PLANNER III. Recreation Barriers: Personal, Community, Institution

Battling Barriers. To enjoy recreation you may need to overcome barriers such as the lack of access, accommodation, adaptation, equipment, skills in activities, other barriers. The first step in overcoming barriers are: 1. Determine what they are; 2. Make a plan to overcome the barriers; and, 3. Follow the plan.

CIRCLE BARRIERS: NO=None MI=Minor MO=Moderate MA=Major WB=Worse Barrier

WHO NEEDS WHAT?
Do I need recreation? Who needs recreation activity?
How many people? What disease and disability groups? What Ages?
Where do they live: Homebound? Independent? Institutions? Hospitals? Residences?
What recreation activities: Do they need? Do they want? Do they wish for?
What methods are needed: Adapted, Special, or Therapeutic?
When (days, times) and where (location) is recreation needed?
Where, when and how could needed recreation be provided?

WHO CAN HELP
Who (government or non-governmental) could provide the needed activities?
What friends, families, parents, and groups will support the request?
What support or assistance (funds, volunteers, transportation) is needed?
Who might provide support or assistance?

ORGANIZING
Who will serve on a committee to work on getting these activities?
What community leaders will serve? What disABLED leaders will serve?
What organizations can provide money? personnel? transportation?
Who can help plan a campaign of persuasion to get recreation activities?
Who can provide leadership to the committee and campaign?
Who can do Recruiting? Calling? Writing? Meeting? Speaking? Fund raising?

PLANNER IV. Recreation Options Checklist

Play and recreation is a vast landscape of interesting, pleasurable activities. Which of the following activities would like to do?

I WOULD LIKE TO (check):
__Act, join a group for creative drama, community theater, or storytelling.
__Advocate, join a group for better education, government, or wilderness.
__Animals, have a pets, animal husbandry, join an animal protection group.
__ART, draw, paint, sculpt, display art, join an art class or group.
__Business, make a product, provide a service, sell an item or line.
__Camping, day, overnight, week, summer, resident, mountaineering, RVehicle.
__Clubs, advocacy, civic, consumer, fraternal, hobby, self-help, social.
__Collecting, antiques, books, collectibles, coins, memorabilia, stamps.
__Communication, exchange letters, tapes, videos, e-mail, pen-pals, clubs.
__Computer, buy and sell, join chat rooms, play games, surf the web.
__Cooking, cooking class, cook for friends, exchange group, teach cooking.
__Crafts, cloth, gems, glass, paper, plastic, metal, modeling, toys, wood.
__Current Events, attend a meeting, join a group, write a letter.
__Cycling, one-, two-, and three-wheel, tandem, racing, touring.
__Dance, ballroom, ethnic-folk, latest dance, Latin, social, square dancing.
__Drama, attend a movie, a play, join a drama study group, write a play.
__Driving, car, RV-camper, special vehicle, car clubs, competitive driving.
__Education, correspondence, college, TV course, video course, WWW/internet.
__Ethnic, art, customs, dress, games, history, songs, sports, stories.
__Family, anniversaries, birthdays, genealogy, reunions, visits.
__Fishing, lake, river, stream, saltwater, pole fishing, casting, trolling.
__Fitness/Wellness, aerobic, count calories, exercise, stretching, walking.
__Food, eat recreationally -- "eat less but enjoy it more."
__Games, play old games, learn new games, make games, collect games, compete.
__Garden, tend to indoor/outdoor garden, plants, attend a show, join a group.
__Hobbies, start a new hobby, display your hobby, teach someone your hobby.
__Home, check for hazards, fix something, install a convenience, redecorate.
__Hunting, bow and arrow, rifle and shotgun, trapping, join a club.
__Leading, playground or playroom leader, recreation leader, youth leader.
__Letters, Tapes, Computer EMAIL, friends, relatives, exchange clubs/pals.
__Museums, art, ethnic, history, science, natural history.
__Music, listen to radio, stereo, CDs, computers, or attend concerts.
__Nature Study, bird watching, caves, fauna, flora, rocks.
__Outdoor Recreation, backpack, climb, hike, join an outdoor club.
__Organize, club, study group, community group, service group or project.
__Photography, black and white, color, movies, videotaping, showings.
__Play an Instrument, horn, piano, percussion, stringed, electronic.
__Radio and TV, listening/viewing, ham radio, closed-circuit TV, public TV.
__Read, fiction/non, plays, poetry, plays, read for others, storytelling.
__Relaxation, contemplation, reflection, meditation, stress reduction.
__Running, jogging, marathons, races, running groups, running events.
__Singing, join a choir or singing group, attend programs, singalongs.
__Social Recreation, clubs/groups, family events, community socials.
__Speaking, join a speaker's group, give school/public talks.
__Special Events, national and patriotic holidays, religious events.
__Skilled Trades, carpentry, masonry, mechanics -- for fun or profit.
__Sports, individual, indoor/outdoor, seasonal, team, tournaments.
__Teach, children, youth, adults, community groups.
__Touring, plan a trip, take a trip, share trip slides and memorabilia.
__Voluntary Service, civic group, center, community, hospital, neighborhood.
__Walk, hike, orienteer, race walk, strolling.
__Water Recreation, boat, canoe, diving, sailing, SCUBA, surf, swimming.
__Write, anecdote, autobiography, fiction/nonfiction, newsletter, poetry.

