Introduction to recreation services for people with disabilities
Subtitle: a person-centered approach
By: Charles C. Bullock, Michael J. Mahon, Charles L. Killingsworth
Contributors: Mahon, Michael J., 1959-; Killingsworth, Charles L.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Sagamore Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Urbana, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 508
ISBN-13: 9781571675743
Subjects: People with disabilities; Recreation; Planning
Description: "Introduction to Recreation Services for People with Disabilities, third edition, is intended for use with all students in recreation, parks, and leisure studies, regardless of area of specialty/emphasis. Each chapter has been expanded to include up-to-date information to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of recreation and leisure services for people with disabilities in all settings."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who are people with disabilities?; title: History of treatment of people with disabilities; title: Conceptual cornerstones of service delivery; title: Legislation; title: Discrimination, barriers, and accessibility; title: Recreation, special recreation, and therapeutic recreation programs for people with disabilities: an overview; title: Cross disability topics; title: People with intellectual and developmental disabilities; title: People with physical disabilities; title: People with visual impairments; title: People with hearing loss; title: People with mental illness; title: Recreation services; title: Therapeutic recreation; title: Sport and people with disabilities; title: Leisure education; title: A framework for action: professionals and people with disabilities.