Appendix 2 – Suppliers’ addresses

Dawsons Music Ltd
Inclusive Technology Ltd
Kirton
Liberator Ltd
QED 2000 Ltd
RCEVH (Research Centre for the Education of the Visually Handicapped)
Rompa International
Semerc
Spacekraft Ltd
The Soundbeam Project
Widgit Software
TFH

Appendix 3 – References

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Best A.B., 1994, Developing and sustaining appropriate provision, In J. Summerscale and E. Boothroyd (eds.) Deafblind Education: Developing and Sustaining Appropriate Provision: Proceedings of the UK Conference, Birmingham, 23 March, London: SENSE.

Bozic N., Hill EW & Tobin MJ , 1993, Pre-school visually impaired children: visual stimulation and micro-computers, Child: Care, Health and Development 19(1): 25–35.

Bozic N. & Sherlock C., 1996, Joint activities and early functional communication, In Bozic N & Murdoch H (eds.) Learning through Interaction: Technology and Pupils with Multiple Disabilities, London: David Fulton.

Coupe, J. & Goldbart, J., 1992, Communication before Speech, London: Chapman & Hall.

Evans P. & Ware J., 1987, Special Care Provision – The Education of Pupils with Profound and Muliple Learning Difficulties, Windsor: NFER.

Glenn S., Cunningham C. & Shorrock A., 1996, Social interaction in multi-sensory environments, In Bozic N & Murdoch H (eds.) Learning through Interaction: Technology and Pupils with Multiple Disabilities, London: David Fulton.

Hepworth M., 1992, The use of the multi-sensory room with multi-sensory impaired pupils, Unpublished B Phil (Ed) Dissertation, University of Birmingham Faculty of Education and Continuing Studies School of Education.

Hulsegge J. & Verheul Ad., 1987, Snoezelen – Another World, Rompa.

Longhorn F., 1988, A Sensory Curriculum for very Special People, Souvenir Press, London.

Longhorn F., 1997, Enhancing Education through the use of Ultraviolet light and Fluorescent Materials. Catalyst Education Resources: Wootton-in-Bedfordshire, ISBN 1 900 231 255

Millar S. & McEwen G., 1993, Passports to Communication, In A. Wilson & S. Millar (eds.) Augmentative Communication in Practice: Scotland Collected papers Study Day, CALL Centre, Edinburgh.

Murdoch H., 1997, Multi-sensory impairment, In H Mason, S McCall, C Arter, M McLinden and J Stone (eds.) Visual Impairment: Access to Education for Pupils and Young People, London: David Fulton.

NCET, 1993, An introduction to the use of multi-sensory environments, Special Needs Resources.

Ockelford A ., 1993, Music and visually impaired children, RNIB, Linden Lodge School, London. Parks K ., 1999, Switching on to Stories, In Talking Sense, volume 45, no 4, Winter, ISSN 1367-4064.

Schweigert P., 1989, Use of microswitch technology to facilitate social contingency awareness as a basis for early communication skills, Augmentative and Alternative Comunication:192–197.

Ware J., 1994, Implementing the 1988 Act with Pupils with PMLD, In J. Ware (ed.) Educating Pupils with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, London: David Fulton.

Appendix 4 – Some useful Web sites

ACE Centre – www.ace-centre.org.uk
Information and software. Publishers of SAW.

ACE Centre-North – www.ace-north.org.uk

Advisory Unit – www.advisory-unit.org.uk
Information and resources about Windows Switch, Point for Windows, and other software.

Call Centre – callcentre.education.ed.ac.uk
Information, software, assessment, research and development.

Cambridge Adaptive Communication – www.cameleon-web.com
Communicaion aid company.

Crick Software Ltd – www.cricksoft.com and www.clickergrids.com
Information about Clicker etc, and grid resources.

Don Johnston – www.donjohnston.com
Information and resources for Discover, Ke:nx and other Don Johnston software and products.

Inclusive Technology Ltd – www.inclusive.co.uk
Extensive information on a range of issues around special needs and ICT.

Liberator Ltd – www.liberator.co.uk
Communication aid company, also sells range of cause-and-effect switches, controllers and associated devices.

MAPE – www.mape.org.uk
Micros and Primary Education Web site. Information and software deals.

Meldreth Manor School – atschool.eduweb.co.uk/meldreth/
Ideas and information for symbol users.

NCIP – www2.edc.org/NCIP/
Association with lost of useful information, advice on classroom applications, and reviews of software.

Semerc -www.semerc.com
Software and hardware for special educational needs.

SpaceKraft Ltd – www.spacekraft.co.uk
Toys, wide range of multi-sensory equipment for pupils with special needs. Consultancy services.

techcess Ltd – email: techcess@pipemedia.co.uk
Extensive range of special access equipment.

Widgit Software – www.widgit.com
Excellent site with lots of information about symbols, switch software and techniques for introducing switches and scanning.

Words+ – www.words-plus.com
Information on EZ Keys and other Words+ conununication and computer access products.

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