Administration and Management of Leisure Services for Disabled Persons: One Example

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-204
Author(s):  
Veda Beck-Ford ◽  
Wanda Fox-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Leisure Services

Increasing Leisure Activity of Physically Disabled Retarded Persons through Modifying Resource Availability

AAESPH Review ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis H. Reid ◽  
B. S. Willis ◽  
Philip H. Jarman ◽  
Katrina M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Resource Availability ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Developmentally Disabled ◽  
Leisure Services ◽  
Early Evening ◽  
Leisure Behavior ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Baseline Conditions ◽  
Recreational Resources

The effects of altering the availability of leisure/recreational resources on the leisure behavior of 10 multihandicapped adolescents and adults were investigated in a state retardation center. Following baseline, a leisure room was provided for voluntary use of common recreational materials and equipment during a designated period during early evening hours. All residents demonstrated large increases in desirable leisure behavior while in the leisure room compared to baseline and times the resources were not available. Subsequent reversals to baseline conditions and reinstatement of leisure-room conditions replicated the results. In addition, providing the same leisure resources on the living ward was accompanied by increases in desirable leisure behavior although less than when provided in the leisure room. Examples of behaviors categorized as desirable and undesirable were socially validated through ratings by legal advocates of the residents. Results are discussed in light of legal and accreditation standards for providing leisure services for developmentally disabled persons.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATION OF LEISURE FOR THE DISABLED PERSONS IN INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Jūratė Požėrienė ◽  
Giedrius Leleika ◽  
Vytautas Kailius
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Leisure Services ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Recreational Services ◽  
Recreation Services ◽  
Leisure And Recreation

Background of the research.The reason ofsocial exclusion ofthe disabled in the society isthe negative attitudesof theable-bodiedtowards people with disabilities, and theirbehaviouraccording to this attitude. Social integrationisassociatedwithenvironment’s ability to tolerate the disabled. Successfulleisure and recreationaresomeofmostsignificantfactorsforthesocialization and integrationof the disabled,whichmakes it possible to establish socialcontactsandincreasepersonalself-esteem.Untilnow, according totheinformation available to us,there is not muchresearchdealing withthesocial and recreational servicesforthe disabledinthecommunity and specialists providingsuchservices.The aim of the studywastoanalysethe leisure services for people with disabilities,theirstructureand a contingentof specialistsproviding leisure and recreation services in social institutions.Methods of the study.Institutions providing social and recreational services for people with disabilities andthecontingent of the professionals who provide services wereanalysedin the study.Research included264 institutions. Theinformation aboutthe available servicesas well as access to informationwasassessedon websites of theselected institutions.The informationwasread,systematized,and analysed. At the end of the analysis, therewere 83 non-governmentalorganizations belonging to the institutions providing social and recreational services for the disabled, and theywere selectedfor filling inanonymous questionnaires. The questionnaire consisted of 12 closed questionswhichaimed atclarifyingthetype of services provided bytheinstitution,activitiesforpersons with disabilities andthecontingent ofprofessionalsworking in thefield.The questionnairehad2 open questionsin order toclarifytheorganization problemsregarding theleisure forpersons with disabilities.Of all thequestionnaires,32werereturned.Resultsof the study.Socialservices areprovidedto people with vision,hearing, intellectualand movement(motility)disabilitiesintheinvestigated institutions. Most institutions (93.75%)providegeneralsocial services, andonly 56.25% of the investigatedinstitutionsprovideleisure activities services for people with disabilities. The biggestproblem is thedeficiency offinancial institutions (funds) and because of that institutions are not able to recruitqualified professionals. The institutions point out thattheydonot have enough space andequipmenttoorganizeactive leisure for persons with disabilities.

Changing Views About Disabled Persons

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Whitney Chapman ◽  
Elizabeth Bigham
Keyword(s):  
Disabled Persons

JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN INDONESIA AND ASEAN FOR DISABLED PERSONS (STUDY ON PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LEPROSY)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Nuah Perdamenta Tarigan ◽  
Christian Siregar ◽  
Simon Mangatur Tampubolon
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The People ◽  
Asean Countries ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Moment ◽  
The Right

Justice that has not existed and is apparent among the disabilities in Indonesia is very large and spread in the archipelago is very large, making the issue of equality is a very important thing especially with the publication of the Disability Act No. 8 of 2016 at the beginning of that year. Only a few provinces that understand properly and well on open and potential issues and issues will affect other areas including the increasingly growing number of elderly people in Indonesia due to the increasing welfare of the people. The government of DKI Jakarta, including the most concerned with disability, from the beginning has set a bold step to defend things related to disability, including local governments in Solo, Bali, Makassar and several other areas. Leprosy belonging to the disability community has a very tough marginalization, the disability that arises from leprosy quite a lot, reaches ten percent more and covers the poor areas of Indonesia, such as Nusa Tenggara Timur, Papua, South Sulawesi Provinces and even East Java and West Java and Central Java Provinces. If we compare again with the ASEAN countries we also do not miss the moment in ratifying the CRPD (Convention of Rights for People with Disability) into the Law of Disability No. 8 of 2016 which, although already published but still get rejections in some sections because do not provide proper empowerment and rights equality. The struggle is long and must be continued to build equal rights in all areas, not only health and welfare but also in the right of the right to receive continuous inclusive education.

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