Socio-cultural rehabilitation of adolescent and senior school-aged children with vision disabilities: modern technologies

The article deals with the issues of socio-cultural rehabilitation of adolescent and elder school-aged children with vision disabilities. The socio-cultural approach to the adaptation problems of the individual child with a disability is the methodological basis of conducted research. The article discloses the relationship of this approach to cultural and leisure activity and shows the role of the child´s personality leisure space as a prerequisite for full development. The authors consider the concept of "socio-cultural rehabilitation" of children with disabilities and reveal its essence, show the role of creative technologies in the work with these children and the effectiveness of the use of socio-cultural animation. The article presents proven experience of the use of theatrical animation in the socio-cultural rehabilitation of children with vision disabilities by the example of the project work of the students studying on training program "Service". The article describes the experience of applying the method of mapping to the sphere of cultural and creative services of a particular territory and shows the results of the mapping of Novosibirsk theater studios providing services in theater education for children of senior school age. This allowed to identify a narrow range of services aimed at attracting children with disabilities. In addition, the authors analyze the survey results of children with vision disabilities in the city of Novosibirsk in respect of theatrical art, as well as the young actors, the audience for the possibility of the integration of sight-disabled children in a joint theatrical activity. The authors define he technology features of theatrical animation as a means of adaptation and socialization of this category of children and the necessary conditions for its use in theatrical schools and studios. Based on the foregoing, the authors make conclusions about the need for the integrated use of cultural and creative and social-security technologies on the principle of complementariness as the most effective way of solving the socio-cultural rehabilitation of children with disabilities.