[NABS-L] Cross-posted: Graduate student requesting assistance in determining accessible assignments for creative arts in social work course

[Justin Williams]

Maybe you can use some sort of paint that can dry so you can tactuall feel it.  or, find some art supplies from maxi aids, independent living aids, or another place that sells assistive products for the Blind.

You can also get the little pieces of wood.  They're rectangle shaped but they have rounded ends.  I can't remember what they are for or what they are called, but I rememb remember rusing them with rubber bands, or gluing them into shapes.  You can use them to glue the shape you are trying to represent.  I've seen such also done with pipe cleaners, though I wouldn't want to use them.

Thanks,

Justin




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Hi Everyone,
This message is cross-posted to multiple lists, so please disregard if you’ve already seen this elsewhere.
I am a graduate student pursuing my Masters of social work with a clinical specialization. My degree is online, and one of the elective courses offered through my university is a creative arts course.
Assignments in this course are not as much focused on the product as much as the thoughts, feelings, moods, and relationship between the studied art forms and healing through expression. I will begin this course on October 21, and I’m in discussion with my university’s disability services office that is more than willing to support me in successfully engaging in this course. I’m meeting with the online disability services coordinator (who also happens to have a background in creative arts) tomorrow to further this discussion.
With all of this in mind, I am coming to all of you for any tips in completing assignments in the following art forms. I will provide a final note of introduction in that I do have access to Aira. I will also share my own initial thoughts regarding assignment accessibility.

Week 1 assignment: Expressing “in-the-moment” feelings/moods throughout the week via quick artistic expression (drawing) and reflect in writing what it was like to complete the artistic assignment, interpretations of mood/thoughts when creating the art, and self-evaluation of completed artwork. It should be noted here that the written journals follow the same/similar formats throughout the course.

Week 2 assignment: Draw life as a line, journey or roadmap, focusing on past, present, and future. Include images (from magazines for
instance) and things/people/places/events (through a map for instance), and art/writing can be combined. For this assignment, I considered creating a PowerPoint presentation. Any other ideas?

Week 3 assignment: Draw a mandala of your life with the goals of Centering, focusing, expression of feelings through design, color, and images

Week 4 assignment: Planning a flash mob about a problem (this one looks fun and accessible, but I’d love any creative ideas or sharing of experiences if you’ve planned a flash mob before!)

Week 5: Make a mask (Focus is on drama/theatre and the use of masks in counseling; this seems accessible, but I’d love thoughts/ideas)

Week 6 class discussion assignment: Documenting an economic/social problem in my local community through photography (use Aira and/or find pictures online???) Week 6 journal assignment: Select 4+ photos of yourself, the stories they tell, and the meaning they have for you (Aira for choosing
photos?)
Week 6 paper: Movie critique (I found 4 movies from the assigned list that I can choose from with AD)

Week 7 (Music, dance, and movement) journal assignment:
Draw or have someone draw an outline of your body as you lie in the position that best describes how you’re feeling on a large enough sheet of paper for the assignment. Attach the body outline to the wall and consider mapping areas of happiness/sorrow or pain, recognizing colors and images as seen/felt. It seems they want to focus on visual representation, but I don’t believe that’s necessary to get the point of the assignment. Thoughts?
Considering the title of this week as noted above “music, dance, and movement”, might there be a more accessible form of artistic expression for this assignment?

Week 8 assignments: Journaling and poetry (completely accessible as-is)

Any thoughts and ideas regarding these assignments and my involvement in this course are very much appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your time and assistance, and have a wonderful week!

Best, Miranda

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