The Theory and Practice of Anti-Ableist Arts Education is an asynchronous collection of modules that invites arts educators and administrators to consider what changes when our students’ disabilities are not just learning needs to design for but are also cultural identities to value in our classrooms. Throughout the course, we engage with historical work and thought-provoking readings (theory) that challenge our assumptions about disability and access. We also review concrete resources (practice) that suggest easy-to-implement strategies for meeting students’ needs in the classroom. Both are essential in anti-ableist teaching, which goes beyond integrating resources like accessibility checklists or adaptive tools—though these are useful starting points. This collection of modules provides educators, teaching artists, program administrators, and others with support in both efforts—unpacking concepts like ableism and anti-ableism, introducing ways to understand and design for disability in the classroom, exploring the history and work of disability justice, and providing concrete strategies and suggested arts exemplars for each of the major disciplines.

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This online course is comprised of 15 Modules that may be purchased individually for $75.00 each, or in discounted bundles. Purchase the complete bundle and receive a $100 discount.

Modules 1, 2, and 15 are our gift to you and are FREE with the purchase of any single module or bundle (a value of $225).