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Direct linkHughes, Carolyn; McDonald, Meghan L. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2008
Storey (2008), in his eloquent and timely critique of the Special Olympics and his call to close it down, focuses on the failure of the Special Olympics to achieve the goal of social integration and sustained social interaction among people with intellectual disabilities and their peers without a disability label. The authors wholeheartedly agree…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Stereotypes, Child Abuse, Social Integration
Fine, Aubrey H. – 1983
The paper examines the role of therapeutic recreation with disabled children. The underlying philosophy of the field is interpreted and its development from beginnings in World War II is reviewed. Three specific levels of services within a comprehensive model are delineated: therapy (to improve functional behavior through assessment, planning,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, History, Models
