Arts for All Webinar June 5, 2013 3:30 – 4:30 p.M.

1. Arts for All WebinarJune 5, 2013 3:30 – 4:30 p.M. Including Students with Physical Disabilities and Communication Barriers in Arts Education

2. Welcome from Arts Access - North Carolina

3. About the Webinar

4. Our Partners

5. Book Give Away – “Out of My Mind” • Email us a question - you might win a book! • When you email your questions, include a number in the subject line between 1 and 100 • Closest number wins a signed copy of Sharon Draper’s “Out of My Mind” (http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=35) Review excerpt “I can't remember the last time I was so emotionally overwhelmed by a middle grade novel. Sharon Draper's new novel is the story of Melody, a 10 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy so severe that she can neither speak nor move independently. Trapped inside Melody's uncooperative body is a brilliant mind with a cutting wit.”

6. Introduction of Speakers • Lisa Williams – Lead Presenter

7. Panelists • Betsy Ludwig – Program Director, Arts Access • Sandy McMillan- New Voices Foundation, Parent Advocate • Kay McMillian – Disability Advocate, Graduating High School Senior!

8. Students with Physical Disabilities and Communication Barriers – What to Expect? • Significant communication AND physical disabilities • Do not speak or difficult to understand • Use wheelchair or walker for movement • Lack fine motor skills to write, draw, or feed themselves • Cognitive abilities are either typical or unknown because thorough assessment has not been done • Assume they understand everything!

9. Possible Diagnosis • Cerebral Palsy – brain injury that occurs either before birth or at birth; mild to severe • Autism – a “spectrum” disorder; difficulties with social interaction, communication, and behavioral problems, including repetitive behaviors and narrow focus of interest • Spinal Bifida – neural tube defect causing either minor physical problems to severe physical and mental disabilities • Others include traumatic brain injury and developmental delay

10. In the Classroom • Typically have an aide • Have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) • Use technology to participate in classroom • Communication boards • Switches • Mouth or head sticks to control pencils/pens • Computers/Tablets • Need alternate ways to meet curriculum objectives • A chance for teachers to be creative!

11. Things we all may worry about….. • I am afraid of saying the wrong thing • What if the child doesn’t understand me? • How will I reach this child? • I feel really inadequate and unprepared • Can I touch this child? Will I hurt him or her? • How can I make sure their art turns out ‘right’?

12. Communication Strategies • Use symbols and pictures • Can be very simple and ‘homemade’

13. Communication Strategies Use symbols and pictures Can be more complex/computer generated • *This was made using Boardmaker software

14. Communication Strategies • Sample Software • Boardmaker (Mayer-Johnson, www.mayer-johnson.com, $399) • Sample Internet Resources • Quick Pics (http://patrickecker.org/home/) • SEN Teacher (http://www.senteacher.org/Worksheet/6/PECS.xhtml) • Search for PECS (Picture Exchange Communication Systems). There are too many resources to list!

15. Communication Strategies • Simple Alternative or Augmentative Communication Devices (AAC) • Simple message output devices • BigMack • iTalk2

16. Communication Strategies • Simple AAC Cont’d • Rocking Say-It • Cheap Talk 4 • Cheap Talk 8

17. Communication Strategies • How to use Simple AAC • Yes/No response • Making color or material choices • Asking for help or more • Ask or answer questions

18. Communication Strategies • Complex AAC • These devices usually require some type of programming to be activity specific • They allow for more messages or more elaborate communication • Plan ahead. This type of device usually can not be programmed on the fly!

19. Teaching Strategies • Don’t be too ambitious – make sure your class size is not overwhelming • Utilize aides and assistants, you do not have to do this all by yourself • Get to know the children! • Pay attention to verbal and non-verbal responses and actions • Ask questions and utilize your resources. • Talk with the teachers and aides prior to your time with the students • Talk about and agree upon what kind of help you might need • Talk about set-up and structure

20. Teaching Strategies • Promote independent decision making (using choice boards, simple voice output, ask questions) • Remember, if a child does not have a way to participate, their experience with art is going to be very different than what we would like it to be • Have high expectations for everyone in your group • This means that we expect participation • Art is what we make it – if it is yours, it is wonderful!

