Lee Glaze
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11/20/2020
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Lee Glaze
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I am the magnet coordinator for a middle school for the arts. I work very closely with my ESE coordinator providing accommodations for numerous students with disabilities, students with IEPs and 504 plans. Each year we provide a variety of accommodations for students with disabilities during the audition process for the 5 choice programs with 8 different art areas. For example, students auditioning for our visual arts program would be provided directions both verbally and in writing, repeated directions, extended time to complete the various art exercises and in extreme cases the ability to start over one of the exercises.
A student who I am familiar with is a young man who has been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder and he struggles with expressing himself verbally. He is a student in the visual arts department at our school and was provided accommodations during his audition and continues to do so as a student here. His disability impacts him in a variety of ways. This student becomes very frustrated if he is not understanding the expectations and will often shut down or become angry. First, instruction has to be very concrete and often requires a visual demonstration of the expectations. I was able to provide samples of outcomes of what was expected of him for his digital art project. I had to model for him how to take photos of his artwork in order to upload it digitally for classmates to view. After modeling I provided a step by step written example of how to upload. In addition, I allowed him one additional day to complete his project in order to give him time to complete all components without worrying about time constraints. These few accommodations allowed the student to feel successful. |