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Maryland offers "The New Directions Waiver" as a means of self-directing state and federal Medicaid dollars for individuals who qualify for supports due to their disability.

This offers the disabled individual the opportunity to use those dollars to best meet their own unique needs. However, it comes with the responsibility to create a plan, a budget, and find your own resources to make the plan a reality.

No centralized source of resources exists. The purpose of this blog is to direct others to resources in our communities and to provide one example of a self-directed plan. (*Caution: The self-directed plan described at the beginning of this blog is for an individual with a 5/5 needs rating, the highest possible rating in Maryland, and therefore the highest budget possible. Most will have a lower rating and a lower budget to work with.) It is also to share firsthand knowledge of experiences that may assist others who self-direct services.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Are You Artistic?

I do oil paintings on canvas, and my daughter loves to paint with tempera on construction paper. She loves to glue things, and loves to use markers and crayons. I have thought about bringing some of my acrylics and canvas to her space to do some art together.

Well, there is a social network that offers opportunities and supports for artists who have disabilities! It is called the The Disabled Artists Social Network.

When you visit the website there is a tab for "blog" and here is one post from that blog:

From

Laurie Homan:

SHIFT

An international juried exhibition for artists with disabilities

Deadline for submissions: March 11, 2011

VSA, the international organization on arts and disability, announces a call for art for artists ages 18 and older who have a physical, cognitive, or mental disability. Artists are invited to submit up to four artworks of any media that address the theme of Shift – an investigation of a moment of change in one’s life that alters the direction of a person’s path.

For more info: www.vsarts.org/shift

To submit artwork: www.callforentry.org

Selected artists will be notified by April 29, 2011.

Selected artwork will be exhibited at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC in June 2011.
DanSocialNetwork · Jan 27 · Tags: vsarts.org"

To visit this website, copy and paste this URL:
http://disabledartistssocialnetworkbuyandsell.wall.fm/index

One of the links on this website took me to another interesting site that supports the arts for people who have disabilities. This site includes dance, theatre, music, art galleries, exhibits, film and television.
Copy and paste this URL to view this site:
http://www.disabledonline.com/link-directory/arts-entertainment/

Also, visit VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability
They have links to sources of adaptive tools for artists and opportunities for artists to show their work. The offer resources to art teachers who want to address special needs in the classroom. To visit VSA, go to http://www.vsarts.org
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