
Professor Kate Allen
Senior Research Fellow
Inclusive research
Research, Innovation and Enterprise
Kate is an artist, researcher, and founder member of purpleSTARS. PurpleSTARS are a group with and without learning disabilities who aim to make museums and heritage sites more inclusive and fun using sensory materials, art and technology. Purple was chosen for the name as it is the colour associated with disability, STARS stands for Sensory Technology Art Resource/Research Specialists. Kate led the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project ‘Interactive multi-sensory objects developed for and by people with learning disabilities’ and until recently was an Associate Professor in Art at the University of Reading.
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