Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"

Brianna Vitale provided the painting featured on the cover of the Spring 2014 issue of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. Brianna completed the painting, titled “Flamingo,” using a mouth joystick (joust) to draw the image on her computer and an assistive device to translate her computer artwo...

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Main Author: Molly Bathje MS, OTR/L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Michigan University 2014-04-01
Series:Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Subjects:
Art
Online Access:http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol2/iss2/7/
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spelling doaj-084b6f2a4c414c92b058e7c3eb820b892020-11-25T01:03:51ZengWestern Michigan University Open Journal of Occupational Therapy 2168-64082168-64082014-04-0122710.15453/2168-6408.1106Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"Molly Bathje MS, OTR/L0Western Michigan University, Rush UniversityBrianna Vitale provided the painting featured on the cover of the Spring 2014 issue of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. Brianna completed the painting, titled “Flamingo,” using a mouth joystick (joust) to draw the image on her computer and an assistive device to translate her computer artwork into the watercolor painting. At 12 years old, Brianna has been living for the past 9 years with tetraplegia, the result of a spinal cord injury (SCI). Through technology and with the support of family, friends, and health care professionals, Brianna energetically engages in a variety of creative, social, and philanthropic activities.http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/ojot/vol2/iss2/7/Occupational TherapyArtMusicSpinal Cord InjuryParticipationRehabilitationTechnologyWaterColorBot
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author Molly Bathje MS, OTR/L
spellingShingle Molly Bathje MS, OTR/L
Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Art
Music
Spinal Cord Injury
Participation
Rehabilitation
Technology
WaterColorBot
author_facet Molly Bathje MS, OTR/L
author_sort Molly Bathje MS, OTR/L
title Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
title_short Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
title_full Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
title_fullStr Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
title_full_unstemmed Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
title_sort technology-supported art as a "way to participation"
publisher Western Michigan University
series Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
issn 2168-6408
2168-6408
publishDate 2014-04-01
description Brianna Vitale provided the painting featured on the cover of the Spring 2014 issue of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. Brianna completed the painting, titled “Flamingo,” using a mouth joystick (joust) to draw the image on her computer and an assistive device to translate her computer artwork into the watercolor painting. At 12 years old, Brianna has been living for the past 9 years with tetraplegia, the result of a spinal cord injury (SCI). Through technology and with the support of family, friends, and health care professionals, Brianna energetically engages in a variety of creative, social, and philanthropic activities.
topic Occupational Therapy
Art
Music
Spinal Cord Injury
Participation
Rehabilitation
Technology
WaterColorBot
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