Simon Hayhoe

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'', ''Emancipatory and Participatory Research for Emerging Educational Researchers'', ''An Introduction to Grounded Methodology for Emerging Educational Researchers'', ''Grounded Theory and Disability Studies'', ''Accessible Vacations'' two travel guides on visiting public spaces in the US for older people and people with disabilities, ''Cultural Heritage, Ageing, Disability, and Identity'', which features case studies of the Statue of Liberty, Yosemite National Park, Boston Museum of Fine Art, ''Blind Visitor Experiences at Art Museums'', which features a study of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, ''Arts, Culture and Blindness'' on arts education and visual impairment, ''Philosophy as Disability & Exclusion'' and ''God, Money and Politics'', these latter two books were the first books on the history of English education of the blind since 1910.

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, THST 422a: Senses in the Museum and Theater at Yale University, 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, news articles in the US, and a theatrical installation project in London by Extant and the Open University. Provided by Wikipedia