The Foundation has been supporting the rehabilitation of disabled people in Occupational Therapy Workshops for years, implementing cultural and educational projects. The Occupational Therapy Workshop is a day care facility for people with intellectual disabilities. It deals with social and professional rehabilitation and improves the mobility and manual skills of its participants. Thanks to this project, we have provided facilities working with people with intellectual disabilities with tools to support their work in the event of the inability to work with them remotely in the facility. These tools include 11 instructional videos, including two in the form of animations with selected art therapy techniques. Thanks to international cooperation, we have been able to create products of the highest quality, usability and meeting the highest educational standards. Intellectual products were evaluated and tested in partner countries to assess their therapeutic and educational value. By testing the videos on a large, international audience, we adjusted their quality to the capabilities and expectations of people with intellectual disabilities.
The presented project was a continuation of activities for people with intellectual disabilities. The aim of the project was to improve the situation of people with intellectual disabilities during the Covid19 pandemic by creating tools for remote art therapy. The Foundation has been supporting the rehabilitation of people with disabilities for years, implementing cultural and educational projects. The best form of therapy that improves manual skills, eye-hand coordination, increases the level of satisfaction and self-confidence is art therapy, a method based on broadly understood art and creativity. During the pandemic, we noticed that isolation and interruption of therapy has drastic effects on the functioning of people with disabilities. An attempt to support in the form of a telephone conversation is insufficient. It is necessary to create tools that facilitate remote work with this particular group, this tool must be properly prepared, in a clear and legible way, it should provide step-by-step instructions. An image supported by a conversation with an instructor will significantly facilitate the performance of the assigned activities. We have created 11 instructional videos enabling you to conduct art therapy remotely.