About Us
The Rix Centre is a Research & Development Centre dedicated to the exploration of new media for the benefit of the learning disability community.
Multimedia can help people with learning disabilities to organise their thoughts, remember, learn and communicate more effectively. This can significantly improve their ability to live independent lives, contribute to the community and fulfil their personal aims and ambitions.
The Rix Centre works with the learning disability community to ensure that the benefits of these technologies are realised. We combine research and development with teaching and learning. We provide a variety of products & services developed with a network of partners, customers and sponsors.
The Centre was established as a Charitable Organisation in 2004. It grew out of research work at the University of East London (UEL) and is based at the UEL’s London Docklands Campus. The Rix Centre brings together specialist researchers and new media developers with people with learning disabilities and their supporters.
It is named in honour of Lord Rix, who has campaigned tirelessly for people with learning disabilities for over 60 years and is President of Mencap and Chancellor of UEL.
