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Policies supporting participation in leisure activities for children and youth with disabilities in Canada: from policy to play
Authors:K Shikako-Thomas  M Law
Institution:1. CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada;2. School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract:Children with disabilities are at risk for lower participation in leisure. This study maps and analyzes disability-related leisure policies in Canada. Policy mapping and analysis were performed based on scope, social justice, disability models, and use of evidence. Few policies use scientific evidence, and their scope in supporting participation is often limited to organized sports, transportation, and financial incentives/exemptions. Few policies exist to support leisure promotion for children with disabilities. Action plans, benchmarking, and uptake measurement are rarely identified. Research-based evidence can be used to support socially-just policies to promote participation in leisure. Families should be able to identify mechanisms to guarantee access to their rights. Researchers, service providers, and families can use this framework of policy mapping and analysis to identify gaps where evidence can support policy development, to use these policies where services are needed, and to foster participation of children with disabilities in leisure.
Keywords:leisure  policy  childhood disability  participation
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