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Innovations in Multimedia: Enhancing Social Care for Learning Disabilities

Explore the groundbreaking multimedia solutions developed by The Rix Centre to empower individuals with learning disabilities. Discover the impact of accessible information, e-learning, and communication tools on social inclusion and advocacy within the learning disability community.

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Innovations in Multimedia: Enhancing Social Care for Learning Disabilities

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  1. SCIE Conference 14th June 2007‘Following the Road Ahead’Multimedia for social care and transition Andy Minnion & Pat Staples The Rix Centre

  2. The Rix Centre • Established (2004) to enhance the lives of people with learning disabilities through the research and development of multimedia • Named in honour of Lord Rix

  3. The Rix CentreOur approach • Research and Development • Software tools • Teaching and Learning • ‘Best Practice’ developed in East London then shared across the UK Multimedia for the learning disability community

  4. The Rix CentreOur R&D themes • Accessible information • E Learning • Multimedia advocacy Developed with the learning disability community

  5. People with learning disabilities • 1.5 million plus people in the UK • Face challenges with organising thoughts, memory, communication • Require extra support for learning, employment and often daily routines

  6. Communication • objects • film and video • photos • symbol • drawings • gesture • spoken word • written word

  7. communication advocacy information community fun learning Multimedia

  8. ‘Web 2.0’ for inclusion? • Content management systems • Rich media • Blogging • User-generated content • Social networking

  9. ‘Growing Up’ • SCIE/Rix Centre collaboration • Third phase of ‘The Road Ahead’ • ‘Web 2.0’ use of rich media, user-generated content, online social support networks

  10. Tower Project – ‘satellite easy-build website’ Personal stories, advice and experience. Service-user knowledge for advocacy, peer learning and support.

  11. Web 2.0 for inclusive social care? • Inclusive practice of ‘Multimedia Advocacy’ • Social and fun! • Sharing experience and insight • Peer learning and mentoring • New support networks • Visibility of people with learning disabilities

  12. New solutions for social care? • Multimedia for accessibility, advocacy and social inclusion • Built on core values • Person-centred process • Total communication • Self-advocacy • Consent and security

  13. Innovation for Learning Disability www.rixcentre.org

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