Leisure for persons with disablities

Question 1

Medical Model

Answer 1

Disability is viewed as an individual defect
 Departure from “normal” traits and abilities
Assumption that individual has something wrong
 High-quality of life only available through medical intervention

Question 2

Social Model

Answer 2

Limitations do not always lead to disability
Disability is the product of social
expectations/reactions
 The physical/social/cultural environment is inaccessible
 Individual impairments/realities are not ignored

Question 3

Universal Design

Answer 3

Designing environments to be universally accessible
 Usable by everyone, not just those with disability
 Accounting for the a variety of different abilities
 Inclusive of multiple user types

Question 4

inclusive recreation

Answer 4

Range of abilities participate
together without special accommodation

Question 5

Adaptive Recreation

Answer 5

Activity is altered or changed to
adapt to the specific limitations that are present