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Please note, some items contain out of date language. The phrase “special needs” is no longer in current use within the BIAAE. We know that language is no substitute for action, but we hope this change will reflect our commitment to creating an inclusive environment for the communities we serve.
Articles
Attitudes about Persons with Disabilities: A Pilot Program, Jeanne Carrigan
Children with Disabilities Playing Musical Instruments: With the Right Adaptations and Help from Their Teachers and Parents, Students with Disabilities Can Play Musical Instruments, Kimberly McCord and Margaret Fitzgerald
Videos
Dyscalculia, Gsela M
Understanding Dyscalculia: Math Learning Disability - Child Growth, Momspresso
Dyscalculia, Pulse Center
Writing Disability Simulation (I), Stephanie Downey Toledo
Website Links
Learning Disabilities Association of America, The, Learning Disabilities Association of America
Through Your Child’s Eyes, Understood For All Inc.
Arts for All Abilities Consortium: Resources, Stephen Yaffe
ABLE Assembly Conference Session Materials
Modifying and Adapting Music Education Curriculum for Students with High Support Needs, Nadia Castagna
Early Childhood Music for Students with Special Needs, Nadia Castagna and Miles Wilcox
Teaching Music Literacy Through the Guitar Elective: A Differentiated Approach, Sarah Fard
Individualized Artist Success Plan: An Asset-Based Perspective on Dis/Ability, The, Christopher Hall
Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (MDW): All Stars Inclusive Band, Beate Hennenberg
Blending Music and Art with Evidence-Based Practices: An Arts Education model for Students with Severe Disabilities, Kayla McLaughlin
Celebrating Neurodiversity through Musical Composition, Rory McLeod
Low-Cost Adaptive Tools & Strategies for Visual Art Teachers, Krisitn Mohan
Beyond Sensory Friendly: The Music Circle Program, Erin Parkes
From Sound to Symbol: Using Devised Notation and Composition in an Inclusive Music Classroom, Sarah Perry
Technology and Music Education What Does Literature Say?, Lisa Pierce-Goldstein
The Power of Play: Effective Strategies for Teaching Drama to Learning Challenged Populations, Shea Schatell
Song in Everything: Using Musical Improvisation to Empower Diverse Learners, Timothy Simmons
From Monograph to International Movement: Music Assisted Learning Across the Life Span for Students with Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders, Elise S. Sobol
Making Arts Programming Accessible, Kaileigh Anne Tayek
Yoda- The Youth Orchestra with Different Abilities, Sofija Zlatanova