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Being in and of the community means more than residential living and employment. Indeed, it is through the successful combination of living, work, and recreation—leisure that most persons find meaning in life and experience the greatest personal growth, development, and sense of wellbeing. Our focus in this chapter is on recreation and leisure from a wellness perspective. Throughout the chapter we stress two basic points: First, recreation and leisure activities should provide a return to the person that is greater than mere entertainment; that is, recreation and leisure activities should improve the person’s social, emotional, and physical well-being and have a spillover effect on the other domains of living and work. Our second point is that recreation and leisure should be viewed and approached from the larger holistic perspective of wellness, which emphasizes physical fitness, nutrition, healthy life-styles, and stress management. To do otherwise would do an injustice to the concept of recreation not just for adults with disabilities but for all persons, and to overlook the significant trend in our current society toward health promotion and management.
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Schalock, R.L., Kiernan, W.E. (1990). Recreation and Leisure from a Wellness Perspective. In: Habilitation Planning for Adults with Disabilities. Disorders of Human Learning, Behavior, and Communication. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3372-5_7
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