Rix Team
The team has come together to promote the mission of the Centre. We are all here because we think it is important that people with learning disablities are able to enjoy using the web, computers and other technologies. The skills, expertise and understanding of our team is enabling us to make real changes for the learning disability community.
Director, Andy Minnion
Andy Minnion has been responsible for the development of research into multimedia for the benefit of the learning disability at the University of East London since 2001 and was subsequently appointed as Director of the Rix Centre in 2004. He has led a series of major research and development programmes from the Rix Centre including Trans-active (with Mencap), ‘Project @pple’ (DTI/ESRC) and ‘Beyond the Road Ahead’ (with the Social Care Institute for Excellence).
He has been responsible for leading-edge research and deployment of the technique of ‘multimedia advocacy’, leading to the successful development of the Mencap ‘Trans-active’ personal multimedia portfolio for children with learning disability in schools.
He is an experienced producer of media in all forms, with a background in programme making for TV and has taught multimedia production over 25 years, in Universities and community-based projects, with a particular emphasis on media advocacy for marginalised and excluded communities.
He has published a range of articles, books, programmes and websites that reflect this specialist way of working, in direct partnership with disadvantaged people.
E-mail: Andy Minnion
R&D Projects Manager, Pat Staples
Pat Staples is a web developer and project manager. She is currently managing the SCIE/Living Lab transition portal project and developing the website for the Inclusive New Media Design project.
Email: Pat Staples
Community Project Co-ordinator, Rasime Singh
Rasime is working on the SCIE Living Lab Transition Project.Running workshops, co-ordinating the participants and Building the Easy Read Newham Website.
E-mail: Rasime Singh
Web Developer, Elvir Leonard
Elvir has been work with The Rix Centre since 2006. He specialises in the development of accessible content management systems that enable the centre to delivery its web services.
E-mail: Elvir Leonard
Learning @ The Rix Centre Team
Course Leader, Gosia Nowkia
Gosia Nowicka is a lecturer in Multimedia Advocacy. She joined the Rix Centre in 2004. Her work includes theory and practice of Multimedia Advocacy, non-verbal communication, intensive interaction, autism and learning and teaching.
E-mail: Gosia Nowkia
