Recreation and Leisure

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III. Recreation and Leisure

Adlem, Andrew; Arco, Lucius; Ngan, Carolyn, “An analysis of independent engagement of persons with profound multiple handicaps,” Behaviour Change, 1990.

Bailey, S. D., Wings to fly: Bringing theatre arts to students with special needs, Rockville, MD: Woodbine House, 1993.  

Caldwell, Linda L.; Gilbert, Adrienne A., “Leisure, health, and disability: A review and discussion,” Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, Fall,  1990.  

“A center for artists with developmental disabilities,” (National Institute of Art and Disabilities), Aging, n366 p35(3), Fall, 1994.

Center for Recreation and Disability Studies, School-community leisure link: Leisure education program, Chapel Hill, NC: Center for Recreation and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1992.

Center for Recreation and Disability Studies, The wake leisure education program: An integral part of special education: A facilitator’s manual containing field-tested leisure education curriculum materials: Designed for use by recreation specialists and teachers, Chapel Hill, NC:, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991.

Congdon, David M.; Et al., A Part, Not Apart: A Systematic Approach to Integrated Recreation and Leisure for Developmentally Disabled Adults, Grant-Blackford Development Center, 1981

Coyne, P., Nybery, C., & Vandenburg, M. L., Developing leisure time skills for persons with autism: A practical approach for home, school, and community,  Future Horizons, Arlington, TX, 1999.

Dattilo, J., Inclusive leisure services: Responding to the rights of people with disabilities, Venture Publishing, Inc., State College, PA, 1994.

Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Human Development Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Leisure time activities : a resource manual for developmentally disabled individuals and their advocates, Washington, D.C., 1980.

Eichstaedt, C. B., & Lavay, B. W., Physical Activity for Individuals with Mental Retardation, Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL, 1992.

Evans DW, Hodapp RM, Zigler E., “Mental and chronological age as predictors of age-appropriate leisure activity in children with mental retardation,“ Ment Retard, Apr;33(2):120-7, 1995.

Gold, D., & Crawford, C., Leisure connections: Enabling people with a disability to lead richer lives in the community, The G. Allan Roeher Institute, York University, Ontario, Canada, 1988.

Gold, D., & McGill, J. (Eds.), The pursuit of leisure: Enriching lives with people who have a disability, The G. Allan Roeher Institute, York University, Ontario, Canada, 1988.

Hackett, L. K., Everybody belongs: Tips for including your child in community recreation, New Hampshire Developmental Disabilities Council, 1994.

Hamre-Nietupski, Susan, Krajewski, Lynn, Riehle, Ruth, “Enhancing Integration During the Summer: Combined Educational and Community Recreation Options for Students with Severe Mental Retardation,” Education and training in mental retardation, v 27 n 1, March, 1992.

Harlan, J., A guide to setting up a creative art experiences program for older adults with developmental disabilities, Bloomington, IN: Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities, 1992.

Hayden, M.F, Soulen, T., Tabourne, C.E.S., “A Matched, Comparative Study of the Recreation Integration of Adults with Mental Retardation who Moved into the Community and those who Remained at the Institution,” Therapeutic recreation journal, v 30 n 1, 1996.

Hellendoorn J, Hoekman J, Imaginative play in children with mental retardation, Ment Retard, Oct;30(5):255-63, 1992.

Heyne, L. A., Amado, R. S., & Denelle, D., Integrating children and youth with disabilities into community recreation agencies: One agency's experience and recommendations, The Jewish Community Center of the Greater St. Paul Area, 1987.

Heyne, L. A., Schleien, S. J., & McAvoy, L. H., Making friends: Using recreation activities to promote friendship between children with and without disabilities, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration, Minneapolis.

Heyne, L. A., Schleien, S. J., & Rynders, J. E., IMPACT: Feature issue on inclusive recreation and families, v9 n4, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration, Minneapolis, Fall, 1996.

Heyne, Linda, and Frederick Green, “Friendship between adults with and without developmental Disabilities,” Parks & Recreation, n10 p14(7), October, 1994.

Human Services Research Institute, Trying to play together: Competing paradigms in approaches to integration through recreation and leisure, Cambridge, MA 1992.

