(music, creative dramatics, movement,
visual arts)CREATING
ARTS FOR ALL
Professional Development Arts & Disabilities
What is Creating Arts for All?
Professional development training in arts and disabilities focusing on:
(music, creative dramatics, movement,
visual arts)Who is it for?
The workshop can
be customized for any group of people that wants to make the arts more accessible
for children of all abilities. It has been well received by:
How Much Does It Cost?
Costs vary depending upon location, population and number of participants. Creating Arts for All can be booked at your school, service center, or agency for:
2-4 hour Workshop
— $750
Full-day Training — $1,000
Training Includes...
•Discussion and demonstration of the etiquette of working with children with disabilities. Multiple populations will be covered, including but not limited to learning disabilities, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and children with visual, hearing, mobility and cognitive impairments.
•Demonstration of various adaptations for arts programming including children with disabilities.
•Hands-on experience in developing programmatic and physical adaptations that address the individual needs of children with disabilities.
•Interactive
techniques including arts activities, group problem-solving and various modes
of self-expression.
OUTCOMES INCLUDE
Participants will:
•Demonstrate
how to make adaptations for children with disabilities in arts activities
•Use multi-disciplinary projects to accommodate children with disabilities
•Advocate for the inclusion of children with disabilities in arts activities
•Discover that adaptations are a natural outgrowth of the artistic process.
Trainers will include: AAI Executive Director Martin English and/or AAI Program Director Kit Bardwell (see www.accessiblearts.org -->Who We Are).
DETAILED BIOS: Request by phone: 913/281-1133 or email.
*Currently presented are the following:
| Americorps, Wichita | Paraprofessionals and artists |
| Arts Partners, Wichita, KS | Artists |
| Children's Campus, Project EAGLE, Wyandotte Cnty, KS | am: Artists & teachers, birth - 5 yrs. separately; pm: together |
| Kansas Arts Commission | Salina teachers, artists, paraprofessionals; Hays, Wichita and Iola, potential grantees |
| * Hiawatha, Kansas | All Community/Area Arts Providers |
| *Holton, Kansas, Feb. 23-24, 2007 | All Community/Area Arts Providers |
| Kansas City, Kansas School District | Music and visual arts teachers |
| Kansas City Young Audiences | Artists only |
| Kansas Music Educators Association | Music teachers |
| Mid-America Arts Alliance | Artists |
| *Pittsburg, Kansas | All Community/Area Arts Providers |
| *Rose Hill, Kansas, Oct. 2006 | All Community/Area Arts Providers |
| Salina Arts & Humanities Commission | October 2006 |
| Shawnee Mission School District, Johnson Cnty, KS | Paraprofessionals |
| Shawnee Mission School District, Johnson Cnty, KS | Teachers |
| Wichita, KS Arts Partners | Artists |
| Wichita Public School District | Special education teachers and paraprofessionals |
* The abbreviated Creating Arts for All presented with The Jellybean Conspiracy play. Community involvement with The Jellybean Conspiracy includes an abbreviated Creating Arts for All, Rhythm with a Beat for middle school students, and Families with a Beat for families.
Representative Comments:
"Your model of professionalism and enthusiasm was evident in your presentation." Joyce Thiessen-Barrett, Special Education Coordinator, Wichita Public Schools
"The Workshops were a huge success. Kudos to you for realizing the need and acting upon it." Larry Greer, Program & Education Manager, KC Young Audiences
"Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge with me...this will be really helpful to all the students I teach, whatever age or ability they may be." Ruthanne Robertson, Teaching Artist
| For
more information call: Accessible Arts, (913) 281-1133 or email accarts@accessiblearts.org www.accessiblearts.org |