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Accessible Arts Education: Principles, Habits, and Strategies to Unleash Every Student’s Creativity and Learning
Empower every student to explore their creative potential with Accessible Arts Education by Rhoda Bernard. This essential guide offers practical strategies to make arts instruction inclusive for students with disabilities. Learn to reduce barriers, support diverse learning needs, and foster an equitable classroom where all students can thrive in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Teachers in K–12 schools, higher education, and community settings can use this book
Encourage disabled students’ agency through open dialogues about their strengths and learning needs
Anticipate and alleviate barriers to student engagement, participation, and learning
Reduce student anxiety through structured class environments and regularized routines
Explore new teaching methods that stimulate different learning modalities for all students
Incorporate greater visual cues, signals, and strategies to improve student learning
Plan for instances of sensory overload and how best to respond and mitigate the effects
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Accessible Arts Education?
Chapter 2: Encourage Students to Exercise Control and Agency
Chapter 3: Alleviate Anxiety and Create a Safe Learning Space
Chapter 4: Use Multiple Modalities and Pedagogical Approaches
Chapter 5: Support Learning With Visual Tools
Chapter 6: Anticipate and Alleviate Sensory Issues
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index
Teachers in K–12 schools, higher education, and community settings can use this book
Encourage disabled students’ agency through open dialogues about their strengths and learning needs
Anticipate and alleviate barriers to student engagement, participation, and learning
Reduce student anxiety through structured class environments and regularized routines
Explore new teaching methods that stimulate different learning modalities for all students
Incorporate greater visual cues, signals, and strategies to improve student learning
Plan for instances of sensory overload and how best to respond and mitigate the effects
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Accessible Arts Education?
Chapter 2: Encourage Students to Exercise Control and Agency
Chapter 3: Alleviate Anxiety and Create a Safe Learning Space
Chapter 4: Use Multiple Modalities and Pedagogical Approaches
Chapter 5: Support Learning With Visual Tools
Chapter 6: Anticipate and Alleviate Sensory Issues
Epilogue
References and Resources
Index
256 pages
Published September 16, 2025
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