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3rd International Artistic and Scientific Conference
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN ART, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Osijek, Croatia, 1st and 2nd December 2023

Organizer: Academy of Arts and Culture, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek

One of the partners: UNIMA Education, Development and Therapy Commission

Livija Kroflin and Olivia Karaolis (University of Sydney) – members of the Programme Committee

One session was a hybrid one to make it possible for the EDT members to attend.

Our members as participants:

Matt Smith: workshop

Section “PUPPETS”

Livija Kroflin: moderator

Oscar Goldszmidt: “An experience in a day care institution Maria Claro for disabled children”

Felice Amato: “Through the hand: the hand puppet as integrated arts-research theme in a course about accessibility for educators and pre-service teachers”

Joanne Oussoren: “Room for transformation – research in art projects for people with disabilities”

Matt Smith: “Santos cages, wheelchairs, puppet cities and what we can do”

Not participating but will send papers:

Olivia Karaolis: “Towards an autistic curriculum. Puppets and autistic adolescents”

Hrvoje Bogojević (with Danijela Kasumović Maružin): “Look at me through the eyes of a puppet: A puppet in the process of helping students with multiple difficulties to adapt to a new school environment”