A parent narrates the experiences of her child who has Cerebral Palsy with the different art colleges in Canada. A must read for students with disabilities.

2. About the article
A while back, PortPrep.com
owner Karen Kesteloot exchanged
e-mails with a parent of a child
named Mark who has Cerebral
Palsy and wishes to apply to an art
program in college.

3. About the article
As a result, Mark
has shaky hands,
which makes hand
drawing tasks
difficult for him
compared to
computer aided
work. He also has
an irreparable dent
in his optical nerves. Click here for image source

4. About the article
By the end of their exchanges and
after taking Karen’s advice, the
parent was kind enough to
compile all her findings to the art
schools she and her child visited to
get more information.

5. Conestoga College
PROS
• Friendly, easy to get
around and easy to get
questions answered.
• Liked the way the
studio was set up for
ease of working and
storage
• Electives seem much
more applied
CONS
• No meal plan
• Not easy to get from
studio to room after
hours
• Not many rooms in
residence.

6. Ryerson University
PROS
• Very friendly (the most of all
places)
• only one who held an open
house for students applying
ahead of admissions and have
kept in touch mentioning jobs
for her to apply to
• The resident Is great - huge
selection of stores, restaurants
and pubs to choose from
• Connection with the community
for work experience and
mentorship.
CONS
• Electives were not
practical
• Busy city life and the
congestion
downtown.

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