Making A Place For Kids With Disabilities

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Dale Borman Fink, the author of the only book on inclusion of youth with special needs in after school child care, now presents the first book to examine the experiences of children with disabilities participating in youth programs alongside their typical peers. Using a case study technique, he probes into the issues and dynamics that influence the increasing participation of kids with disabilities in such activities as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and park and recreation programs.

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"Making a Place for Kids With Disabilities is an extraordinary combination of beautiful storytelling and perceptive research that education and recreation professionals need to read. It will stimulate their creativity, as well as help them confront resistances, in the service of full participation of all children with disabilities in the joys of friendships and play. This book also reminds us all to place a much greater priority on facilitating social interactions among all children of varying abilities."-Stanley D. Klein, Ph.D. Education Director, Abilities Expo "Special Needs Expert" at Parents.com Cofounder, Former Editor in Chief, Exceptional Parent Magazine
"The book illustrates over and over that focusing on children's abilities and not disabilities increases the likelihood that participation will be enjoyable and competency-enhancing. Making a Place for Kids With Disabilities makes a significant contribution to our understanding of full community participation. Dr. Fink is commended for his insightful work."-Carl J. Dunst, Ph.D. Research Scientist Orelena Hawks Pucket Institute Asheville NC
The author, a well-respected authority on special needs and inclusion of children with disabilities, weaves a pattern from his own personal experiences and practice into the form of a qualitative case study from the fictionally named community of Wabash....This book is well written and highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate students in special education, recreation, and adaptive physical education, as well as for health care and education practitioners.-Choice
The lessons learned by this researcher will benefit us all as we seek to serve all children in our out-of-school time programs.-National School-Age Care Alliance/School-Age Review
"The lessons learned by this researcher will benefit us all as we seek to serve all children in our out-of-school time programs."-National School-Age Care Alliance/School-Age Review
"The author, a well-respected authority on special needs and inclusion of children with disabilities, weaves a pattern from his own personal experiences and practice into the form of a qualitative case study from the fictionally named community of Wabash....This book is well written and highly recommended for undergraduate and graduate students in special education, recreation, and adaptive physical education, as well as for health care and education practitioners."-Choice

Author Bio

DALE BORMAN FINK is a freelance consultant, author, and researcher.