Hutchinson, P., & McGill, J., Leisure, integration and community, Leisurability Publications, Inc., Ottawa, Canada, 1992.

Kelley, J. D., & Frieden, L. (Eds.), Go for it: A book on sport and recreation for persons with disabilities, Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.

Kennedy, Jody, “Art in the Lives of Students with Disabilities,” (Brief Article), School Arts, v99 i2 p45, Oct, 1999.

Lee, Laura L., “Leisure involvement and the subjective well-being of young adults with mental retardation,” Dissertation Abstracts International, September, 1990.

Levin, J., & Enselein, K., Fun for everyone: A guide to adapted leisure activities for children with disabilities, Minneapolis, MN: AbleNet, 1990.

Lord, J., Participation: Expanding community and leisure experiences for people with severe handicaps. Downsview, Ontario: The G. Allan Roeher Institute, Ontario, Canada, 1981.

Lord, Michal Anne,  “Leisure's role in enhancing social competencies of individuals with developmental disabilities,” (Research Update), Parks & Recreation, v32 n4 p35(5), April, 1997.

Lucke, Herman H, “Generating and maintaining independent leisure activity in people with mental retardation,” (dissertation), Dissertation Abstracts International, May, 1990.   

Mahon, Michael J., Mactavish, Jennifer, Bockstael, Erika, “Social Integration, Leisure, and Individuals with Intellectual Disability,” Parks & recreation, v 35 n 4, April, 2000.

Mahon, Michael, and Erika Bockstael, “Social Integration, Leisure, and Individuals with-Intellectual Disability,” Parks & Recreation, v35 i4 p25, April, 2000.

Malone DM, Stoneman Z, “Cognitive play of mentally retarded preschoolers: observations in the home and school,“ Am J Ment Retard, 94(5):475-87, March, 1990.

Malone, Gregory and Bill Maslek, Planning therapeutic outdoor programs, Parks & Recreation, v18 p47(2), Sept, 1983.

Matthew P. Janicki and Edward F. Ansello, Clinical applications of music therapy in developmental disability, paediatrics, and neurology, edited by Tony Wigram and Jos De Backer; foreword by Colwyn Trevarthen, London; Philadelphia: J. Kingsley Publishers, 1999.

Modell SJ, Rider RA, Menchetti BM, “An exploration of the influence of educational placement on the community recreation and leisure patterns of children with developmental disabilities,” Percept Mot Skills, Oct;85(2):695-704, 1997.

Moon, M. S. (Ed.), Making school and community recreation fun for everyone, Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1994.

Newman, S., Small steps forward: Using games and activities to help your pre-school child with special needs, Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999.

Oldfield A, Adams M, “The effects of music therapy on a group of profoundly mentally handicapped adults,” J Ment Defic Res, Apr;34 ( Pt 2):107-25, 1990.

Parsons MB, Reid DH, “Evaluating and improving residential treatment during group leisure situations: a program replication and refinement,” Res Dev Disabil. Jan-Feb;14(1):67-85, 1993.

Eric Perlman Productions, No barriers [videorecording], Truckee, CA, A 30-minute video, 1994.  

Powers, Janet; Ball, Thomas S., "Video Games to Augment Leisure Programming in a State Hospital Residence for Developmentally Disabled Clients," Journal of Special Education Technology, v6 n1, Winter, 1983.

Realon, Rodney E.; Favell, James E.; Lowerre, Ann, “The effects of making choices on engagement levels with persons who are profoundly multiply handicapped,” Education & Training in Mental Retardation, September, 1990.

Realon, Rodney E.; Et al., "Teaching Severely Handicapped Persons to Provide Leisure Activities to Peers," Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, v6 n3 p203-19 1986.

Rimmer, J. H., Fitness and Rehabilitation Programs for Special Populations, Brown and Benchmark Publishers, Dubuque, IA, 1994.

Rimmer, J. H., Physical Fitness in People With Mental Retardation, The ARC of the United States fact sheet.

The G. Allan Roeher Institute,  The pursuit of leisure: Enriching lives with people who have a disability, Downsview, ON, CANADA, 1988.

