Hayhoe, Simon
Dr Simon Hayhoe FBCS
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Experience keywords:
integration; disability; arts; IT; art; disability discrimination; disability; impaired; visual impairment; visual culture; access; blind; tactile culture.; education; ICT; tactile; special educational needs; computer programming; fine art; touch; disabled; special needs; blindness; impairment
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Simon is involved with social psychological and philosophical research in the field of visual culture and blindness, and the definition and study of disability. He is also involved with the following charities in a consultative capacity: Art Beyond Sight (New York, US), The Beyond Sight Foundation (Mumbai, India) and SonoKids (Netherlands / Australia); and has written on this subject as a visiting school teacher fellow at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and as a school teacher visitor at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He was also recently awarded a Fulbright All Disciplines Scholar's Award to take an appointment as a Visiting Fellow at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from July 2011. Simon has a PhD and MEd by research in the study of blindness and the arts - his PhD was co-supervised by Professor John Hull, author of 'Touching the Rock'.
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Sectors and industries to which research relates:
Creative Industries and Culture; Healthcare; Information Technology
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Countries and regions to which research relates:
UK; Austria; Persian Gulf Region; US; Middle East; India; Greece; France; the Gulf Cooperation Council; Italy; Germany; Canada; United Arab Emirates; Japan
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Languages: Italian [Spoken: Basic, Written: Basic]
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Media experience:
Radio
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The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.
Hayhoe, Simon (2013) Expanding our vision of museum education and perception: an analysis of three case studies of independent, blind, arts learners. Harvard educational review, 83 (1). pp. 67-86. ISSN 1943-5045 Hayhoe, Simon (2013) A review of the literature on the use of the iPad as an assistive devise for students with disabilities – with reference to the Persian Gulf. In:Global Education Forum 2013 (5 - 7 March 2013 : Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE). Dowling, S. and Gunn, C. and Raven, J. and Hayhoe, Simon, (eds.) (2013) eLearning in action: redefining learning. HCT Press, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Sultan, N. and Hayhoe, Simon (2013) Assistive technologies for students with special needs at the Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE. In: Dowling, S. and Gunn, C. and Raven, J. and Hayhoe, Simon, (eds.) eLearning in action: redefining learning. HCT Press, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Hayhoe, Simon (2013) The philosophical, political and religious roots of touch exhibitions in 20th century British museums. Disability Studies Quarterly, 33 ISSN 1041-5718 Hayhoe, Simon (2013) The development of a sustainable disabled population in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC). In: Clark, W., (ed.) Global sustainable communities design handbook: from green policy design, engineering, health to technologies, education, economics, contracts, law and entrepreneurship. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Hayhoe, Simon (2012) Grounded theory and disability studies: an investigation into legacies of blindness. Cambria Press, Amherst, NY, USA. ISBN 9781604978285 Hayhoe, Simon (2012) The barriers and benefits of Middle Eastern culture on the development of a sustainable disabled population in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In:Sustainable cities, sustainable development: Fulbright Academy 7th Annual Conference (30th September - 1st October 2012 : United Arab Emirates). Hayhoe, Simon (2012) Using an iPad as an assistive device to improve technical literacy: trial usage with an Emirati student. In: Dowling, Sean, (ed.) eLearning in action: opening up learning. HCT Press, Abu-Dhabi, UAE. Hayhoe, Simon (2012) An examination of virtual museums and cultural inclusion: an ethnographic study of blind Californian school students visiting museum websites. In:Space, Place and Social Justice in Education (13 July 2012 : Manchester Metropolitan University, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2011) Non-visual programming, perceptual culture and mulsemedia: case studies of five blind computer programmers. In: Ghinea, George and Andres, Frederic and Gulliver, Stephen, (eds.) Multiple sensorial media advances and applications: new developments in mulsemedia. IGI Global, Hershey, USA, pp. 80-98. ISBN 9781609608217 Hayhoe, Simon (2011) Blindness, programming, perception and MulSeMedia: case studies of 5 blind computer programmers. In:British Computer Society Lecture (11 January 2011 : De Montfort University, Leicester, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2011) Web design, internet use and visual impairment. In:BETT 2011 (12-15 January 2011 : Olympia, London UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2010) Blindness, photography and art. Blind Photographers Hayhoe, Simon (2010) Computing, cognition, culture and blindness. In: Bhattacharya, Madhumita and Mach, Nada and Moallem, Mahnaz, (eds.) Emerging technologies in learning: impact on cognition and culture. