Simon Hayhoe

Summary

Simon Hayhoe is the author of eleven books on topics ranging from visual impairment and the arts, access to public spaces and the philosophy of social research. His books include Principles and Concepts of Social Research,[1] Emancipatory and Participatory Research for Emerging Educational Researchers,[2] An Introduction to Grounded Methodology for Emerging Educational Researchers,[3] Grounded Theory and Disability Studies,[4] Accessible Vacations[5] two travel guides on visiting public spaces in the US for older people and people with disabilities,[6][7] Cultural Heritage, Ageing, Disability, and Identity,[8] which features case studies of the Statue of Liberty, Yosemite National Park, Boston Museum of Fine Art, Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums,[9] which features a study of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Arts, Culture and Blindness[10] on arts education and visual impairment, Philosophy as Disability & Exclusion[11] and God, Money and Politics,[12] these latter two books were the first books on the history of English education of the blind since 1910.[13]

Simon Hayhoe
Born
UK
NationalityBritish
CitizenshipBritish
Alma materBirmingham University, UK (PhD)
Known forVisual Art and Blindness
Disability Arts
Cultural Anthropology of Disability and Museums,
Inclusive Technical Capital
Inclusive Technology
Scientific career
FieldsEducation
Blindness
Disability
Museums
Philosophy
History of Education
Visual Arts
InstitutionsUniversity of Exeter, UK
University of Bath, UK
Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Sharjah Women's College, United Arab Emirates
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Institute of Education, University of London, UK
Birkbeck, University of London, UK
University of Toronto, Canada
London School of Economics and Political Science, London University, UK
Doctoral advisorProfessor John Hull

Hayhoe's work on the history and epistemology of visual impairment is the subject of numerous international academic courses, including PSYC54 Cognition and Representation at the University of Toronto,[14] THST 422a: Senses in the Museum and Theater at Yale University,[15] amongst a number of others. In addition, his writing has been the topic of discussion on BBC Radio 4 in the UK and syndicated radio in the US,[16] news articles in the US,[17][18] and a theatrical installation project in London by Extant and the Open University.

Current and recent work edit

Simon Hayhoe is currently an associate professor of special educational needs, disability and inclusion at the University of Exeter, a centre research associate in the Centre for the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of Economics and an associate of the Scottish Sensory Centre, University of Edinburgh. Through these posts he continues to research and teach participatory and grounded methodology, and epistemology of disability and ability, with special reference to education, inclusion, technology and the arts.[19] Hayhoe's other research interests include inclusive and assistive technology, mobile technology and disability, religion and disability - with a focus on Christianity and Islam - and museums and disability. He was also a partner of an international project investigating the use of mobile technologies as a tool of inclusion for disabled people in museum environments. This project is sponsored by a Horizon 2020 grant from the European Union. The research was partnered with TreeLogic (based in Madrid), the Open University, and national museums in London, Madrid and Vienna.[20][21]

Over the past fifteen years, Hayhoe has conducted projects in the field of disability and cultural and artistic inclusion in the US, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Austria, Republic of Ireland, Russia, Mexico and the UK. He has also presented his research and writing on inclusive capital, inclusive technical capital, the epistemology of disability, and passive & active exclusion to further educational conferences and expositions in Europe, North America, the Far East / East Asia and the Middle East.

Other publications and awards edit

Hayhoe's articles on disability and blindness appear in works such as the American Foundation for the Blind's Art Beyond Sight,[22] the Encyclopedia of American Disability History,[23] Global Sustainable Communities Handbook,[24] and Learning in a Digitalized Age,[25] The Routledge Handbook of Visual Impairment[26] and The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media[27] amongst others. In addition, his articles appear in special issues of Optometry and Vision Science (the official journal of American Academy of Optometry), the Harvard Educational Review, the British Journal of Visual Impairment, the Society for Disability Studies' Disability Studies Quarterly, and the National Federation of the Blind's Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research amongst others. He is also a consultant and chair of the Educational Psychology Research Group for Art Beyond Sight (New York, USA), the Beyond Sight Foundation (Mumbai, India), co-editor of the Routledge book series Qualitative and Visual Methods in Educational Research[28] and the editor of the on-line knowledge base ECO: On Blindness and the Arts,[29] which was contributed to by authors such as the neurologist Oliver Sacks and the blind artist Eşref Armağan.

