Although the potential of arts to promote social inclusion is recognised, barriers to social
inclusion for disabled people in the arts is under-researched. Based on 34 semi-structured …

This research, using in-depth qualitative interviews, aimed to disentangle the meanings of
service interactions perceived by both employees with disabilities (EWDs), and their …

Art has deep connections with both disability and HCI research. From disabled bodies
becoming avatars of novel forms of expression, to artistic work being created as an act of …

This paper introduces 'passionate pastime'as a complementary concept to the Serious
Leisure Perspective (SLP). It adds a new layer to the initial model to capture the affective …

Drawing on unique multi-arts, multi-city scholarly research, Understanding Audiences for the
Contemporary Arts makes a timely and urgent contribution to debates about the place of arts …

Research indicates that students' participation in university-based extracurricular activities
contributes to their graduate attributes such as leadership, teamwork, communication and …

Engaging in competitive leisure and sporting practices can cause relationship tension and
stress. This paper explores negotiations of gendered time and serious leisure participation …

Deviant or purple leisure associated with crime and criminal behaviour is notable as the non-
innocent aspect of leisure. However, the deviant behavioural tendencies of leisure …

The purpose of this study was to explore the benefits of casual forms of leisure during
adjustment to traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). This qualitative study applied a grounded …

Arts and culture are central to the political struggles of people with disabilities and have the
potential to transform how societies relate to disability and to realize the human rights model …