Leisure
Leisure and recreation are important to our overall health. Leisure can lower stress, anxiety, and depression.
Often people with disabilities must spend so much time and energy on daily living and managing medical needs, it’s easy to forget the importance of having fun, especially when access to fun activities is also a challenge.
In the AT Lab
Explore ideas for adapting leisure activities:
- Writing or reading for pleasure
- Art
- Adapted gaming
- Board or card games
- Computer games
Additional Resources
For outdoor activities, sports, and specialized equipment, there are a variety of resources in Portland and around Oregon:
- Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation Adapted & Inclusive Recreation (AIR)
- Access Technologies, Inc.
- Adapted Sports NW
- Adaptive Biketown
- Autism Society Oregon – Sports & Camps Directory
- Building Healthy Inclusive Communities
- Harper’s Playground
- Portland Parks & Recreation Adapted & Inclusive Recreation (AIR)
