Guidelines for supporting children with disabilities' play Methodologies, tools, and contexts

All children want to play. This is also true for children with disabilities. Facilitating their engagement in play, whatever children's capacities, is a central premise of people who view play as fundamental for their development and well-being. Play for the sake of play, just for recreational...

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Main Authors: Encarnação, Pedro, author (author), Bianquin, Nicole, author, Ray-Kaeser, Sylvie, author
Other Authors: Besio, Serenella, contributor (contributor), Bianquin, Nicole, contributor, Bonarini, Andrea, contributor, Bulgarelli, Daniela, contributor, Caprino, Francesca, contributor, Costa, Maria, contributor, Encarnação, Pedro, contributor, Jansens, Rianne, contributor, Kindler, Vardit, contributor, Landowska, Agnieszka, contributor, Lynch, Helen, contributor, Moore, Alice, contributor, Perino, Odile, contributor, Ray-Kaeser, Sylvie, contributor, Schneider, Eleanor, contributor, Stancheva-Popkostadinova, Vaska, contributor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Warsaw ; Berlin : De Gruyter 2018
[2018]
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428246706719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Editors
  • Contributors
  • Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • 1 What is play?
  • 2 Do children with disabilities play?
  • 3 What barriers to play do children with disabilities face?
  • 4 Are our children playing?
  • 5 How can I, as an adult, facilitate play?
  • 6 What assistive technologies exist to enable participation in play?
  • 7 Which toys and games are appropriate for our children?
  • 8 Which digital games are appropriate for our children?
  • 9 Which playspaces are appropriate for our children?
  • 10 Take home messages
  • 11 Information resources on play for children with disabilities
  • Appendix