PLANNER V. Recreation Benefits, Joys, Satisfactions

What do you get from your recreation?
Are you just going through the motions, killing time?
What are you getting from recreation?

My #1 favorite recreation provides: _____
My #2 favorite recreation provides: _____
My #3 favorite recreation provides: _____

GENERAL
__Amusement
__Achievement:  __personal fulfillment __highest potential
__Aesthetic Fulfillments.
__Creative Fulfillment.
__Diversion.
__Emotional:  __reduction of stress/tension. __mental well-being.
__Enjoyment.
__Fun.
__Happiness.
__New Experience.
__Optimism.
__Physical:  __development. __maintenance. __stimulation.
__Pleasure.
__Relaxation and Relief.
__Self-expression.
__Sense of:  __Play. __Youth.
__Social:  __fulfillment. __relationships. __support.
__Wellness:  __mental. __physical.
THERAPEUTIC
__escape from physical pain and/or mental anguish.
__relief from boredom, isolation, and/or regimentation.
__relief of emotional, mental, physical or social problems.
__enhancement of affective, cognitive, emotional, physical or social functions.
__Other:

PLANNER VI. Recreation Skills and Experience

The more experience and skill we have in a particular recreation activity, the more likely it is that we enjoy the activity.

List the recreation activities in which you have the most experience and the highest level skills. Then, check those current or new activities in which you wish to increase your skills.

Write out a plan to gain the skills and experience you want.
Write out a list of resources to gain the skills and experience you want.

PLANNER VII. Recreation Events

Getting out and about in the community is fun and important. These events offer ways of keeping in touch with friends and acquaintances ... of keeping up with what is going on ... connecting with new experience, new people, and new opportunities .... Check the events that you attended during the last years and the events you plan to attend next year.

PLANNER VIII. Recreation Calendar

Using your responses to Planner I, Recreation Enjoyed and Planner II, Recreation Options you can plan ahead for the next 12 months, or for next year. List the recreation activities that you will pursue.

AUTUMN
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. ______
WINTER
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. ______
SPRING
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. ______
SUMMER
1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. ______

PLANNER IX. Recreation Computer/Internet Checklist

A computer/internet user may classify her/his computer equipment and skills using the following descriptors. Use these descriptors to describe your status as a user of computers and the internet.

A = I have hardware/software, advanced skills; I am functioning optimally.
B = I have hardware/software, mid-level skills; I am functioning well.
C = I have hardware/software, basic skills; my functioning is limited.
D = I have SOME hardware/software, very low skills; I am barely
functioning.
F = I have NO hardware/software, NO skills; I am achieving NO benefits.

I RATE MYSELF:
__E-BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (BBS). __E-BUSINESS/RETAILING.
__E-CHAT. __E-COMMERCE. __E-EDUCATION.
__E-GAMES. __E-HOBBIES.
__E-MAIL LETTER WRITING, 'MESSAGING.' __E-MAIL LISTS, LISTSERVS.
__E-MEDIA. __E-MOVIES. __E-MULTI-MEDIA CD ROM.
__E-NEWS GROUPS. __E-PUBLISHING. __E-READING.
__E-REFERENCE INFORMATION. __E-SAFETY, SECURITY, SELF-CARE. __E-SUBJECT RESOURCES.
__E-VIRTUAL EXHIBITS, FAIRS, MUSEUMS. __E-VIRTUAL REALITY/S.
__E-VIRTUAL REALITY RECREATION AND SPORTS.
__E-VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUP. __WEBSITES, WEBPAGES.
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PLANNER X. Recreation Social, Friends, Co-Recreationists

With Someone. Every knows that a big part of recreation for everyone is circle of friends, or co-recreationists, or group of enthusiasts that participate with you or me in the recreation.

Yes, recreation may be a very solitary activity that requires concentration, solitude, an absence of distractions and interruptions, like "trout fly-fishing fly tying" or "writing." But, sharing one's solitary recreation with one's social circle is a huge plus for the activity, for personal pride in achievement, for sharing with others, and living fully.

Obviously, most recreation pursuits are group activity, that is, are activity that requires two or more people, from games to sports teams to crafts such as quilting groups, has a basic social character. Teamwork on anything builds social relations.


For any person, the SOCIAL PART OF ANY RECREATION IS A PRIMARY AVENUE person's total well being and enjoyment, to achievement, to social connection, and to emotional support.

STEP 1 -- What is the social dimension of my Recreation Life?

STEP 2 -- SATISFACTION with social dimension. Check:

STEP 4 -- What are my thoughts, needs, goals about social relationships?
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STEP 5 -- What would I like to do about my social relationships?
__Increase my __Friends, __Co-Recers, __Acquaintances, __Co-Members.
__Keep my relationships just the way they are?
__Decrease my __Friends, __Co-Recers, __Acquaintances, __Co-Me

STEP 6 -- What am I going to do about social relationships?
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GLOBAL VISION PROJECT:
Global Vision of Rehabilitation and Recreation
for People with Disabilities in the 21st Century
A JOINT PROJECT BY:
Disability International Foundation AND
Special Recreation for disABLED International

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