ERIC Number: EJ1475158
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-2322
EISSN: EISSN-1468-3148
Available Date: 2025-05-05
Community-Informed Recommendations to Developing Inclusive Dance Opportunities: Engaging Community, Dance, and Rehabilitation Experts Using a Hybrid-Delphi Method
Jacqueline C. Ladwig1; Kathryn M. Sibley2,3; Jacquie Ripat4; Cheryl M. Glazebrook1
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v38 n3 e70060 2025
Background: Amongst the growing number of examples of inclusive dance programming, community-informed recommendations for inclusive dance are scarce. Our purpose was to develop recommendations for inclusive dance with dancers with the lived experience of autism, intellectual, or developmental disability, and the professionals who work with them. Method: A Hybrid-Delphi method was used to generate and rank recommendations across three expert groups. The constraints model of motor development and the social model of disability framed three questions around: (i) physical environment and culture, (ii) instruction and strategies, and (iii) dance assistants. Results: The experts (Community; dancers, support persons/carers (n = 5), Rehabilitation (n = 6) and Dance (n = 7) professionals) agreed to prioritise the community perspective, highlighting the need for ongoing education around inclusive instruction, communication, and sensory considerations. Conclusions: The centring of community perspectives facilitated the development of a comprehensive list of actionable recommendations to guide inclusive dance instruction in a variety of dance spaces.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Inclusion, Environmental Influences, Teaching Methods, Dance Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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Author Affiliations: 1Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 2Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 3George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; 4Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada