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Expressive Art-Therapies and Assistive Technology in Education and Rehabilitation

There are a lot of evidence, based on practical and clinical experience, about preventive and curative role of art in various field of human existence. Dealing with art is based on personal experience and inner freedom, and does not assume any restrictions in the process of own expression But, some limitation can be occurred which are influenced by the lower level of functional and motoric ability, sensory deficit, intellectual disability or lack of motivation. In such conditions using different kind of assistive technology can be very helpful. That is mean that development of different kind of modern computer software and numerous technological discoveries enable persons with disabilities to be included in various areas of artistic expression. So, in this paper some possibilities of using assistive technology in the frame of art-therapy, music therapy, dance movement therapy and bibliotherapy will be considered. One of the most important assumptions is that program of expressive art- therapies should be defined following one person’s needs ; its functional, intellectual and psychosocial abilities and levels of motivation and interest. In that way, a safe, playful and enjoyable environment could be arranged which can induce positive emotional response, stronger interpersonal communication and better acquisition of psychomotor skills. But also, additional efforts should be focused on creating new approaches in the frame of assistive technology that would facilitate experience and expression associated with art.

art, art-therapies, assistive technology, self-expression

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