Leisure as a human right: an exploration of people with disabilities’ perceptions of leisure, arts and recreation participation through Australian Community Access Services

Changes in life experiences of adults with intellectual disabilities in the COVID-19 pandemics in South Korea

“… 32 Participation in leisure, arts, recreation, and employment activities is an important aspect of life contributing to the health and well-being of people with ID. 33 , 34 However, most people with ID in our study felt like they lived in a prison, not because they were determined to protect themselves from the risk of COVID-19, but because their parents did not allow them to go outside. The ideal outcome would be that parents seek to prevent the risk of COVID-19 infection in a way that does not violate the self-determination and freedom of adults with ID.…”

Exploring barriers to social inclusion for disabled people: perspectives from the performing arts

“…Empowerment enables people, especially those with disability, to move beyond seeing their engagement as therapy to a higher level where they negotiate a dignified, equitable and independent life. Hence, people can contribute to life in a positive manner through activities, including the arts (Evans, Bellon, & Matthews, 2017). Yet, despite empowerment, segregation exists, which can be disempowering, creating barriers to inclusion.…”

“…Although management scholars have examined social inclusion in relation to Indigenous artists (Congreve & Burgess, 2017) and disabled people in community organisations (Fujimoto, Rentschler, Le, Edwards, & Härtel, 2014), the management perspective has received less attention with respect to disabled people in the arts. Accordingly, this paper fills this gap in the management literature by examining barriers that disabled people face in relation to their social inclusion in the arts, with regards to four dimensions: access (Gidley, Hampson, & Wheeler, 2010; Kawashima, 2006; Kusayama, 2005), participation (Evans, Bellon, & Matthews, 2017; Gidley, Hampson, & Wheeler, 2010; Kawashima, 2006; Putnam, 2000), representation (Kawashima, 2006; Lindelof, 2015) and empowerment (Evans, Bellon, & Matthews, 2017; Gidley, Hampson, & Wheeler, 2010; Themudo, 2009; vom Lehn, 2010). We answer the following research question: What are the barriers to social inclusion for disabled people in the arts?…”

Artistic Impact: From Casual and Serious Leisure to Professional Career Development in Disability Arts

“…From Matarasso's work involving community participation in general, broader research themes were identified including: personal development; social cohesion; community empowerment and self-determination; local image and identity; imagination and vision; and health and well-being. There is a growing body of evidence that participation in community-based arts, leisure and recreation projects provide many individual and community benefits (Evans, Bellon, & Matthews, 2017) including a range of social impacts (Onyx et al, 2018), for example, improvements in educational attainment (Bamford, 2006), personal health, social capital, tolerance, and cross cultural understanding (Mulligan et al, 2007). Additionally, participation has been shown to promote creativity and economic independence (National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education, 1999), which benefits the individual, as well as their audience and fosters wider community engagement.…”