| Abstract [eng] |
The society is increasingly focused on people with disabilities to social integrate them into society. Implications for Social integration for handicapts (1991), Social integration for disabled (2005), Special education (1998) laws, Nacional 2003 - 2012 year program for social integration for people with disabilities, putting emphasis on the need to reduce their social exclusion. Noted that social integration can help a person to adapt the social environment, and to improve environmental conditions in order to ensure its successful functioning. Tackling these problems, it is important that a person with vision disabilities participates in social activities , entrustes to his potential and that he would get help to gain a higher level of social competencies. Arts integration is understood as communication and creative artistic activity for people with different development. However, professional attitude for content of integrated art activities, selected repertoire and its adaptation for collective with different abilities and organizing activities have special significance. Research subject – collective musical activity in persons with visual disabilities. Purpose of the research – to reveal opportunities for integration into society for people with visual disabilities through collective musical activities. Research objectives: 1) define the concept of visual disability in scientific literature; 2) overview public attitude to blind people in the context of the historical development; 3) describe the collective musical performance's objectives and targets, typical for visually impaired people; 4) discuss forms for musical activities for people with visual disability; 5) explore the attitude of people with visual disabilities to collective musical expression. For the research were chosen poeple from Blind and Visually Impaired division in Šiauliai cultural center and Public Institutions \"Aksida \" persons with visual disabilities. The results showed, that visually impaired people in music classes receive a lot of possitive emotions and experiences, develop their singing skills, express themselves freely, feel relaxed, get self-confidence. In summary with research results, collective musical activity provides blind and visually impaired poeple with possitive mood, emocional feelings, encourages communication, helps to feel happy, promotes their independence, trains in thinking, will, increases imagination, forms targeted person. |
