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CONTRIBUTORSBACK TOCONTENTSCONTRIBUTORSSpecial World Magazine ispublished byInclusive Technology LtdRiverside Court, Huddersfield RoadDelph, Oldham, OL3 5FZSpecial World, Inc.220 South Orange Avenue Suite 201Livingston, New Jersey 07039Current and back issues available todownload free fromwww.SpecialWorld.netFollow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookEditorial TeamEditorMick ArcherAssistant EditorHannah FitzpatrickResources EditorSal McKeownDesignerPeter Butler© 2014 Inclusive Technology LtdPermission granted to reproduce forpersonal and educational useonly. Commercial copying, hiring,lending is prohibited.The views expressed by thecontributors to Special World arenot necessarily those of InclusiveTechnology Ltd.Lauren Archer is a final year studenton the BA Journalism Studies course atthe University of Sheffield, England. Shewas the winner of the Best Reporterand Best News Story categories at theBritish Student Publications Awards 2014and is Comment Editor of the studentnewspaper Forge Press.Pete Sparkes is Artistic Director ofDrake Music Scotland, the nation’sleading arts organisation providing musicmaking opportunities for people withdisabilities.Sanja Denić is a special educatorin Belgrade, Republic of Serbia andco-author of Obrazovanjem do digitalneinkluzije dece sa višestrukim smetnjamau razvoju (Education by digital inclusionof children with profound/multipledisabilities) published by the University ofBelgrade.Mark Hildred is a musician andtechnologist who has spent the past15 years developing and supportingtechnology that enables people withphysical disabilities to perform andcompose their own music. His co-author,Andrew Cleaton is an accomplishedcomposer, producer and workshopleader. He is a founding co-director ofEpiphany Music Ltd.Susan Zurawski has been a specialistin teaching students with significantchallenges for 20 years. She is currentlyteaching with the Chignecto CentralSchool Board in Nova Scotia, Canada.She has a Masters Degree in Severe/Profound Special Education fromBoston College and a Masters Degreefrom Mount Saint Vincent Universityspecialising in education for DiverseLearners.Jennifer Keenan is a special educator/assistive technology specialist inBaltimore, USA where she works withchildren and young people who are blindor visually impaired, including those withmultiple disabilities. She has over 20years’ experience of working in the fieldof SEN and is author of VICurriculum.Myles Pilling is an ICT SEN specialistwith over 30 years’ experience of workingin the field of special needs. A formerspecial school teacher and local authorityadvisor he now runs his own consultancy,AccessAbility Solutions.Sandra Thistlethwaite, is a qualifiedspecialist speech and language therapist(SSLT) with over 20 years’ experience ofworking in the field of AAC and AT. Shecurrently works for Inclusive Technologywhere, as well as contributing to othersoftware titles and products, she createdand designed the Inclusive Eye GazeLearning Curve and eyeMouse Play.Dave Traxson is a chartered educationalpsychologist in the UK and a memberof the committee of the BritishPsychological Society’s (BPS) Division ofEducational and Child Psychologists. Hecontributed to the consultation on DSM-5from the BPS (The Future of PsychiatricDiagnosis, BPS, 2012) and is a regularcontributor to the website GlobalSummit on Diagnostic Alternatives.4WWW.SPECIALWORLD.NET | ISSUE 1 | SEPTEMBER 2014
BACK TOCONTENTSEDITORIALEDITORIALWelcome to this first issue of Special World,a digital magazine for all those concernedwith the education of children with specialeducational needs and/or disabilities.Editor Mick ArcherSpecial World exists for one reason: toprovide a forum where the parents ofchildren with special educational needsand the professionals that work with theirchildren can meet, exchange informationand share best practice. In creatingthis forum we have responded to twocompelling developments: the ever closerintegration of professional practice as aresult of the worldwide web and the needfor the widest possible distribution ofinformation and ideas.Today, researchers and practitionersthroughout the world are searching forthe same elusive answers to what causescertain childhood conditions, whetherthey can be prevented or detected atan earlier age and what can be doneonce they are identified to maximise achild’s lifelong learning. But disrupting thiswork is the well-established disconnectbetween research and practice andthe stubborn barriers that prevent bestpractice being shared. We know thatSpecial World can’t solve these problemson its own but we feel we can make adifference in three ways.First, Special World will beinternational in its outlook and content.We have made a modest start in thisissue by publishing contributions fromEngland, Canada, Scotland, Serbia andthe USA. Wherever in the world you arereading this we want to hear from you.We want to hear your news, knowabout your forthcoming events, beup-dated on your research and hearabout your achievements. Where possiblewe will provide links to original sourcesso that any of our readers wanting toknow more about you and your work canfind you in a click. In this way we hopeSpecial World will become a forum forand a gateway to our global community.Second, while Special World will coverany and every topic to do with specialeducational needs we are especiallyinterested in the transformative potentialof technology. Read the articles in thisissue and you will understand why.But bear in mind that we say,‘potential’. Experience has taught us thatground-breaking technology needs skilfuland dedicated practitioners if it is tomake a difference. We know you are outthere and we want to tell your story.Third, Special World will be availablefree to anyone who registers on ourwebsite. There will be no subscriptionfee and you won’t be asked to join anassociation. Back issues will be archivedand will be downloadable anywhere,anytime. Our hope is that this archivewill become an important resource forparents and practitioners. In time we planto refine this archive so that readerswill be able to search for and downloadarticles that reflect their particularinterests.Finally, I would like to thank ourcontributors and sponsors for this issue.There is always a caveat to the word‘free’ and Special World is no exception.Many hours of work have gone intopreparing this issue and it would nothave been possible without the staff andcontributors listed on page 4, our panelof reviewers (see pages 53-55) and thesponsors who helped offset some of ourproduction costs.We hope they, like us, getsatisfaction in seeing this first issuelaunched and they will be regularcompanions on our journey.WWW.SPECIALWORLD.NET | ISSUE 1 | SEPTEMBER 20145
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