What is Inclusion

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Benefits of Inclusive Leisure Programming

For youth with disabilities, inclusion promotes:

• Development of lifelong functional recreation skills.


• Ability to live in community settings through building social, recreation, and other skills needed to successfully interact with people without disabilities.


• Appropriate interdependent behavior (e.g., asking for assistance as needed).


• Enjoyment of recreation opportunities that reward different levels of ability, valuing each individual's contribution to the effort.

For youth without disabilities:

• Personal growth and increased social sensitivity, improved capacity for compassion, kindness, and respect for others.


• Development of skills and attitudes needed to live harmoniously in communities that include people with and without disabilities.


• Enjoyment of recreation opportunities that reward different levels of ability, valuing each individual's contribution to the effort.

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