-Inclusive-Disaster-Risk-Reduction-Intersecting-Terrains/Grech-Weber/p/book/9781032404561

Villeneuve, M. (2024). Chapter 46. Person-centred risk assessment and planning. In Curtin et al., (Eds). Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury, or impairment (8^th ed). Elsevier (see the preview on Google Books)

Calgaro, E., Villeneuve, M., Roberts, G. (2020). Inclusion: Moving beyond resilience in pursuit of transformative and just DRR practices for persons with disabilities. In A., Lukasiewicz & C. Baldwin, Editors. Disaster Justice: How Australia rises to the challenge of disaster-laden future. CSIRO Publishing, Clayton, Victoria. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-0466-2_17

Villeneuve, M. (2018). Emergency preparedness pathways to disability inclusive disaster risk reduction. Diversity in Disaster Australian Journal of Emergency management, Monograph No. 3, 44 – 46. https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/media/6031/diversity-in-disaster-monograph.pdf

Villeneuve, M., Robinson, A., Pertiwi, P.P., Kilham, S., Llewellyn, G. (2017). Chapter 13. The Role and Capacity of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) as Policy Advocates for Disability Inclusive DRR in Indonesia (p.p. 335 – 356). In Riyanti Djalante, Frank Thomalla, Matthias Garschagen, Rajib Shaw Eds. (2017). Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Progress, Challenges, & Issues. Springer International Publishing AG. http://www.springer.com/in/book/9783319544656

Media Publications

Bailie J., Longman, J., Villeneuve, M., & Bailie, R. (2021). Homeless and looking for help – why people with disability and their carers fare worse after floods. The Conversation. Published 15 March 2022. https://theconversation.com/homeless-and-looking-for-help-why-people-with-disability-and-their-carers-fare-worse-after-floods-178983

Bailie, J., Longman, J., Villeneuve, M., Bailie, R., & Matthews, V. (2021). Floods can worsen inequality. Here are 4 ways we can ensure people with disabilities aren’t left behind. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/floods-can-worsen-inequality-here-are-4-ways-we-can-ensure-people-with-disabilities-arent-left-behind-157959

Villeneuve, M. & Styles, H. (2021). 3 things we can do now to help people with disability prepare for disaster. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/3-things-we-can-do-now-to-help-people-with-disability-prepare-for-disaster-151843

Villeneuve, M. & Moss, M. (2020). ‘Nobody checked on us’: What people with disability told us about their experiences of disasters and emergencies. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/nobody-checked-on-us-what-people-with-disability-told-us-about-their-experiences-of-disasters-and-emergencies-151198

Villeneuve, M. (2015). People with disability should be included as equal partners in disaster planning. The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/people-with-disability-should-be-included-as-equal-partners-in-disaster-planning-38718