A Bibliography on Stigma, Access and Theatre/Drama Therapy with People who have Diabilities

DRAMA/THEATRE AND DISABILITY

Astell-Burt, C (1981). Puppetry for Mentally Handicapped People. Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.

Bailey, S.D. (1993).Wings to Fly: Bringing Theatre Arts to Students with Special Needs. Rockville, MD: Woodbine House.

Bailey, S.D. (1997). "Drama: A powerful tool for social skill development," Disability Solutions. Vol 2 (1), pp. 1-5.

Bailey, S.D. (2002).Dreams to Sign. Bethesda, MD: Imagination Stage.

Behr, M.W., Snyder, A.B., & Clopton, A.S. (1979). Drama Integrates Basic Skills: Lesson Plans for the Learning Disabled. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, Publisher.

Cattanach, A. (1992). Drama for People with Special Needs. New York: Drama Book Publishers.

Chesner, A. (1995). Dramatherapy for People with Learning Disabilities: A World of Difference. London: Jessica Kingsley Publisher.

Cohen, H. (1995). Dramatically Able: Making Drama Accessible to Participants with Disabilities, Ann Arbor, MI: Wild Swan Theatre. Book plus video.

Cohen, H. (1985). "Conflicting values in creating theatre with the developmentally disabled: A study of Theatre Unlimited," The Arts in Psychotherapy. Vol. 12, pp. 3-10.

McCaslin, N. (2000). "Creative Drama and the Special Child," Creative Drama in the Classroom and Beyond. 7th ed., New York: Longman.

Peter, M. (1994). Drama for All: Developing Drama in the Curriculum with Pupils with Special Education Needs. London: David Fulton Publishers.

Shaw, A.M., & Steven, C.J. (1979). Drama, Theatre, and the Handicapped. Washington, D.C.: American Theatre Association.

Shaw, A.M., Perks, W. & Stevens, C.J. (1981). Perspectives: A Handbook in Drama the Theatre By, With, and For Handicapped Individuals. Washington, DC: American Theatre Association.

Tomlinson, R. (1982). Disability, Theatre, and Education. Bloomington, IN: Indianna University Press, 1982.

Warren, B. & Dunne, T. (1989). Drama Games: A Practical Guide for Leaders Working with Disabled People. Ontario, Canada: Captus Press.

Wisehart, C. (1997). Storms and Illuminations: 18 years of Access Theatre. Santa Barbara, CA: Emily Publications.

 

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STIGMA

Allport, G. (1958). The Nature of Prejudice. New York: Doubleday.

Beck, A.T. (1999). Prisoners of Hate. New York: HarperCollins.

Condeluci, A. (1996). Beyond Difference. Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press.

Condeluci, A. (unkn). Interdependence: The Route to Community. Delray Beach, FL: St. Lucie Press.

Crutchfield, S., & Epstein, M (ed.). (2000). Points of Contact: Disability, Art, and Culture. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Fries, K. (ed.) (1997). Staring Back: The Disability Experience from the Inside Out. New York: Penguin Group.

Goffman, E. (1986).  Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Hardaway, B. "Imposed inequality and misommunication between physically impaired and psychically nonimpaired interactants in American society," The Howard Journal of Communications. Vol 3 (1 & 2), pp. 139-148.

Jones, R. L. (ed). (1985). Reflections on Growing Up Disabled. Reston, VA: ERIC.

Lichtenberg, P., van Beusekom, J., & Gibbons, D. (1997). Encountering Bigotry: Befriending Projecting Persons in Everyday Life. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Murphy, R.F. (1987). The Body Silent. New York: Henry Hold and Co.

Pelka, F. (1980). "Sick? It's your own damn fault!" On the Issues. Spring, pp. 34-37.

Schneider, J.W., & Conrad, P. (1980). "In the closet with illness: Epilepsy, stigma potential and information control," Social Problems. Vol. 28 (1), pp. 32-44.

Sontag, S. (1990). Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and its Metaphors. New York: Doubleday.

Susman, J. (1994). "Disability, stigma and deviance." Social Science and Medicine. Vol. 38 (1), pp. 15-22.

Wang, C. (1992). "Culture, meaning and disability: Injury prevention campaigns and the production of stigma," Social Science and Medicine. Vol. 36 (5), pp. 615-623.

Westbrook, M., Legge, V., & Pennay, M. (1993). "Attitudes towards disabilities in a multicultural society, " Social Science and Medicine. Vol. 35 (9), pp. 1093-1102.

Young-Bruehl, E. (1996). The Anatomy of Prejudices. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

 

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EDUCATIONAL ADAPTAIONS / ALTERNATE APPROACHES

Armstrong, T. (1987). In Their Own Way: Discovering and Encouraging Your Child's Personal Learning Style. Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc.

Armstrong, T. (1993). Seven Kinds of Smart: identifying and Developing Your Many Intelligences. New York: Penguin Books.

Armstrong, T. (2000). Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom. 2nd Ed., Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Gardner, H. (1999). Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligneces for the 21st Century. New York: Basic Books.

Gardner, H. (1993). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences: 10th Anniversary Edition. New York: Basic Books.

Gardner, H. (1992). Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York: Basic Books.

Goleman, D. (1998). Working with Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam Books.

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. New York: Bantam Books.

Levine, M. (2002). A Mind At A Time. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Markova, D. (1991). The Art of the Possible: A Compassionate Approach to Understanding the Way People Think, Learn, & Communicate. Emeryville, CA: Conari Press.

Sarason, S.B. (1990). The Challenge of Art to Psychology. New York: Yale University Press.

Williams, L.V. (1986). Teaching for the Two-Sided Mind: A Guide to Right Brain/Left Brain Education. New York: Simon & Schuster.

 

 

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OTHER ACCESS ISSUES

Duncan, J. Gish, C., Mulholland, M.E., & Townsend, A. (1977). Environmental Modifications for the Visually Impaired: A Handbook. New York: American Foundation for the Blind.

Ludins-Katz, F, & Kats, E. (1990). "Arts and Disabilities: Establishing the Creative Art Center for People with Disabilities." Cambridge, MA: Brookline Books.

National Endowment for the Arts (1989 revised.). "The Arts and 504: A 504 Handbook for Accible Arts Programming." Washington, DC: NEA.

National Endowment for the Arts (1994). "Design for Accessibility: An Arts Administrator's Guide." Washington, DC: NEA.

Research and Training Center on Independent Living (2001). "Guidelines for Reporting and Writing about People with Disabilities." 6th ed. (and many other resources), Lawrence, KS. Or go to website at: http://wwwrtcil.org

Very Special Arts Maine (unkn). Theatre Without Limits. VHS 26 minutes.