This is a best-selling introductory book, intended for all students in parks, recreation, and leisure studies, regardless of specialty. It provides an essential, basic knowledge level of people with disabilities. Common themes are presented by the authors in a manner allowing readers to develop their own personal views of therapeutic recreation, and this approach keeps the focus of service on the customer.
| ISBN | 1571673814 | | Pages | 424 | | ISBN13 | 9781571673817
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Sports Publishing LLC | | Weight (grammes) | 930 | | Imprint | Sports Publishing LLC | | Published in | Champaign, IL | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9781571670694 | | Publication date | 01 Oct 1999 | | Height (mm) | 255 | | DEWEY | 362.40483 | | Width (mm) | 175 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly |
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Contents: Who are people with disabilities?; History of treatment of people with disabilities; Conceptual cornerstones of service delivery; Legislation; Discrimination, barriers and accessibility; Recreation, special recreation and therapeutic recreation programmes for people with disabilities -- an overview; Cross disability topics; People with mental retardation; People with physical disabilities; People with visual impairments; People with hearing loss; People with mental illnesses; Recreation services; Introduction to therapeutic recreation -- an evolving profession co-authored by Laurie Selz; Sport and people with disabilities; Leisure education; Issues and conclusions.
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