Abstract

Brianna Vitale provided the painting featured on the cover of the Spring 2014 issue of The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. Brianna completed the painting, titled “Flamingo,” using a mouth joystick (joust) to draw the image on her computer and an assistive device to translate her computer artwork into the watercolor painting. At 12 years old, Brianna has been living for the past 9 years with tetraplegia, the result of a spinal cord injury (SCI). Through technology and with the support of family, friends, and health care professionals, Brianna energetically engages in a variety of creative, social, and philanthropic activities.

Details

Title
Technology-Supported Art as a "Way to Participation"
Author
Bathje, Molly
First page
7
Section
Occupation and the Artist
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Spring 2014
Publisher
Western Michigan University
e-ISSN
21686408
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2455602994
Copyright
© 2014. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.