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Schön for disabled people

Project title

Schön für behinderte Menschen

Description of initiative

The centre for disabled people offers, among others, artistic activities such as music making, painting, dance and sculpture-making for its users. They also show their creations in different spaces including the buildings of the organization and exhibition places. Being creative is often a way for people with mental and multiple disabilities to express their wishes, needs and feelings without using language.

Further information on the initiative

Themes: Culture and...

Individual well-being
Community well-being
Mental health
Physical health
Quality of spaces and built environments
Quality of social relations

Keywords

artistic activities, arts, disabled people, mental disabilities

Target group

Adults | Older people | Youth

Cultural field

Crafts | Dance | Music | Other | Visual arts

Timeframe

1995 - present

Results, benefits, impact and lessons learnt

-

Organizer(s)

Schön für behinderte Menschen
Austria
Private / Business | Other

Partner(s)

Kulturformen
Austria
Private / Business | Culture
Hartheim Handels GmbH
Austria
Private / Business | Other