Ragen Carpenter
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9/15/2022
Topic:
Students With Disabilities
Ragen Carpenter
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My first year of teaching middle school, I had a boy who had very short arms with some movement in his hands. He was confined to a wheel chair and had ticks that caused him to have his head placed into two, side supports that attached the back of his wheelchair. Due his arms were short and his hands wobbled uncontrollably, he could hold a pencil in his mouth and write short words. We were embracing painting and Van Gogh. We were experimenting with various subject matters and decided on the Sunflower Still-life. Working with a reliable parent, we were able to build him a tall, wooden table that stretched across the width of his wheel chair. The table was tall enough for him for him to reach with his mouth. This amazing young man placed the paintbrush into his mouth and due to the height of his new studio table...this boy painted (maybe even for the first time??). |