Adapting Tools

I focus on three areas for adapting art, first let's discuss tools.  Adapting the tools a enables students with disabilities to be more successful in expressing themselves artistically. There are many tools currently on the market which allow students to hold and use tools more easily which results in greater confidence and success. Many students with physical disabilities have what is referred to as a "Door Knob Grasp. "Paintbrushes with special handles purchased or created help build confidence as the student achieves better control. Here are some ideas, more tools. mediums and lesson in the next post.

Adaptive Paintbrushes Purchased or Created

Resources:  

Abilitations 

Dick Blick

Enasco

Welcome, this blog is a creative resource of strategies for adapting art lessons for students with disabilities; the adaptations are designed to work through a students ability. By using your students strengths and looking at what they can do as opposed to can't do you are enabling your learners creativity and self-expression to develop and emerge in their artwork.

Bette Naughton