Complex sentence: Paul's father, Arthur Spring, was an advocate for and created community involved special education programs as well as penning articles on philosophers Édouard Séguin (1) and Jean Vanier (2).
Split into simpler sentences: Paul's father, Arthur Spring, was passionately involved in his community with the work of special education. Arthur also contributed articles to the larger academic community on philosophers Édouard Séguin (1) and Jean Vanier (2).