Hayhoe has also won a number of awards in his field, including a Fulbright All Disciplines Scholar's Award to conduct a fellowship at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA) and he was a finalist in the London 2012's Great Briton's Prize. He has also delivered guest lectures at the Institute of Child Health Great Ormond Street Hospital/University College London, Harvard University, the London School of Economics, MIT, UC, Berkeley, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Government of the Province of Milan, Italy, v-a-c Foundation, Moscow, and St Petersburg State's Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Russia, amongst others.

References edit

  1. ^ Hayhoe, Simon (2023). Principles and concepts of social research : a critical examination of methodology, methods and analysis for emerging researchers. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN 978-1-003-24199-7. OCLC 1340656657.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Barton, Joe (2021). Emancipatory and participatory research for emerging educational researchers : theory and case studies of research in disabled communities. Simon Hayhoe. London. ISBN 978-1-003-08392-4. OCLC 1273731582.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Hayhoe, Simon (2021). An introduction to grounded methodology for emerging educational researchers. Abingdon, Oxon. ISBN 978-0-367-85439-3. OCLC 1153338688.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Hayhoe S (2012). Grounded Theory and Disability Studies. Amherst, New York: Cambria Press
  5. ^ Hayhoe, Simon (2020). Accessible vacations : an insider's guide to 12 US cities. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-5381-2869-5. OCLC 1134671723.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ Hayhoe, Simon (2022). Accessible vacations : an insider's guide to 10 national parks. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-5381-2867-1. OCLC 1240412772.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ Hayhoe, Simon (2020). Accessible vacations : an insider's guide to 12 US cities. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-5381-2869-5. OCLC 1134671723.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ Hayhoe, S. (2019). Cultural Heritage, Ageing, Disability, and Identity. Abbingdon, UK: Routledge (New York: CRC Press in the US)
  9. ^ Hayhoe, S. (2017). Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums New York: Rowman & Littlefield
  10. ^ Hayhoe, Simon (2008). Arts, culture, and blindness : a study of blind students in the visual arts. Youngstown, N.Y.: Teneo Press. ISBN 978-1-934844-07-6. OCLC 303021730.
  11. ^ Hayhoe S (2016). Philosophy as Disability & Exclusion. Charlotte, North Carolina: IAP (Current Edition)
  12. ^ Hayhoe S (2008). God, Money and Politics. Charlotte, North Carolina: IAP
  13. ^ Illingworth W H (1910) History of the Education of the Blind. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd.
  14. ^ for lecture notes see http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~psyc54/lecture-notes/mar1-hayhoe.html
  15. ^ for lecture readings see https://mavcor.yale.edu/sites/default/files/Lamp-Senses-Syllabus_0.pdf
  16. ^ for a transcript of this program see http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/intouch_20080826.shtml, and for recorded program please see http://www.blindnessandarts.com/Horizons_SimonHayhoe&VSAArtsMass.mp3
  17. ^ "A New Way to See Art". The Atlantic. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Why touching art is so tempting - and exciting - CNN Style". Edition.cnn.com. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Sensory Impairment and Cultural Inclusion".
  20. ^ "Documents download module". Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  21. ^ https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublicdocumentIds=080166e5c78ac4a8&appId=PPGMS [dead link]
  22. ^ Axel E & Levent N (2003) Art Beyond Sight. New York: AFB Press
  23. ^ Burch S(Ed.) (2009) Encyclopedia of American Disability History. New York: Facts on File
  24. ^ Clark, W.W. (Ed.) (2014). Global Sustainable Communities Handbook. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann
  25. ^ Burke, L. (2014). Learning in a Digitalized Age. Melton, Suffolk: John Catt Publishers.
  26. ^ "The Routledge Handbook of Visual Impairment".
  27. ^ "The Routledge Handbook of Disability Arts, Culture, and Media".
  28. ^ "Qualitative and Visual Methodologies in Educational Research - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press". www.routledge.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  29. ^ available through http://www.blindnessandarts.com