Module/
Week
1
Tues
2
3
Learning Outcome
Topic
SPH Y 270 Inclusive Recreation
GLO 3. Articulate
how disability is
defined across
cultures.
Course Overview –
What is Inclusive
Recreation? A western
culture phenomenon
Thurs
GLO 3. Articulate
how disability is
defined across
cultures.
The Question of
Disability and
Diversity: a national
and international
perspective
Tues
1. Explain the civil
rights movement
and diversity in
relationship to
disability.
Historical Perspectives
of People with
Disabilities in the US
Thurs
GLO 3. Articulate
how disability is
defined across
cultures.
GLO 2:
Contextualize the
historical viewpoints
of disability from a
local, national and
cultural framework.
Historical Perspectives
of People with
Disabilities across
cultures
Tues
2. Understand the
conceptual
foundations of
inclusive recreation
Basic Concepts:
Inclusion, Integration,
Special Recreation,
Recreational Therapy
In-class Activity
Out-of-Class Activity
Inclusion matching game;
Lecture; powerpoint
Note cards: Name; option; experience with people with
disabilities; ideal job/career
Q & A: What does this course mean to my career?
Overview of technology & quizzes
Mind mapping; Taking notes
Disability awareness quiz: small groups
Lecture: Disability across cultures
Video
Small group discussion: break into different countries
Become familiar with Oncourse
– post in Forum: How I define
disability…
Quiz
Lecture: OnCourse readings review; disability throughout
history in the US;
Group work: Early advocacy: students will read handouts,
complete case studies and present their
viewpoint/opinions
Lecture
Lecture: Historical perspectives from “X” culture….
Case Studies
Guest Lecture
Small group discussion
Overview of Service Learning Experience
Quiz
Lecture: PowerPoint
Video – defining inclusion
Discussion on current news issues (i.e. Oscar Pitorius)
Readings: Disabled World.
(2010). Disability diversity in
Society. Retrieved on July 21,
2011
from: http://www.disabledworld.com/disability/diversity.
php.
Readings: Pfeiffer, D. (1993).
Overview of the disability
movement: History, legislative
record, and political implications.
The American Journal of
Occupational Therapy, 50(8),
685-687.
Service Learning Overview
Readings: Chapter 6 in: Bullock,
C.C., & Mahon, M. J. (2001).
Introduction to recreation
services for people with
services.
Thurs
4
Tues
Thurs
5
Tues
Thurs
SPH Y 270 Inclusive Recreation
Lecture: PowerPoint: Definitions
Question & Answer; sharing personal viewpoints
Lecture: Defining recreational therapy internationally and
globally
Concept of inclusion: A western viewpoint – Case studies
from the US and other cultures
Small group discussion
Lecture: Constraints, re-examine case studies
Small group discussion
Review assignments – Journaling for the SL experience
disabilities: A person-centered
approach (2nd ed.). Champaign,
IL: Sagamore
Service Learning Sign-up with
Agency
Readings: Getchell, N., & Gagen,
L. (2006). Adapting activities for
all children: Considering
constraints can make planning
simple and effective. Palestra,
22(1), 20-27.
Inclusion Project: Project
Contract
Service Learning Starts
GLO 4: Apply deep
and contextual
knowledge of the
perception of
disability in at least
one culture beyond
the United States
Constraints, Disability,
and Inclusion – US and
other Cultures
2. Understand the
conceptual
foundations of
inclusive recreation
services.
3. Define theoretical
foundations of
inclusive recreation.
Theoretical Foundations
of Inclusion
GLO 4: Apply deep
and contextual
knowledge of the
perception of
disability in at least
one culture beyond
the United States
2. Understand the
conceptual
foundations of
inclusive recreation
services.
Social Construction of
Disability Language
Lecture: labeling
Group Activity Person First Quiz
Discussion: Impairment/Able/Handicap/Gimp/Normal
Languages that describe disabilities in “x” culture/country
Readings: Devine, M. A. (2008).
Person first philosophy in
therapeutic recreation. In Human
Kinetics (Eds), Inclusive recreation
(51-61) Champaign, IL: Human
Kinetics.
Understanding
Perceptions of People
with Disabilities:
Lecture: PowerPoint
Small activity: Horse and Jockey
Discussion on the impact of attitudes
Video: Human Interest Stories
Nike Ad
Lecture: Medical, social and ecological model
No readings
No Class Meeting: Orientation with SL Agency
Lecture: Defining theories; explaining basic theories
associated with inclusion
Group activity: Theoretical Program development
Readings: Devine, M. A. & Parr,
M. G. (2008). Come on in, but not
too far: Social capital in an
inclusive leisure setting. Leisure
Sciences, 30, 391-408. Quiz
Inclusion Project: Journal
Reflection #1 [total completion of
hours towards project =2]
6
7
Readings: McGovern, J.
(2005)."Recreation Access Rights
Under the ADA". The link to the
article
is http://www.ncaonline.org/?q=
node/742 McMahon, M.T. &
Shaw, L. R. (2005). Workplace
discrimination and disability.
Journal of Vocational
Rehabilitation, 23, 137-143.
Readings: Phillips, S. (2011).
Disability and mobile citizenship
in postsocialist Ukraine. Indiana
University Press: Bloomington,
IN. Introduction pp 1-13 & Ch. 3
Tues
1. Explain the civil
rights movement
and diversity in
relationship to
disability.
Civil Rights, Legislation,
and Persons with
Disabilities
Video: History of people with disabilities in the US
Lecture: Powerpoint
Legislation handout/fill in
Lecture
Transportation Barrier act – website and discussion
Thurs
GLO 1: Critically
analyze legislation
and international
policies in
relationship to
disability.
1. Explain the civil
rights movement
and diversity in
relationship to
disability.