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Chesapeake, USA. Hayhoe, Simon (2009) National Federation of the Blind. In: Burch, Susan, (ed.) Encyclopedia of American disability history. Infobase Publishing, New York, USA. ISBN 9780816070305 Hayhoe, Simon (2009) Theater by the blind. In: Burch, Susan, (ed.) Encyclopedia of American disability history. Infobase Publishing, New York, USA. ISBN 9780816070305 Hayhoe, Simon (2009) National exhibits by blind artists. In: Burch, Susan, (ed.) Encyclopedia of American disability history. Infobase Publishing, New York, USA. ISBN 9780816070305 Hayhoe, Simon (2009) Blind Boys of Alabama. In: Burch, Susan, (ed.) Encyclopedia of American disability history. Infobase Publishing, New York, USA. ISBN 9780816070305 Hayhoe, Simon (2009) Computing and Blindness in Education Project (COMBINE): an initial report. British Computer Association for the Blind, Birmingham, UK Hayhoe, Simon (2009) Computing and Blindness in Education Project (COMBINE): an interim report. In:BETT 2009 (14-17 January 2009 : Kensington Olympia, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2008) Arts, culture and blindness: studies of blind students in the visual arts. Cambria Press, Youngstown, USA. ISBN 9781934844076 Hayhoe, Simon (2008) God, money, and politics: English attitudes to blindness and touch, from the Enlightenment to integration. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, USA. ISBN 9781593119140 Hayhoe, Simon (2006) How Locke, Molyneaux and the Enlightenment affected the way we think about the arts and perceptual disabilities, and what is the way forward? In:Cinema Without Barriers: The fifth sense: sensorial perceptions between art and vision (18 February 2006 : Milano, Italia). Hayhoe, Simon (2005) An examination of social and cultural factors affecting art education in English schools for the blind. University of Birmingham;School of Education Hayhoe, Simon (2005) The four senses project. In:The Four Senses Exhibition (2005 : London). Hayhoe, Simon (2004) The development of an epistemological model of disability: the enlightenment, scientific theories on blindness and art/craft education in the US. In:Guest lecture (April 2004 : University of Toronto at Scarborough, Canada). Hayhoe, Simon (2003) The development of the research in the psychology of visual impairment in the visual arts. In: Art beyond sight: a resource guide to art, creativity, and visual impairment. American Foundation for the Blind, New York, USA. ISBN 9780891288503 Hayhoe, Simon (2002) Borrowing from language studies and semiotics to form a research framework of institutional art education and blindness. In:Educational Research Network Conference (September 2002 : Birmingham, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2002) Experience of children with visual impairments in visual arts education. In:International Conference on the Politics of Childhood (September 2002 : Hull University, Hull, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2001) An ethnographic analysis of risk taking and avoidance by students with visual impairments during visual art projects. In:Oxford Ethnography and Education Conference (September 2001 : Oxford, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2000) The cultural subjectivity of research ethics. In:6th Discussion Group Conference (November 2000 : Keele University, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2000) An analysis of a part-time ethnographic investigation within a visually impaired school community. In:Ethnography and Education Conference (September 2000 : Oxford, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (2000) The effects of late arts education on adults with early visual disabilities. Educational research & evaluation, 6 (3). pp. 229-249. ISSN 1380-3611 Hayhoe, Simon and Rajab, Azizah (2000) Ethical considerations of conducting ethnographic research in visually impaired communities. In:The European Conference on Educational Research (20-23 September 2000 : Edinburgh, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (1995) The history of art education of blind students. In:The European Conference on Educational Research (September 1995 : Bath University, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (1995) Arts education and adults with early visual disabilities. In:Educational Network Conference (September 1995 : Birmingham University, UK). Hayhoe, Simon (1995) The arts education of blind adults. Leicester University;Faculty of Education Hayhoe, Simon (1994) An analysis of an ethnographic investigation within a visually impaired adult community. In:The European Conference on Educational Research (September 1994 : Oxford University, UK).
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AwardsFulbright All-Disciplines Scholar's Award (2010 for 2011); PhD Scholarship (Birmingham University, 1999); MEd Scholarship (Leicester University, 1993)
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Simon is currently a faculty member of the Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates. Previously he was a school teacher for fifteen years, and during his career he taught design, information technology and computing, key-worked students with special educational needs, and devised inclusive courses for school students. In intervening years, he has also researched educational attainment with the universities of London and Toronto and was a Fellow of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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