21. Teaching Strategies • Be clear with your expectations • Have an example(s) of finished product • Remind everyone art is a wonderful form of self-expression and it is okay if everyone’s art does not look the same • If a project has multiple steps, have examples of the various stages as a visual aide

22. Examples of Adapted Art Supplies • Painting • Texturing

23. Examples of Adapted Art Supplies • Painting • Texture

24. Examples of Adapted Art Supplies • Visual Art Kit from Tadpole Lending Library

25. Examples of Adapted Art Supplies • Dramatic Art Kit from Tadpole Lending Library

26. Examples of Adapted Art Supplies • Dramatic Art Kit from Tadpole Lending Library (more….)

27. Examples of Adapted Music Software MUSIC: TodMachover and Dan Ellsey play new music Dan Ellsey uses Hyperscore music software and a custom-tuned musical "hyperinstrument" to write, perform and conduct his music, and to help others learn how to compose.

28. Ideas for Creative Writing • Utilize word and/or picture boards • Allow choices regarding subjects • Plan group/collaborative activities • Simple AAC devices can help a student give input • Software: • Mayer-Johnson – Clicker6, Writing with Symbols, Story Builder, The Story Maker • Don Johnston – Co:Writer, Write:OutLoud • Alternative keyboards - Intellikeys/Intellitools (adaptable to all levels of abilities) – Mayer-Johnson

29. Examples of Art Work

30. Dance Resources • Integrated Dance Organizations - National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov/resources/accessibility/rlists/DanceResource.html This is a list of dance companies that work with people with a variety of disabilities.

31. ALL ARTS RESOURCES • National Center on Universal Design for Learning Includes information about: • UDL • Implementation • Research • Community • Resources • NCDPI Summer Institute Training • Universal Design for Learning

32. Parent Perspective - Sandy

33. Parent’s Perspective - Sandy • My child’s artwork will never look like everyone else’s and that’s ok I still love it • I appreciate when someone takes time to consider how to include Kay in the activity • Ask parent for suggestions—email works • Recognize stressors that affect parents—sometimes we are in survival mode

34. Student Perspective - Kay

35. Student’s Perspective - Kay • I am a “Person First” • Talk to me, not my aide • I have a disability; I’m not disabled • Ask me about how I want to be included • While I may not be able to do something by myself, I can choose how it is done

36. Additional Resources • Award-winning documentary, Certain Proof: A Question of Worth (www.certainproof.com) Being shown on the Starz network and other cable outlets. • A New Kind of Listening - The story of a visionary director, a one-of-a-kind theater group, and a young man who could not speak, yet found the voice he had been looking for all his life.http://www.anewkindoflistening.com/ • “Out of My Mind” by Sharon Draper (http://sharondraper.com/bookdetail.asp?id=35 • http://www.arts.gov/resources/accessibility/rlists/children.html - list of disability and arts resources complied by the NEA

37. New Voices Foundation Founded in 2006 Model regional programs to strengthen existing services for children with significant communication and physical disabilities Goal of inclusion in education and the community Raise awareness Focus on replication New Voices is available to facilitate sessions around Certain Proof and Out of My Mind for awareness and education purposes

38. Assistive Technology Resources • Tadpole AT Lending Library (NC only) – www.tadpole.org (a loan program for low-tech assistive technology) • Toys for Special Children/Enabling Devices – www.enablingdevices.com • AbleNet – www.AbleNetInc.com • Flaghouse – www.flaghouse.com • TFH – www.specialneedstoys.com

39. Art Supply and Lesson Resources • Dick Blick – www.dickblick.com (they also have great FREE lesson plans!) • Lakeshore Learning – www.lakeshorelearning.com • Discount School Supply – www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com • Incredible Art – lesson plans – www.incredibleart.org (visual arts, drama and more) • BigCeramicStore – www.bigceramicstore.com (lesson plans for clay and glass)

40. Contact Information Arts Access Betsy Ludwig Program Director, Arts Access betsy@artsacccessinc.org 919-833-9919 Barbara Olson Executive Director, Arts Access barbara@artsaccessinc.org 919.833.9919

41. Contact Information (NCDPI and NCDCR) Christie Lynch Ebert Arts Education Consultant (Dance and Music) and NCDPI Liaison to the A+ Schools Program christie.lynchebert@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3856 Slater Mapp Arts Education Consultant (Theatre Arts and Visual Arts) slater.mapp@dpi.nc.gov 919-807-3758 BanuValladares Arts in Education Director NC Arts Council banu.valladares@ncdcr.gov 919.807.6502 Paula Crawford, Ed. D. Section Chief Program Improvement & Professional Development Exceptional Children Division http://ec.ncpublicschools.gov/

42. Archived Webinar and Resources • http://ances.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Arts+for+All