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Art and painting
This section includes artist equipment and accessories which could be clamped to a wheelchair or specialist items designed for artists with a range of disabilities including people who are blind or partially sighted.
A range of easels are included which are either table top mounted or can be attached to a wheelchair with the use of a range of mounts. Art brushes with larger or different shaped handles are included and may benefit someone with reduced hand grip.1
Help and advice
Disability Arts Online is a web journal that gives people with disabilities and deaf artists, performers, film-makers, writers, and critics a place to talk about developing artistic practice and accessing the arts. There is a directory, including resources, events, opportunities, reviews (including of professional training courses) and a range of other features.
The RNIB has information on Painting and sight loss which includes publications and useful links.
Art Spider is Mencap's learning disability arts website which includes a gallery, resources (including other Arts oganisations), projects and 'Whats on'.
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