Also called: Inclusive Arts Teacher, Art Instructor for People with Disabilities
Teaches art to kids and adults with disabilities, adapting tools and lessons so everyone can create.
An adaptive art instructor straps a brush holder onto one student's hand, sets up a slanted easel for another, and uses picture cards to explain the day's project. At the end of the term they hang the group's work in a community gallery show.
Approximate; many roles are part-time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in art education, art therapy, or special education.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Art Education, Special Education, Art Therapy.
Growing about average. Steady demand at nonprofits and day programs.
Low risk for 10 years. Adapting lessons person by person and building trust stays human work.
Classes: Art, Psychology, Child development.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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