This article addresses the importance of friendships to people with disabilities and some of the issues which make development of friendships difficult. Originally published in the Journal of Leisurab...

"Circles of friends" have become popular amongst educators as a way to facilitate the integration of children with disabilities, particularly adolescents, in regular classrooms and typical community l...

The purpose of this article is to take a careful look at the phenomena of friendship as it pertains to individuals with disabilities who are participating with non-disabled peers in inclusive recreati...

This paper focuses on relationship issues in illness and disability and calls for increased attention to relationship processes as a key determinant of social integration and of leisure. To understa...