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Age Concern England Project

The Rix Centre recently completed a programme of action research, commissioned by Age Concern England as part of their campaign to tackle the social exclusion of older people with dementia who experience lack of mental capacity.

Age Concern England is a federation of over 370 charities concerned with the needs and the interest of the elderly population in the United...

view full story Posted: (07/08/2008)

Rix pickings

Ajay Choksi, technical assistant at Rix Centre, explains in an interview to the magazine ’Learning Disability Practice’ how Multimedia Advocacy at Rix Centre helped to change his life and to improve his job skills. Ajay first came at Rix in 2007. Thanks to his skill and his imagination he got a job in few days. Ajay is responsible for all the technical equipment in...

view full story Posted: (18/07/2008)

Rix Centre and BBC together in a research programme

The BBC has completed a research programme with the Rix Centre to find out how people with learning disabilities use media.
Twelve young people with learning disabilities monitored their use of media daily. They monitored how often and when they used radio, computer games, the Internet and mobile phones.
They composed daily...

view full story Posted: (08/07/2008)

Rix Centre on Channel 4 News

Monday 30th of June, 12:20, Channel 4 News will show from the Rix Centre how web accessibility can be improved to help the learning disability community.
Dr Helen Kennedy, Project Leader of “Inclusive New Media...

view full story Posted: (11/08/2008)

Rix Multimedia Techniques on "Planet Advocacy"

Planet Advocacy, the magazine of Action for Advocacy, explores, in the cover story of its last issue, the increasing role of multimedia in advocacy, interviewing Andy Minnion, director of Rix Centre.
Action for Advocacy...

view full story Posted: (30/06/2008)

My New Media Life

My New Media Life examines the revolution in new media support for learning disabilities. Keynote speakers to talk of their experiences using new media. My New Media Life conference explores new media use for advocacy, support and social inclusion
The use of new media to improve the social care for people with learning disabilities is the subject...

view full story Posted: (30/06/2008)

Panel Session: Inclusive new media design

Eight keys to designing inclusive Web sites usable by people with learning difficulties were revealed at the Rix Centre this week. A panel of experts pooled their advice for Web designers and came up with the top eight to improve accessibility:

User testing;
Design for assistance;
Use symbols to enhance accessibility;
Big is...

view full story Posted: (30/06/2008)

Graduates presentations from Waltham Forest and Redbridge

The latest group of students from The Rix Centre’s Multimedia Advocacy training course have graduated. A ceremony was held at the Peterhouse Centre in Walthamstow to present each person and supporter with a certificate and a DVD of their final work.

Sharing people’s lives

view full story Posted: (30/06/2008)

Jack Petchey Foundation donation

The Rix Centre received a £30,000 cheque from the Jack Petchey Foundation at a ceremony held at UEL’s Docklands campus on Friday 28 March.

The grant will enable the Centre to continue developing an innovative range of projects aimed at supporting local people with learning disabilities, including the Newham Easy Read website,