Disability Arts
Based in Washington, DC, VSA arts is internationally recognized as the premier disability arts organization and advocate, and has done an excellent job of demonstrating to the able-bodied public that disability arts can be synonymous with artistic excellence and innovation. The following articles provide a tour of what this organization and other groups and individuals are doing to raise the visibility and respect for disability arts - and artists - worldwide.
Those of you traveling to Oregon are in for a treat. Not only are The Oregon Shakespeare Festival facilities and productions now accessible to all, but one powerful deaf actor, Howie Seago, will take the stage and use ASL to deliver his lines.
Deaf Actor Howie Seago Takes Stage at the Highly-Accessible Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Polio in infancy left this African painter without the use of his arms or legs, but his passion for art grew over time. In spite of many obstacles, he paints hundreds of pictures a year with his mouth.
In Ghana, a Painter with a Disability Sinks His Teeth into Art
Art therapy can help people with disabilities to feel more connected while reducing fatigue, depression, anxiety, pain and stress. Using a variety of hands-on media, art therapy can expand the rehabilitation landscape for people with disabilities.
"An artist whose visual impairment, retinitis pigmentosa, left him blind, Peter Eckert recently won a major photography competition, "Exposure."" He discusses here his love of photography and how he still shoots all of his own images, develops the...
Blind Artist Wins New York City Photography Contest Exposure
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Harmony School Makes Art at the Community Renaissance Market, Austin, TX
Today, the market sports a large-scale, mosaic wall mural of a vibrant coral reef complete with mermaids and sea life. In Austin, TX? Ruth explained, “The concept for the Aquatrium came to me when...
New Series: Those Who Inspire Us
Who is your hero? Ask men and women on the street - Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder would most likely be the first remembered for overcoming their disabilities and propelling their way to stardom....
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Disability Theatre at Actual Lives Austin: Texas on Forefront of Disability Activism
You've never seen disability theatre like this! Actual Lives Austin offers "crip theater with attitude" that tackles tough topics like drug addiction and sexuality.
Theatre Terrific: Disability Theatre Goes Mainstream
Mental illness and disability come together in a sublime way at this “disability” theatre: Theatre Terrific. Find out why falling is crucial to performing, and much more!
Frida Kahlo Depicts Disability and Her Colorful Life
Polio and a streetcar accident left artist Frida Kahlo in chronic pain, stamping her paintings - and her bizarre life - with an unmistakable point of view.
Disability is the norm at PHAMALY, a nationally acclaimed theater company casting actors and musicians with disabilities in its two annual productions.
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