The accessible environment and inclusive leisure park for individuals with disabilities

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Abstract

At the present time, much attention is paid to the adaptation of the environment to needs of people with disabilities. Comprehensive approach to solve the problems of integration of children and adults with disabilities presupposes the organization of accessible forms of leisure along with many other factors. The issues of organization of the environment and the expansion of leisure opportunities are also resolves by landscape architects. Until now, the tasks of organizing an accessible environment have been partially realized with regard to people with disorders of the musculoskeletal system, hearing and vision. The article reveals the “inclusive park” concept. Also, present paper describes the tasks that the originators set in organizing ofinclusive park for people with disabilities of various categories, along with for people with mental disabilities and with autism spectrum disorders.

General Information

Keywords: autism spectrum disorders, inclusive environment, landscape design, autism, sensory integration, adaptation, park environment

Article type: theses

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/autdd.2017150410

For citation: Afonina M.A., Petrova L.V., Osipova E.A. The accessible environment and inclusive leisure park for individuals with disabilities . Autizm i narusheniya razvitiya = Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017. Vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 61–68. DOI: 10.17759/autdd.2017150410. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Maria A. Afonina, Actor, Teacher, Integrated Theater-Studio «Krug II», Moscow, Russia, e-mail: afonina.m.a@gmail.com

Larisa V. Petrova, Professor of the Department of Architecture, the Russian Academy of Natural History, Moscow, Russia, e-mail: ms.petrovalora@yandex.ru

Elena A. Osipova, Clinical Psychologist, Methodologist, Leading Specialist, Integrated Theater-Studio «Krug II», Moscow, Russia, e-mail: retro.leto@gmail.com

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