ABSTRACT

From exploring the leisure interests and experiences of five individuals with physical disabilities, this article has two purposes. Firstly, to provide the reader with an insight of the leisure experience from a disabled person’s perspective and, secondly, to assess what implications the research participants’ accounts may have on our understanding of the ‘disabled leisure participant’. What is identified is that even though an individual may have a disability, they still have interests, emotions, desires and different abilities to interpret what leisure means to them. Disabled people’s leisure experiences are, like for everyone else, dynamic, personal, social and emotional, which can provide them with fulfilment, enjoyment and enrichment. Therefore, the article concludes that even though accessibility and inclusion are important concepts to discuss within leisure research, it is also important to discuss the personal and social aspects of disabled people’s leisure experiences.

摘要

通过探索五个身体残障人士的休闲兴趣和经历，本文有两个目的。首先，从残疾人的角度为读者提供休闲经历的见解，其次，评估研究参与者的陈述可能会对我们对“残疾人休闲参与者”的理解产生什么影响。可以确定的是，即使一个人可能有残疾，他们仍然有兴趣，情感，欲望和不同的能力来解释休闲对他们的意义。残疾人的休闲经历，像其他人一样，是充满活力的，个人的，社交的和情感的，可以为他们提供满足，享受和充实。所以，