The purpose of this site is to enable PreK-12 art educators to competently, confidently, and equitably facilitate learning for students with disabilities. To this end, each resource included on this site has been carefully examined and chosen.

How is the site organized?

This site is organized according to two main themes: Disability and Art Education/Disability. Pages that address Disability provide information on various disabilities, links to national disability/education organizations, and information about disability awareness.
The Art Education/Disability pages provides links to art education and disability organizations, offers suggestions for supporting students with disabilities in the art classroom, and provides links to the work of artists with disabilities.

How should I use this site?

This site can be used for a variety of purposes, such as:

• Getting in depth information on particular disabilities
• Collaborating with other art and special educators through discussion forums that some of the disability education web sites provide
• Exploring attitudes and increasing understanding of disability (Disability awareness)
• Providing students with online interactive spaces for exploring and expressing their ideas about disability
• Collaborating with art and disability organizations to recognize the work of students with disabilities in your classroom
• Finding classroom resources such as books and curricula that address disability
• Finding out more information about how to incorporate a students’ Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goals into your art curriculum
• Locating providers of adaptive art equipment
• Locating and incorporating the works of artists with disabilities into your art curriculum

Who created this site?

This site was conceived of and designed by Mandy Yeager, a doctoral candidate in Art Education at the University of North Texas. For questions or comments about the site, contact sayeager6@netscape.net