Upcoming Workshop: Prepare to Include

Prepare to Include: A Workshop for Teaching Artists
Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
Saturday, June 16, 2007 from 10am until 2pm

Are you actively including the diverse perspectives and approaches of learners with disabilities in your lesson plans? Why should we be offering inclusive arts instruction to learners with diverse abilities?

This short workshop and workbook are packed with practical information that will give teaching artists a clear understanding of how to:

~ Ensure general physical accessibility
~ Reach out to diverse audiences when marketing
~ Apply disability etiquette and establish a classroom culture that
promotes equality
~ Use state and local resources to ensure physical and instructional
accessibility and
~ Apply practical barrier-specific solutions to common challenges to
effectively including learners with unique needs

Fees are $10 for teaching artists who have disabilities and $15 for all others. Fees include workshop materials and snacks. The registration form can be downloaded in Word format by following this link:
https://vsava.sslpowered.com/Forms/Workshop%20Registration%206.16.07.doc