This month we have a guest book review by Aja Goddard and a review of Pam Bell’s final two books – Ed.
‘Cultural Life’, Disability, Inclusion and Citizenship – Moving Beyond Leisure in Isolation
Disability is a complex multidimensional social construct where the type of disability and the level of support of individuals needs to be considered within leisure provision. In a leisure context, people with a disability often face a multitude of constraints to participation. However, when leisure is possible, the benefits are substantial and worth pursuing. While other marginalised populations have received a great deal of attention across disciplines and in the field of leisure and recreation, disability has received comparatively less attention and generally in isolation to the leisure context. This book concentrates on “disability citizenship in leisure”.
The chapters focus on examining the leisure lives of people with different types of disability by supporting their leisure endeavours through innovations in technology, service provision and the imagination. Each chapter has a different social setting, involves different groups of people with disability, and challenges conventional wisdom about what is possible when ability is seen, nurtured and, then, flourishing with the opportunities provided.
Rather than leisure being seen in isolation, the context of this book explores leisure as part of everyday lives of people with disabilities whether that be part of promoting inclusive practices across University basis, invoking an innovative technology of Photovoice to allow people with intellectual disability to provide insight into their hopes and dreams of community living, maintaining mental health in refugees through innovative leadership programs or how people with traumatic brain injury can regain autonomy through the arts. We situate the book in the context of further challenging researchers to think beyond disability as a context in their research and engagement of the person as a citizen in leisure opportunities, as opposed to a disability.
This book was published as a special issue of Annals of Leisure Research.
Edited by Simon Darcy, Jerome F. Singleton
The book is available for purchase from this link: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138809925/
This month’s book review was provided by Aja Goddard – Ed
Title: Knowledge and Fun of the Boomer Years
Author: Pamela Bell
Publisher: P.I. Bell
ISBN: 978-0-9579282-2-0
RRP: $24.00 plus $3.50 postage
Pam Bell wrote this book after discussing the possibility of a book that could be used as a resource manual for Diversional Therapists and Activity Officers. This book also acknowledges contributions from Pam’s work colleague Jan McAuliffe.
The book is filled with quizzes based on information in the Baby Boomer years these include activities such as Who am I?, General quiz questions – technology around the home, advertisements and jingles, mind games, Australian quizzes and much more.
A simple and easy resource that can be used to set up a quiz competition, a fill in activity or even in an individual program with a client.
Title: Knowledge and Fun of the Boomer Years Book 2
Author: Pamela Bell
Publisher: P.I. Bell
ISBN: 978-0-9579282-3-7
RRP: $24.00 plus $3.50 postage
Pam Bell wrote this book as part of a four book series. This is a continuation of quizzes and mind games that are easy to use in most settings. In this book areas covered include games, outings, holidays, school days, sweets and treats, fashion and hair styles and much more.
Once again these two books are reasonably priced for a facility resource or to add to your own collection.
Pam can be contacted by phone on 02 9899 7996 or email p.i.bell@optusnet.com.au