Books
Moving Over the Edge: Artists with Disabilities Take the Leap by Pamela Kay Walker (2005)
No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph Shapiro (1994) A great primer on the Disability Rights Movement ArticlesCritical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development (2002) This compendium of research studies has been widely used to make the case that arts learning is essential. It can be downloaded for free on the Arts Education Partnership website. Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement (2006) This short but sweet article uses non technical language to summarize recent research on the value of arts learning. It can be downloaded for free on the Arts Education Partnership website. |