Series 1: Ep 14) Recreation and Leisure: Lessons From People With Developmental Disabilities - Deb Rouget

Have you actually thought deeply about the benefits that stem directly from our recreational and leisurely pursuits? It's easy to succumb numbly to a routine, turn, do them, go home. But as Belonging Matters CEO Deb Rouget explains in this episode, many benefits are freely available through recreation and leisure, friendships, safety, a place to belong, and self esteem, to name but a few.

Deb Rouget

Deb Rouget has been involved with people with a disability and their families for over 30 years. In 2003, Deb was integral in the development of Belonging Matters which sprung to life as a catalyst to prevent the exclusion of people with a disability from their communities and enable individuals to enjoy a fulfilling life that is well embedded in community, relationship and citizenship. Since that time she has been the CEO of Be- longing Matters. Deb has also been keen to foster advances that leave people who have a disability and their families with greater control over their lives.

 

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Original publication: Rouget, D. (2018). Recreation and leisure: Lessons from people with developmental disabilities. In Thinking About recreation. Issue 35, pp 20-24. Belonging Matters: Melbourne