Rynders, J. E. & Schleien, S. J.,  Together successfully: creating recreational and educational programs that integrate people with and without disabilities. Association for Retarded Citizens of the United States, P. O. Box 1047, Arlington, Texas 76004. $12.50 including postage, 1991.

Savard, C. ,"Taking part in the dream." In G. Allan Roeher Institute, Eds., The pursuit of leisure: Enriching the lives with people who have a disability, The G. Allan Roeher Institute, Ontario, Canada, 1988.

Schleien, S. J., & Ray, M. T., Community recreation and persons with disabilities: Strategies for Integration, Paul H. Brookes, Baltimore, 1988.

Schleien, Stuart, Ed.; Rynders, John, Ed., "Integrated Leisure and Recreation," IMPACT, v2 n3 Fall 1989.

Schleien, S. J., McAvoy, L., Lais, G., & Rynders, J. Integrated outdoor education and adventure programs, Sagamore, Champaign, IL, 1993.

Schleien, S. J., Rynders, J. E., Heyne, L. A., & Tabourne, C. E. S., Powerful partnerships: Parents and professionals building inclusive recreation programs together, University of Minnesota Institute on Community Integration, Minneapolis, 1995.

Schloss, P. J., Hughes, C. A., & Smith, M. A. (Eds.), Community integration for persons with mental retardation, Boston: College-Hill Press, 1988. 

Schleien, Stuart J. (Editor), Luanna H. Meyer, Linda A. Heyne, Lifelong Leisure Skills and Lifestyles for Persons With Developmental Disabilities, Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 1995.

Steffens, Kathleen M, “Leisure creation patterns and social networks of young adults with moderate to profound levels of mental retardation,” (dissertation), Dissertation Abstracts International, August 1990.

Tedrick, Ted, Editor, Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities and Leisure: Issues, Policy, and Practice, Haworth Pr., 1997.

Thom, C., & O'Connor, M., Community Leisure Integration Program: Program manual, Madison School, Madison, WI, 1987.

Walker, P. & Edinger, B., "The kid from Cabin 17." Camping Magazine, May, 19-21. 1988.

Walker, Pam and Shoultz, Bonnie, Center on Human Policy, Supporting Children and Youth with Disabilities in Integrated Recreation and Leisure Activities, (The Arc of the United States fact sheet)

Walker, P. (1990). Resources on integrated recreation/leisure opportunities for children and teens with developmental disabilities, Center on Human Policy, contact Rachael Zubal, Center on Human Policy, 200 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244, 1990.

Walker, Pam, Promoting Inclusion in Recreation and Leisure Activities: An Information Package, National Resource Center on Supported Living and Choice Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University, August, 1999.

Irene M. Ward & Associates, I belong out there: Finding fun and friendship in the community [videorecording], Columbus, OH: A 24-minute video, 1995.

Wehman, P. & Schleien, S., Leisure programs for handicapped persons: adaptations, techniques and curriculum  University Park Press, Baltimore, 1981.  

Wehman, Paul, "Research on Leisure Time and the Severely Developmentally Disabled," Rehabilitation Literature, 38, 4, 98-105, Apr 77. 1977

Wehman, Paul H., "A Leisure Time Activities Curriculum for the Developmentally Disabled," Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded; 11, 4, 309-13, Dec 76.

Wheeler, Barbara L., “Experiencing Pleasure in Working with Severely Disabled Children,” Journal of music therapy, v 36 n 1, Spring 1999.

Wigram, Tony and Jos De Backer, Clinical applications of music therapy in developmental disability, paediatrics, and neurology, J. Kingsley Publishers, London; Philadelphia , 1999.

Wilhite, Barbara, Kleiber, Douglas A., “The Effect of Special Olympics Participation on Community Integration,” Therapeutic recreation journal, v 26 n 4, 1992.  

Wilhite, Barbara, Gail Hoge and M. Jean Keller,  ”Living the good life,” (recreational services for developmentally disabled older adults), Parks & Recreation, v27 n3 p64(4), March, 1992.

Wilhite, Barbara; Et al., "Recreation and Leisure Services and Residential Alternatives for Persons with Developmental Disabilities," Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v24 n4, Dec 1989.

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