Disability and Disability Arts Invisible Disabilities/Autism/Poetry/Golden Shovels Poetic Form

Disability and Disability Rights Arts - Invisible Disabilities/Autism/Poetry/Golden Shovels Poetic Form

Lesson Summary:

This is a three-part lesson to introduce the student to disability and a disabled artist's work. Disability arts is an art form where the context of the art takes on disability as its theme. Disability art is about exploring the various realities of what it's like to be disabled.  The theme of disability may be used in a variety of ways in how the artist chooses to represent the theme in their work. This lesson uses poetry created by Ian Fay.

Subject and Topic:

Arts, English, Diversity, Autism acceptance

Grades 

9-12

Duration: 

45-50 minutes