Special Education Unit
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The Editing Special Education Unit was founded in 1993 by Pantelis Makris, who served as it Head until 2001, when he was succeeded by Yiannis Laouris. In the early years, the UNIT focused on supporting and developing solutions for people who suffered mobility, learning or other disabilities. Pantelis Makris developed several systems to support special needs, and especially deaf and blind children. The Unit also developed curriculum units for autistic children attending CYBER KIDS. In 1994/95 the Dyslexia Group was launched based on voluntary contributions of a large number of experts and visiting scientists, whose research culminated in the development of Mental Attributes Profiling System. Its most prominent projects are Mental Attributes Profiling System and CARDIAC.
Relevant Projects
| Year | Project | Program | Description |
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| 1999 | e-Learning for gypsies | Leonardo | e-Learning for gypsies |
| 1999 | DYSLEXIA | RPF | Development of methodology and software for the diagnosis and treatement of learning difficulties with emphasis in dyslexia |
| 2001 | WORK | Leonardo | Special Needs in adults |
| 2006 | SteLLLa | GRUNDTVIG | Develop a generic method for autonomous learning for adults |
| 2009 | SteLLLa 2.0 | GRUNDTVIG | Life-long learning through new media |
| 2009 | MobLang | LLP, Transversal | Teaching languages using mobile phones |
| 2010 | CARDIAC | FP7 | Advancing Research & Development in the area of accessible & Assistive ICT |
| 2012 | Mingle | LLP, Transversal | Migrant Language and Social Integration |
Members of the Unit
Head of the Unit
Current Members
Past Members
- George Vakanas, Research Associate, Neural Control, 1991-1995
- Stelios Stylianou, Research Associate, Neural Control, 1991-1995
- Yiannos Constantinou, Programmer for MAPS and Technician, 1998-200
- Alexandros Kofteros, Educator and Multimedia Developer, 1995-1997
- Andreas Savva, Educator, Developer of Educational Video Games, 1995-1998
- Maria Mavromichali, Speech Therapist, 1996-1997
Past Interns
- Demetra Kalopedi, Psychology Student working on her Thesis, 1993
- Costas Constanti, Psychology Student working on his Thesis 1993
- Christiane El-Haddad, Psychology Student working on his Thesis, 1993
