Her research and teaching focus on the human rights of disabled children and adults and their families, together with the development of provision to enable them to exercise those rights. Her recent work is concerned with the characteristics and circumstances of disabled children and their households in the UK and elsewhere with particular reference to the impact of socio-economic factors. Her publications include Disabled People and European Human Rights (2003), Disabled People and the Right to Life (2008) both with Luke Clements; Disabled Children. A Legal Handbook (2011) with Steve Broach and Luke Clements.