Upstream Arts Newsletters
News and Journal Articles About Upstream Arts
Twin Cities Daily Planet: Upstream Arts: Movement, music, and theater build social skills for youth with disabilities (2009) Read about the work that Upstream Arts is doing in the Twin Cities Daily Planet. Special Olympics of Minnesota: The Forerunner (2008) This article in the Special Olympics' newsletter, The Forerunner, highlights Upstream Arts' work. Access Press (2008) Read about Upstream Arts' work with the Children's Museum in Access Press. The Autism File USA: Autism on the Stage (2009) This article in The Autism File USA about performing arts programs for children on the autism spectrum inlcudes information on Upstream Arts' collaborative work with the Autism Society of Minnesota. The Autism Society of Minnesota: Perspectives on Autism (2009) Read about Upstream Arts' partnership with The Autism Society of Minnesota in this article from their newsletter. Books
Creative Expressive Activities and Asperger's Syndrome (2006) Moving Over the Edge: Artists with Disabilities Take the Leap by Pamela Kay Walker (2005)
No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement by Joseph Shapiro (1994) A great primer on the Disability Rights Movement Research Articles on Arts and Disability
Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development (2002) This compendium of research studies has been widely used to make the case that arts learning is essential. It can be downloaded for free on the Arts Education Partnership website. Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement (2006) This short but sweet article uses non technical language to summarize recent research on the value of arts learning. It can be downloaded for free on the Arts Education Partnership website. Disability Status Report: Minnesota (2007) Get the most recent statistics about people with disabilities in the state of Minnesota in the latest Status Report. Outcome-Based Evaluation of a Social Skills Program Using Art Therapy and Group Therapy for Children on the Autism Spectrum (2008) This article from the journal Children & Schools discusses the specific impact that arts therapy has on children and youth with Autism. Click here to download it. How Students with Disabilities Learn In and Through the Arts: An Investigation of Educator Perspectives (2004) This research article by VSA arts discusses how arts learning has particular benefits for students with disabilities. Click here to download it. |