Jack Straw and Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences have provided audio education and training to blind and visually impaired youth since 1997.
The Blind Youth Audio Project, begun in 1997 by Jack Straw Cultural Center and Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences, is an annual workshop series run in conjunction with The Washington State Department of Services for the Blind (DSB)’s Youth Employment Solutions (YES) program. Blind and visually impaired students from across Washington state are housed at the University of Washington for 6 weeks while participating in job placement programs all around Seattle. As a component of the program, students are invited to attend a series of 8 workshops (twice weekly for four weeks) at Jack Straw’s studios. Students ages 9-13 take part in a summer camp for independent living, known as SKILLS. Youth Employment Solution (YES) students work in two groups, ages 14-15 (YES 1) and 16 through high school graduation (YES 2).
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The Americans with Disabilities act turns 30 on July 26th! In celebration of this landmark piece of civil rights legislation, we’re sharing this flash drama and song we made with our 2015 Blind Youth Audio Project students to mark the ADA’s 25th anniversary. We hope you’ll enjoy and share, in recognition of this important anniversary. […]
Categories: Youth Education Programs
Blind Youth: Telling Your Story: After 23 years working with blind and visually impaired youth in our studios every summer, this week we started our first online program for blind and visually impaired high school students. Working with a team of ten Jack Straw artists, teens are creating original radio theater and music projects. We […]
Categories: Writers Program, Youth Education Programs
Jack Straw provides several different types of in-school and out of school programs for youth. Find out more about the types of programs we offer.
Programs for the Blind/Visually Impaired
Since 1995, Jack Straw has provided access and training in audio production for blind and visually impaired individuals of all ages.
Interested in working with Jack Straw as a resident artist, volunteer, teaching artist, or staff member?
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Here you’ll find past podcasts from our Soundpages, Artist of the Week and Writers Programs. |
