Visual Art Activities as a Means of Realizing Aspects of Empowerment for Blind and Visually Impaired Young People
In this article, we present a study that examined the effects of visual art activities on the realization of aspects of empowerment in a blind ninth-g.
- Pub. date: January 15, 2025
- Online Pub. date: October 22, 2024
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In this article, we present a study that examined the effects of visual art activities on the realization of aspects of empowerment in a blind ninth-grade elementary school female student with minimal residual vision. We focused on three key aspects: well-being, positive self-image, and empowerment of strengths and weaknesses. In addition to the student, her mother and a personal assistant who accompanies the student during each activity in art class participated in the study. Based on initial interviews with all three participants, we developed ten visual art activities that address at least one of the listed aspects in different ways. Based on interviews, rating scales, observations and analysis of the visual art solutions, we found that visual art activities have a significant impact on improving a person's well-being, helping to strengthen a good self-image, reinforcing strong areas and developing weaker ones. In the future, we could broaden the range of psychological aspects that could be influenced by artistic activities, and we would also obtain more interesting and reliable results if more people with different special needs were included in the research.
Keywords: Primary school, visual art education, visually challenged, self-help, self-perception.
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