Murals on Disabilities

Xavier Cortada, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Miami School of Medicine, has worked with the UM Mailman Center for Child Development staff and patients, and people/children with disabilities and their families to create murals, art projects and exhibits on disabilities, see samples below.  These efforts aim to educate participants and the public at large on issues such as inclusion, self-determination, and equality.  

To learn more about how you can have Mr. Cortada create a similar mural during your conference or event, please click on the hyperlinks above.

The Art of Inclusion:   A Children's Collage.  Creation of a collaborative mural that allows University of Miami Mailman Center/Debbie School children with normal developmental abilities to work together with their peers who have varying disabilities such as hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and genetic disorders.

a r t HistoryDisabilityArt an exhibit about the History of Disabilities is co-presented by the University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development and the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs.

Other mural projects on disabilities:

	Special Olympics Mural: Working with students with trainable mentally disabilities at Kensington Park Elementary School to create a mural for the Special Olympics Opening Ceremonies on October 23, 1998 at the Bayfront Amphitheater in Miami's Claude and Mildred Pepper Bayfront Park.
	Hope, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, 1996: Hope--created mural with visually impaired children at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Miami, Florida, 1996. New Visions, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, 1997: Miami Lighthouse for the Blind "New Visions Project" --bringing together clients, volunteers and neighborhood (Little Havana) residents to create murals challenging societal perceptions and biases about the visually impaired; funded by a community grant from Cultural Affairs Council of Metro Dade