Whilst researching my MA dissertation in Disability Arts (2005), I volunteered with Pyramid of Arts<\/a> and Musical Arc<\/a>, two Leeds based Disability Arts organisations for people with various impairments including learning difficulties. I facilitated the members\u2019 learning and involvement in a range of art media, whilst discovering more about their group identity as Disabled artists and the empowering effect that art was having on their lives. I am enthusiastic about the possibility of building on and expanding this work. <\/p>\n Published work: please see MA in Disability Studies<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whilst researching my MA dissertation in Disability Arts (2005), I volunteered with Pyramid of Arts and Musical Arc, two Leeds based Disability Arts organisations for people with various impairments including learning difficulties. I facilitated the members\u2019 learning and involvement in a range of art media, whilst discovering more about their group \u2026 Continue reading