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Project

Expressive Arts Based Virtual Support Program for People Living with Paralysis

Center:

AZ-Sonoran UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2022

Contact Information:

Yumi Shirai
[email protected]
520-621-9427

Project Description:

This grant supports a virtual expressive arts-based program to facilitate social connection and provide peer support and promote peer engagement for adults living with paralysis. To start, a 10-week pilot program will be developed to provide 1) step-by-step visual art instruction, 2) step-by-step movement instruction, and 3) free form process painting and discussion that are adapted by input and feedback from the pilot participants, with approximately 24 individuals served. Participants will be evaluated on decreased perceived social isolation, increased sense of belonging, increased size of social network, increased number/quality of social contact, and increased confidence in using creative art media.

Keyword(s):

expressive art, technology, IDD, virtual

Core Function(s):

Other Direct/Model Services

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Adults with Disabilities

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Disadvantaged Circumstances, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban, Specific Groups

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County