Rehabilitation Science Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Jul;44(14):3469-3478. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1865465. Epub 2021 Jan 6.
Inclusive recreation programs can have individual and community impacts for children with and without disabilities. However, studies that explore the impact of such programs on children's attitudes are mixed. The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of children with and without disabilities on the individual impact of an inclusive recreation program.
This study adopted a generic qualitative methodology. Interviews were conducted with participants between the ages of eight and 18 enrolled in the same program and each participant was interviewed twice. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze results.
17 participants were recruited for this study, which included nine children without disabilities (CWODs) and eight children with disabilities (CWDs). This study revealed five themes: a) CWODs have limited exposure to people with disabilities; b) CWODs and CWDs' hopes of change; c) CWODs learned how to interact with people with disabilities; d) CWODs reported greater perceived similarity in functional ability and hobbies/interests between themselves and CWDs, and; e) CWODs become more comfortable being around people with disabilities.
This study helps broaden understandings of how inclusive experiences in recreation settings impact children with and without disability.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONChildren without disabilities can develop more positive attitudes toward children with disabilities in affective and cognitive domains after participating in an inclusive recreation program.Incorporating inclusive language into program design and implementation may promote positive attitudes toward diversity in recreation settings.Children without disabilities would benefit from more opportunities to interact with children with disabilities in unstructured, inclusive or integrated recreation settings.
包容性娱乐项目可以对残疾儿童和非残疾儿童产生个人和社区影响。然而，探索这些项目对儿童态度影响的研究结果不一。本研究旨在探讨残疾儿童和非残疾儿童对包容性娱乐项目个人影响的看法。
本研究采用通用定性方法。对参加同一项目的 8 至 18 岁的参与者进行了访谈，每位参与者接受了两次访谈。采用归纳主题分析对结果进行分析。
本研究招募了 17 名参与者，其中包括 9 名无残疾儿童（CWOD）和 8 名残疾儿童（CWD）。本研究揭示了五个主题：a）CWOD 对残疾人的接触有限；b）CWOD 和 CWD 的改变希望；c）CWOD 学会了如何与残疾人互动；d）CWOD 报告称，他们自己和 CWD 在功能能力和爱好/兴趣方面的感知相似性更大；e）CWOD 对与残疾人相处感到更加自在。
本研究有助于更深入地了解娱乐环境中的包容性体验如何影响残疾儿童和非残疾儿童。
残疾儿童在参加包容性娱乐项目后，在情感和认知领域可能会对残疾儿童产生更积极的态度。在项目设计和实施中融入包容性语言，可能会促进在娱乐环境中对多样性的积极态度。残疾儿童将受益于更多在非结构化、包容性或综合性娱乐环境中与残疾儿童互动的机会。
