Youth and Down Syndrome: A Canadian Practice of Inclusion, Communication and Creative Arts

Abstract

This Participant Action Research Project (PAR) was a collaborative & qualitative research project which explored creative and visual arts as a method for social inclusion and communication. Six youth with Down syndrome (DS) from Nova Scotia were participants. This active participation within a creative and visual arts modality explored and share individual experiences from participation in a social inclusion project during the COVID- 19 lockdown period. Youth experienced community song writing, creative dance, photo collage, and photo voice sessions as a mode of expressive communication.