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Dale Borman Fink, the author of the only book on inclusion of youth with special needs in after school child care, now presents the first book to examine the experiences of children with disabilities participating in youth programs alongside their typical peers. Using a case study technique, he probes into the issues and dynamics that influence the increasing participation of kids with disabilities in such activities as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and park and recreation programs.
Dale Borman Fink, the author of the only book on inclusion of youth with special needs in after school child care, now presents the first book to examine the experiences of children with disabilities participating in youth programs alongside their typical peers. Using a case study technique, he probes into the issues and dynamics that influence the increasing participation of kids with disabilities in such activities as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and park and recreation programs.
Preface
Introduction: Inclusive Recreation and Sports Enter The
Mainstream
Lindy's Wish
Embarking on a Qualitative Case Study
Entering Wabash
Batter Up? Fun Versus Competition In The Park and Recreation
Department's Baseball Leagues
The Youth Recreation Center: Many Drop In; One Family Opts Out
On My Honor, I Will Try
"Sensei, Permission to Join Class?"
Answering MY Own Questions: Conclusions from the Case Study
Which Way Forward?
End Notes
Selected Bibliography
DALE BORMAN FINK is a freelance consultant, author, and researcher.
"Making a Place for Kids Disabilities is an extraordinary
combination of beautiful storytelling and perceptive research that
education and recreation professionals need to read. It will
stimulate their creativity, as well as help them confront
resistances, in the service of full participation of all children
with disabilities in the joys of friendships and play. This book
also reminds us all to place a much greater priority on
facilitating social interactions among all children of varying
abilities."-Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D. Education Director, Abilities
Expo "Special Needs Expert" at Parents.com Cofounder, Former Editor
in Chief, Exceptional Parent Magazine
"The book illustrates over and over that focusing on children's
abilities and not disabilities increases the likelihood that
participation will be enjoyable and competency-enhancing. Making a
Place for Kids With Disabilities makes a significant contribution
to our understanding of full community participation. Dr. Fink is
commended for his insightful work."-Carl J. Dunst, Ph.D. Research
Scientist Orelena Hawks Pucket Institute Asheville NC
?The author, a well-respected authority on special needs and
inclusion of children with disabilities, weaves a pattern from his
own personal experiences and practice into the form of a
qualitative case study from the fictionally named community of
Wabash....This book is well written and highly recommended for
undergraduate and graduate students in special education,
recreation, and adaptive physical education, as well as for health
care and education practitioners.?-Choice
"The author, a well-respected authority on special needs and
inclusion of children with disabilities, weaves a pattern from his
own personal experiences and practice into the form of a
qualitative case study from the fictionally named community of
Wabash....This book is well written and highly recommended for
undergraduate and graduate students in special education,
recreation, and adaptive physical education, as well as for health
care and education practitioners."-Choice
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