The situation of art education for disabled people in a new visual age

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Bülent Salderay

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In this research, the position of art education for disabled people in the new visual age has been evaluated. For this purpose, some subtitles were determined. The subtitles were examined with to address these questions: what is new modern world and visual structure?, what kind of connection there is between art and technology?, what kind of connection there is among technology, education and disability?, what is the situation of art, technology and disability in new age?,  what kind of connection there is among adaptive technology, art and disability?

Results of this research revealed that: (1) new modern world will be in accordance with new visual structure and this connection will continue in the future with renewal; (2) art and technology have a strong connection and this strong structure at present and in the future affects the relationship between them; (3) technology, education and disability depend on each other and this situation creates adaptation to the age and bring innovations;  (4) art, technology and disability have a very strong connection and collaboration in the new age that have ever been before; (5) adaptive technology, art and disability have an essential collaboration and this situation creates new possibilities in every day life.

 Keywords: art education, arts, disabled people, visual age, technology, adaptive tools, rehabilitation.

 

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