Members of the National Special Educational Needs (SEN) Advisory Forum as at November 2002 are:Mrs Jane Ansell Director Sleep Scotland, Member of Enable's National Children's Committee Ms Jane Arrowsmith Head Teacher, Oakbank Special School, AberdeenDr Lindsay Burley*General Manager, Borders Health BoardMiss Jeanette Cochrane Deputy Regional Councillor, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy Mr Fernando Diniz*Chair, Minority Ethnic Learning Disabilities Initiative (MELDI)Ms Heather Fisken*Policy Analyst, Disability Rights CommissionMr Paul Hamill Head of SEN Department, Strathclyde University Mr Jimmy Hawthorn Association of Directors of Social Work Ms Ros Hunter Midlothian CouncilDr Patricia Jackson Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Mr Bryan Kirkcaldy Association of Directors of Education Mr Ian Liddle Association of Scottish Principal Educational Psychologists Ms Dorothy Macdonald*Equity GroupMrs Arlene Mooney Scottish President, National Association for Special Educational Needs Mr Frank Newall COSLA (West Dunbartonshire Council)Professor Sheila Riddell Chair of Social Policy, (Disability Studies), Glasgow University Mr Bruce Robertson COSLA (Highland Council)Mr Bill Sadler President, Scottish Support for Learning Association Mr Kevin Tansley Head Teacher, The Royal Blind School, Edinburgh Dr Kay Tisdall Director of Policy and Research, Children in Scotland Ms Janice Walker Scottish Association of Pre-School Home Visiting Teachers for Children with Special Educational Needs Mrs Shirley Young Parent, and information worker for families, of children with special needs Note:* Co-opted as new or replacement member Nominations for membership of the forum were received in early 2000 from over 60 individuals or organisations with expertise in special educational needs.