What is Inclusion
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For youth with disabilities, inclusion promotes:
- Development of life-long functional recreation skills.
- Ability to live in community settings through building social, recreation and other skills needed to successfully interact with people without disabilities.
- Appropriate interdependent behavior (ex., asking for assistance as needed).
- Enjoyment of recreation opportunities that reward different levels of ability, valuing each individual's contribution to the effort.
For youth without disabilities:
- Personal growth and increased social sensitivity, improved capacity for compassion, kindness, and respect for others.
- Development of skills and attitudes needed to live harmoniously in communities that include people with and without disabilities.
- Enjoyment of recreation opportunities that reward different levels of ability, valuing each individual's contribution to the effort.
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This online resource has been created through a collaborative project of the National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD) with content and design development by the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) and the Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. This project is funded through a grant from the Division of Human Development and Disability at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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