Leisure: when an individual is free from work or self-care duties and or engages in intrinsic meaningful activities that increases the person’s satisfaction and overall happiness (Chen.Y, & Chen. S (2013). 155,000 children in Canada between the ages of 5-14 have been diagnosed with a disability(Stats Canada, 2008).This is a big concern because according to Bult et al., (2014), children who have a disability, encounter difficulties engaging in meaningful leisure activities due to the lack of tailored program offerings. How are these children supposed to have the quality of life that they deserve if they are not offered a substantial amount of opportunities to do so? In this research paper, I will be discussing the inequality that exists between
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Throughout the years, many recreation professionals conducted research in regards to leisure and gender or leisure and race, but not leisure and people who have a disabilities until recent years (Aitchison, 2009). In Anaby et al.,’s (2013) research, they discovered that people who have a disability also come across different barriers other than lack of programming such as environmental and technological barriers. An example of an environmental barrier would be a building that is not wheelchair accessible. A technological barrier could be a program that is open to providing programs for children of all abilities, but they do not acquire all of the proper equipment of staff to support children with a disability. Another matter that Anaby et al., (2013) discussed was the fact that even though a program in the community offered programs to children with disabilities, it did not mean they were able to accommodate all of the different varieties of …show more content…
In an Autism Speaks Inc. (2013), pamphlet they describe the ways in which respite and or community programs should be run. They do not believe in a world that is divided by people who have a disability and those who do not. Autism Speaks Inc. (2013), talks about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and how this act promotes equal opportunity for people with disabilities in programs run in the community; the act does not support elimination to youth supports due to the severity of their disability; no child should be turned away from a community program because of their disability; a minimum amount of modification should be added to the programs in order to attempt to include the children with a disability; the family of the child with a disability should never be charged extra to participate in the program, and finally, the parents or guardians of the child with the disability should not be asked to provide the programs with anything additional if it is not required from others. In conclusion, more research needs to be done in this subject and also promoted worldwide. If only a small collection of people have knowledge of the inequality that exists for children with disabilities, the process of eliminating this inequality will take a long time to
Throughout the years, many recreation professionals conducted research in regards to leisure and gender or leisure and race, but not leisure and people who have a disabilities until recent years (Aitchison, 2009). In Anaby et al.,’s (2013) research, they discovered that people who have a disability also come across different barriers other than lack of programming such as environmental and technological barriers. An example of an environmental barrier would be a building that is not wheelchair accessible. A technological barrier could be a program that is open to providing programs for children of all abilities, but they do not acquire all of the proper equipment of staff to support children with a disability. Another matter that Anaby et al., (2013) discussed was the fact that even though a program in the community offered programs to children with disabilities, it did not mean they were able to accommodate all of the different varieties of …show more content…
In an Autism Speaks Inc. (2013), pamphlet they describe the ways in which respite and or community programs should be run. They do not believe in a world that is divided by people who have a disability and those who do not. Autism Speaks Inc. (2013), talks about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and how this act promotes equal opportunity for people with disabilities in programs run in the community; the act does not support elimination to youth supports due to the severity of their disability; no child should be turned away from a community program because of their disability; a minimum amount of modification should be added to the programs in order to attempt to include the children with a disability; the family of the child with a disability should never be charged extra to participate in the program, and finally, the parents or guardians of the child with the disability should not be asked to provide the programs with anything additional if it is not required from others. In conclusion, more research needs to be done in this subject and also promoted worldwide. If only a small collection of people have knowledge of the inequality that exists for children with disabilities, the process of eliminating this inequality will take a long time to