Writing and resources on deafblindness and tactile communication.

Journal article · 2026

Bodily-sensory modalities are linguistic modalities: supporting participation of people with congenital deafblindness in cultural language practice through insights from the protactile movement and material engagement theory (opens in a new tab)

Drawing on the protactile movement and material engagement theory, this article looks at how bodily-sensory modalities function as linguistic modalities, and what that means for supporting people with congenital deafblindness to take part in cultural language practice.

With Costain.

Journal article · 2026

CHARGE syndrome: a narrative review and update on diagnosis, assessment and management (opens in a new tab)

A narrative review bringing together current evidence on diagnosing, assessing and managing CHARGE syndrome.

With Gelder and colleagues.

Journal article · 2024

Acquired motor speech disorders in childhood epilepsy (opens in a new tab)

This article looks at motor speech disorders that can develop in children with epilepsy, and what that means for assessment and support.

With Eyre, Gwynn, Pressler and Clark.

Book chapter · 2021

Language and communication development (opens in a new tab)

Communicating language development for children with vision impairment presents unique challenges and patterns of development. This chapter explores current research, assessment, development and management to enhance language development.

Published in Children with Vision Impairment: Assessment, Development and Management, with Kim Bates and Rebecca Greenaway.

Book chapter · 2019

Sign acquisition in children who are deafblind (opens in a new tab)

Communicating and learning language in the tactile mode can present a significant challenge to children who are deafblind and those they communicate with. In this chapter we discuss the significant communication challenges that may be faced by learners who are deafblind and their communication partners; current perspectives underlying communication development of tactile manual sign language; and outline practical aspects of some of the foundation skills in this area.

Published in Manual Sign Acquisition in Children with Developmental Disabilities, with Gail Deuce.

Blog post · 2018

Thinking about tactile sign languages (opens in a new tab)

In this blog post I provide an overview of different aspects of tactile sign language and young people who can benefit from this approach to communication.

Published on Insight Online, RNIB.

Information pack · 2013

CHARGE information pack for professionals (opens in a new tab)

Sense published a comprehensive information pack about the many aspects of living with CHARGE syndrome.

Published by Sense.

Journal article · 2012

A study of CHARGE Syndrome in the UK (opens in a new tab)

This article reports findings of a questionnaire completed by 44 families living in the UK with a child (aged 15 years or younger) with a medical diagnosis of CHARGE syndrome. It reports on the findings on the presence of major and minor characteristics of CHARGE using the diagnostic criteria outlined and other existing conditions.

Published in BJVI, with Gail Deuce, Simon Howard and Christopher Fuggle.

Thesis · 2011

Similarities and differences between autism and deafblindness: a review of the literature (opens in a new tab)

A review of the literature comparing autism and deafblindness, looking at where the two overlap and where they differ.

Practical resource · 2007

Messy play hierarchy

A texture hierarchy, from easy to challenging, to support messy play experiences.

Practical resource · 2009

Food play hierarchy

A texture hierarchy, from easy to challenging, to support food play experiences.