International Legislation
and Policies
Lecture – Using the country of Ukraine as an example,
participate in small group activity – examine the impact
legislation has on individuals living within Eastern Europe,
specifically Ukraine.
Universal Design: A
Western Culture
Perspective
Lecture: Basic concepts and definitions
Group activity – access the IU campus. Students will be
broken into small groups and assigned a specific area of
campus to review and determine if it meets the ADA
Standards and Universal Design.
GLO 1: Critically
analyze legislation
and international
policies in
relationship to
disability.
Universal Design; An
International
Perspective
Lecture: Universal Design from another countries
perspective
Review IU campus accessibility activity – how would it
look at a college campus in X country
Tues
Midterm Exam Review
Review
No readings
Thurs
Tues
Midterm Exam
Disabling Conditions:
Developmental
Disabilities &
Physical Disabilities
Disabling Conditions:
Exam
Lecture
Case Studies: Provide examples of different leisure
experiences within the US and Eastern Europe – discuss
limitations, personal experiences of the individual
Lecture
Exam
Readings: Developmental
Disabilities & Physical Disabilities
Overview
Tues
Thurs
8
9
SPH Y 270 Inclusive Recreation
Thurs
4. Examine the basic
characteristics of
various disabling
conditions.
4. Examine the basic
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ces/articles/universal_design.sht
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http://www.ncaonline.org/resour
ces/articles/playgrounduniversaldesign.shtml
Readings: Phillips, S. (2011).
Disability and mobile citizenship
in postsocialist Ukraine. Indiana
University Press: Bloomington,
IN. Introduction. Ch. 1 & 2
Readings: Intellectual Disabilities
10
Tues
Thurs
11
Tues
Thurs
12
Tues
Thurs
13
Tues
13
Thurs
characteristics of
various disabling
conditions.
SPH Y 270 Inclusive Recreation
Intellectual Disabilities
Case Studies Provide examples of different leisure
experiences within the US and Eastern Europe – discuss
limitations, personal experiences of the individual
No Class Meeting in Lieu of Inclusion Project
Case Studies Provide examples of different leisure
experiences within the US and Eastern Europe – discuss
limitations, personal experiences of the individual
No Class Meeting in Lieu of Inclusion Project
Guest Lecture: Dr. Bryan McCormick
Case Studies Provide examples of different leisure
experiences within the US and Eastern Europe – discuss
limitations, personal experiences of the individual
Lecture
Case Studies Provide examples of different leisure
experiences within the US and Eastern Europe – discuss
limitations, personal experiences of the individual
Overview
The leisure experience
in different cultures
Lecture
Small Group Activity
Readings:
Travel and Tourism
Lecture
Small Group Activity
Reading: Gallagher, J. M. & Hull,
A. H. (1995). Cruise ship
accommodations for passengers
with physical limitations. The
American Journal of Occupational
Therapy, 50(8), 685-687.
Outdoor Experiences
Lecture
Small Group Activity: Discuss the experience the campers
Reading: Jones, R. (1976). The
Acorn People. New York: NY:
Older Adults
4. Examine the basic
characteristics of
various disabling
conditions.
GLO 4: Apply deep
and contextual
knowledge of the
perception of
disability in at least
one culture beyond
the United States
GLO 5: Demonstrate
the ability to
facilitate inclusive
recreation in a
variety of different
cultural settings
5. Demonstrate the
ability to facilitate
inclusion in a variety
of leisure settings.
GLO 5: Demonstrate
the ability to
facilitate inclusive
recreation in a
variety of different
cultural settings
5. Demonstrate the
ability to facilitate
Disabling Conditions:
Mental Health Overview
& Sensory Impairments
Disabling Conditions:
Definitions from other
cultures
Readings: Older Adults
Readings: Mental Health
Overview & Sensory Impairments
Overview
Readings: Phillips, S. (2011).
Disability and mobile citizenship
in postsocialist Ukraine. Indiana
University Press: Bloomington,
IN. Introduction. Ch. 5
14
Tues
14
Thurs
15
15
Tues
Thurs
inclusion in a variety
of leisure settings.
GLO 5:
Demonstrate the
ability to facilitate
inclusive recreation
in a variety of
different cultural
settings
5. Demonstrate the
ability to facilitate
inclusion in a variety
of leisure settings.
GLO 5: Demonstrate
the ability to
facilitate inclusive
recreation in a
variety of different
cultural settings
5. Demonstrate the
ability to facilitate
inclusion in a variety
of leisure settings.
GLO 5: Demonstrate
the ability to
facilitate inclusive
recreation in a
variety of different
cultural settings
SPH Y 270 Inclusive Recreation
had at the disability camp. How would the experience
have been different if it was an all inclusive camp? What
would the experience be like now compared to 1976?
Different? The same?
Random House.
Competitive Sports
Lecture
Small Group Activity
Guest Lecturer – Paralympic Athlete
Reading: Wanderi, M. P.,
Mwisukha, A., & Peter, B. (2009).
Enhancing the Full Potential of
Persons with Disabilities through
Sports in the 21st Century with
Reference to Kenya. Disabilities
Studies Quarterly, 29(4).
Retrieved from: http://www.dsqsds.org/article/view/1010/1167
Recreation & Future
Trends in Inclusive
Recreation
Lecture
Interactive handout – mapping the future of inclusion
globally
Readings: Schleien, S. J. & Miller,
K. D. (2010). Diffusion of
innovation: A roadmap for
inclusive community recreation
services. Research & Practice for
Persons with Severe Disabilities,
35(3-4), 93-101.
Inclusion Project
Inclusion Project
Poster Presentation
Poster Presentation
Final Examination
Poster Presentation
Inclusion Project Due