Post-16 provision for those with autistic spectrum conditions: some implications of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 and the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice for Schools

In this article Tricia Clark shares her experience of the ways in which post-16 provision can be further developed to meet the needs of young people with autistic spectrum disorders. She emphasises the need, in accordance with SENDA 2001, for further education colleges to anticipate the needs of all disabled students in order to accommodate them. She concludes that the key to inclusive provision is flexibility.     

Copyright and the publisher in a market economy

The four corners of the copyright system are the security in law of the creator; the markingout of the publisher's role as “producer”; the balance of the interests of copyright owners with those of copyright users; and enforcement of rights. To advance the system, publishers must make an economic case for copyright, explain what they actually do, publish about themselves, educate one another, and develop and exploit specialist knowledge.     

Language and the Deaf: an interactive microcomputer-based approach

This paper reviews some of the language problems faced by deaf children in the light of psycholinguistic research, and considers several requirements for the provision of a meaningful language learning environment for the deaf. The utility of computer-aided instruction (CAI) in the education of the deaf is discussed, and a language manipulation program (entitled JUMBLE), designed to meet the specified requirements, is described. Preliminary findings using this program are presented, and implications for the future development of the approach advocated are discussed.