Leisure for People with Disabilities in Rural Quebec

Romain Roult, Hélène Carbonneau, Émilie Belley-Ranger, Marc St-Onge, Isabelle Brunet and Jean-Marc Adjizian
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Romain Roult: Department of leisure, culture and tourism studies, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
Hélène Carbonneau: Department of leisure, culture and tourism studies, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
Émilie Belley-Ranger: Department of psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
Marc St-Onge: Department of leisure, culture and tourism studies, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
Isabelle Brunet: Department of anthropology, Université Laval, Pavillon Charles-De Koninck, bureau 3431, 1030, avenue des Sciences-Humaines,, Québec (Québec,) G1V 0A6, Canada
Jean-Marc Adjizian: School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Montpetit Hall, 125 University, room 232, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada

Societies, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 1-18

Abstract: Leisure is an instrument used to facilitate the social integration of people with disabilities. However, it requires significant knowledge of the needs and expectations of this clientele, who often experience isolation, especially in rural areas. The general objective of this study was to attempt to identify and understand the realities experienced by the partners of the Quebec Association for Leisure for People with Disabilities, who offer various services and leisure activities to people with disabilities in rural Quebec. Through focus groups and semi-structured interviews with seventy local stakeholders, this study highlights the fact that the needs of organizations offering recreational activities to people with disabilities are increasingly urgent, especially in terms of finances, paratransit, accessibility, specialized human resources and consultation. This study also demonstrates that recreational activities are essential for the social and identity development of people with disabilities, but also for the development of more inclusive and connected rural communities.

Keywords: people with disabilities; leisure; rural communities; stakeholders; Quebec (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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