On Monday, October 20th, at 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, members of the Great Neck branch of AYLUS gathered at the Great Neck house to assist with the accessible art program.
The accessible art program helps children and young adults with disabilities explore their creativity and imagination through art of all different kinds. Each week, the students do a different project with multiple steps. Not something that limits their creativity like a coloring book. All of the students were age 16 and above.
This program allows students to put away their personal life and let loose and draw. It lets the students socialize with people outside of school.
The volunteers helped with instructions and small tasks like glueing things down, cutting out shapes, sorting out beads, and trimming borders. The volunteers offered support and encouragement to the students.
Reported by: Ting Lan Chen
Volunteers (2hrs): Ting Lan Chen and Allison Shilagani.