special needs

Labors of Love Part II - Studio by the Tracks

by Janet Elizabeth... | January 10th, 2010
Holy Trinity

This is the second in a series highlighting a small few of the stellar volunteer and non-profit arts organizations in the Birmingham area. 

Studio by the Tracks was founded in 1989 by Ila Faye Miller.  They're an arts institution, created ahead of their time, who are still pushing the boundaries of conventional classroom facilities for adults and children with special needs.  This day and age, there is a tremendous amount of research supporting art therapy as a viable treatment for Autism and Asperger's, developmental disabilities that have exponentially multiplied their presence in today's children.  In 1989, Autism was still a nearly unknown phenomenon to mainstream public, making SBTT a cutting edge institution that helped to shape Birmingham's Autism and Asperger's culture. Read more...

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