Waldo Roeg is a CNWL Peer Recovery Trainer and an author of the Health and Wellbeing Plan. Two years ago he was invited to be a part of a pilot project which sought to bring multimedia into the trust as a form of self-advocacy. “I have used services for 30 years and I know what… [more] Waldo’s Wiki Case Study
Waldo’s Wiki Case Study
Wikis to Support Employment
The Tower Project is a community based voluntary sector organisation and leading service provider for children and adults with a learning disability, sensory disability, autism, physical disability or health related issue. Its award winning Job Enterprise and Training Service (JETS) is East London’s leading provider of specialist supported employment services for disabled people and people… [more] Wikis to Support Employment
Working with Parents
We have been working with a group of parents who have children aged between 4 and 19 with varying disabilities and complex needs, all of whom either had an EHCP or were in the process of an EHCP, and all of whom confirmed that their child’s views were not sought during their EHCP process. Only… [more] Working with Parents
Achieving for Children
Achieving for Children (AfC) is a social enterprise company set up by Kingston and Richmond Councils to provide targeted help and support to children and families in need within the two London boroughs. It has partnered with Rix Research & Media to pioneer the use of Multimedia Advocacy and the Rix Wiki tool and training… [more] Achieving for Children
Rix Wikis Feature in Special Needs Jungle Article
Rix Community Event – January 2016
Rix Research & Media welcomed attendees from across the country to the first Rix Community Event of 2016. Around 40 people gathered at Rix’s base at the University of East London to meet, talk, share experiences and hear about new ideas. We had managers from local authorities, schools, colleges, hospital schools, as well as parents… [more] Rix Community Event – January 2016
IncluEdu Project
www.incluedu.com Rix Inclusive Research was a partner organisation for the three year European project, Inclu Edu, from 2014 -2017. IncluEdu is a strategic partnership of leading European Educators and Researchers who collectively have a unique expertise in the field of ICT and inclusive learning. IncluEdu, with the support of EU project funding, has developed a… [more] IncluEdu Project
United States AUCD International Service Award 2015 honours Professor Andy Minnion MBE
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) in the United States has given its prestigious International Service Award to Andy Minnion MBE, Professor of Media Advocacy at Rix Research & Media; this is the first time that the Award has been given to an individual based outside the US. The Award recognises outstanding contributions… [more] United States AUCD International Service Award 2015 honours Professor Andy Minnion MBE
Transition to New Wiki Platform
Rix Media has now launched the new Rix Wiki. This uses HTML5 technology so that it is more responsive across all platforms and has a number of significant enhancements. All our current customers will have their existing Rix Wikis moved over to the new format. This means that you can benefit from the improvements and… [more] Transition to New Wiki Platform
Ofsted Residential Report cites Rix Wikis as truly outstanding in EHC plans
Charlton Park Academy, an extremely successful, oversubscribed secondary special academy within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, has fully adopted the unique multimedia advocacy approach developed by Rix Research & Media. The School uses Rix Wikis for all 240 of its pupils and this year’s Ofsted Residential Inspection Report has highlighted how the use of Wikis… [more] Ofsted Residential Report cites Rix Wikis as truly outstanding in EHC plans