HIGHLIGHTS
Please read & follow the
complete rules (linked below) carefully!!
Please read & follow the
complete rules (linked below) carefully!!
- The National PTA Special Artist Division is an option for students with disabilities who receive services under IDEA or Section 504 to have the opportunity and accommodations they may need in order to participate fully in the program.
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines an individual with a disability as a person who: (1) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of that person; (2) Has a record of such an impairment; or (3) Is regarded as having such impairment.
- Eligible students entering the Special Artist Division create their own artwork, but may receive non-artistic accommodation and assistance from an adult. Students are recognized and awarded as part of the Special Artist Division.
- Accommodations that are Not Allowed: Individuals providing assistance to special artists may not, in any way, involve themselves in the actual artistic process by: (1) Personally selecting a title for artwork: (2) Writing, editing or interpreting a student’s artist statement, story, poetry or script; (3) Choreographing a dance, composing music or writing lyrics; (4) Drawing, painting or personally creating a visual arts submission, choosing a camera angle, etc.
- Special artists should follow the general rules and guidelines outlined in the arts category student rules specific to their submissions, modified only by accommodations for individuals with disabilities. The accommodation, in general, should be both specific and limited to the student’s disability.