Pamela Walker, Ph.D.
Project Director
Pam Walker has been associated with the Center on Human Policy since 1985, and is involved with research and information preparation and dissemination activities. She is the co-editor of the book, Make the Day Matter: Promoting Typical Lifestyles for Adults with Significant Disabilities. In addition, she has authored numerous research reports, articles, and book chapters on community inclusion and innovative organizational strategies that promote inclusion in the community. She received an award from the American Camping Association for one of her papers, and was the recipient of the Thomas G. Haring Award for Research from TASH in 1999 for an article in JASH based on her dissertation focused on community participation and social networks.
Organization: Syracuse University; Center on Human Policy
E-mail: (pmwalker@syr.edu)

Make the Day Matter! - Adults with disabilities enjoying active, rewarding, and meaningful daytimes in their communities—that's the reality when service providers and programs tap into innovative support strategies that really work. A call to action and an in-depth guide to the most effective strategies, this illuminating resource gives service providers proven ideas for supporting adults with significant disabilities. Throughout the book, detailed case stories from across the country combine with practical guidelines to show professionals how to replicate success stories in their own communities. And with the extensive discussion of organizational change, programs will have a blueprint they can use to make the critical shift from facility-based to community-based services. (2007)

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"Community For All" Tool Kit - A useful set of resources for promoting deinstitutionalization and institutional closure. The tool kit is a product of collaboration between the RTC and the Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University, the American Association on Mental Retardation, The Arc of the United States, The Council on Quality and Leadership, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, and TASH. (2005)

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  Journal Articles

• Metzel, D. S., & Walker, P. M. (2001). The illusion of inclusion: Geographies of the lives of people with developmental disabilities in the U.S.. Disability Studies Quarterly, 21(4), 118-134.
  
  
• Walker, P. (2000, November). Lessons in implementing self-determination: National Program Office on Self-Determination. TASH Newsletter, 22-25.
  
  
• Walker, P. (1999). Acting on a vision: Agency conversion at Katahdin Friends, Inc., Millinocket, Maine [draft]. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.
  
  
• Walker, P. (1999). From community presence to a sense of place: Community experiences of adults with developmental disabilities. JASH, 24(1), 23-32.
  
  
• Walker, P. (in press). Resource review: Managed care. TASH Connections.
  
  
• Walker, P. (in press). Promoting home and community life for all. TASH Connections.
  
  
• Walker, P. (in preparation). Transforming lives, transforming the system: The Vermont Self-Determination Project.
  
  
• Walker, P. (2001). Agency conversion from group homes to individualized residential support services. TASH Connections, May/June, 29-31.
  
  
• Walker, P. (2001). Agency conversion from group homes to individualized residential support services. TASH Connections, May/June, 29-31.
  
  

  Book Chapters

• Felt, P. (with support from Pam Walker). (2000). My life in L'Arche. In R. Traustadottir & K. Johnson (Eds.), Women with intellectual disabilities: Finding a place in the world (pp. 217-228). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  
  

  Technical Reports

• Rosenau, N., & Walker, P. (2002, March). Strategies and challenges in supporting children with complex medical needs in the community: Report on a site visit to Western Pennsylvania. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.
  
  
• Shoultz, B., Walker, P., Huglin, K., Bogdan, R., Taylor, S., & Moseley, C. (1999). Closing Brandon Training School: A Vermont story. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy.
  
  
• Walker, P. (2001, May). Community for all is possible: Promoting home and community life at Community Vision Inc. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy.
  
  
• Walker, P. (1998, March). Creating meaningful daytimes: Community building at Options for Individuals, Louisville, Kentucky. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.
  
  
• Walker, P. (2000). National Program Office on Self-Determination: Proceedings of the Annual Project Directors' Meeting, Baltimore, MD, September 24-25, 1999. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.
  
  
• Walker, P. (2000, February). Acting on a vision: Agency conversion at KFI, Millinocket, Maine. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.
  
  
• Walker, P., & Cory, R. (2002, April). Shifting from empowered agencies to empowered people: Neighbours, Inc. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.
  
  
• Walker, P., Harris, P., Hall, M., Smith, V., & Shoultz, B. (2000). Self-determination in Vermont: Contributions of the Vermont Self-Determination Project. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy.
  
  
• Walker, P., Harris, P., Hall, M., Smith, V., & Shoultz, B. (2000, November). Self-determination in Vermont: Contributions of the Vermont Self-Determination Project. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy.
  
  
• Walker, P., Shoultz, B., Hall, M., & Harris, P. (1999). “Learning community” discussion paper: Self-determination in Vermont. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy.
  
  
• Walker, P., Shoultz, B., Hall, M., & Harris, P. (1999, March). "Learning community" discussion paper: Self-determination in Vermont. Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University.