Preparing Line Illustrations for Teaching Aid Materials to be used by Children with Special Educational Needs |Biomedgrid

As an illustrator and designer working within the medical, health, educational and social fields I have been made aware of the need for teaching aid materials that are relevant to the experiences of children whose particular personal experience may not be readily reflected in the types of games, puzzles and books that those children would encounter during their formative school years. Whilst progress has been made in recent times with regard to storybooks, posters and games that relate to the differing styles of family life that children may experience, within the field of health and special educational needs there still seems to be a paucity of such artefacts that can relate directly to the life experience of children growing up and learning within such circumstances. As an illustrator working in medical, scientific, social and educational fields, I have had the opportunity to work, alongside specialist educational schools and organisations, to produce images for use by children whose educational experience may be required to take place outside of mainstream school environments and to develop within the provision of special educational schools that can cater to the children's specific requirements.