Down Syndrome Issues and Information - contributors
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The Down Syndrome Issues and Information series has been edited and
written by expert researchers and practitioners, based on the reliable scientific
knowledge and years of practical experience.
Publisher
Down Syndrome Education International has been at the forefront of
research into Down syndrome for many years.
Internationally-recognised as a leading centre of excellence, the charity has unique
expertise in development and education for children with Down syndrome, including:
speech and language, reading and literacy, memory, number skills, and social development.
Editors and main authors
- Sue Buckley -
Director of Science and Research / Chief Scientist, Down Syndrome Education International, Portsmouth, UK; Emeritus Professor
of Developmental Disability at the University of Portsmouth.
- Gillian Bird -
Director of Education and Information, Down Syndrome Education International, Portsmouth, UK.
- Ben Sacks - Consultant Developmental Psychiatrist
and Medical Advisor, Down Syndrome Education International, Portsmouth, UK.
-
Roy Brown
, - Down
Syndrome Issues and Information Adult Living series editor - Emeritus Professor, University
of Calgary, Canada and Emeritus Professor, Flinders University, Australia. Research
Director, The Down Syndrome Research Foundation, Canada.
Contributing authors
Alongside the main authors, other authors contributing to the Down
Syndrome Issues and Information project have
included:
- Sandy Alton - Advisory teacher for pupils with Down syndrome, Oxford Education Authority,
UK.
- Jane Beadman - Educational Psychologist, Devon Education Authority.
- Bob Black - Education Information Officer, the Down's Syndrome Association (UK).
- Janine Brimbal - educator and theatre trainer
- Margaret Crompton - social worker, lecturer, writer and editor
- Robin Jackson - researcher, headteacher, lecturer and advocate; consultant to the
Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, Aberdeen, Scotland.
- Dr Stephanie Lorenz - Educational Psychologist and Independent Consultant, Manchester,
UK.
- Cecilie MacKinnon - Teacher and Education Liaison Officer for the Scottish Down's
Syndrome Association.
- Patricia Le Prevost - Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Oxford, UK.
- Ron J Richard - actor, writer, director and educator; familial clown and research
for the Fools for Health clown doctor program
- Ken Ryba - Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Educational Psychology Training
Programme, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Linda Selby - Director of the Centre for Professional Studies, Auckland College
of Education, New Zealand.
- Bernie Warren - Professor of Dramatic Arts, University of Windsor, Canada; Adjunct
Professor of Community Rehabilitation Studies, University of Calgary, Canada; Director
of Fools for Health clown doctor program
Funders
The success of the Down Syndrome Issues and Information project would not
have been possible without the wide range of organisations that have provided generous
support.
The Down Syndrome Issues and Information project has been
supported by: The Freemasons' Grand Charity, Marchday Charitable
Trust, the European Commission, The Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales,
The John Ellerman Foundation, The Roger Vere Foundation.
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