Study of obstacles to participation in therapeutic recreation activities of the physically disabled individuals aged 14-17

As a result, it has been concluded that, it is very important to popularize sports among all the disadvantageous groups, art and artistic activities develop desired behaviors in disadvantaged individuals, there is an increase in the notion of protecting national values among disabled individuals in this age group, technological developments are beneficial in facilitating the life of the disabled, it is a necessity to come up with new designs in order to make the daily life of disabled individuals easier, education for the disabled should be given to all individuals at all levels of the society, it is mandatory for local governments to implement and sustain different projects in order to facilitate the lives of the disabled, some disruptions in services and transportation provided by central or local governments are observed and these disruptions need to be fixed quickly, individuals with physical disabilities participate more in therapeutic recreation activities, it is necessary to carry out studies to increase social awareness towards the disabled, improving physical conditions will directly increase the quality of life of people with disabilities and accessibility barriers are one of the biggest obstacles to participation in therapeutic recreation activities. METHOD In this study, qualitative research is used and among the qualitative research patterns, phenomenological pattern is applied. The participants of the study are chosen by intentional sample method. For this reason, 'convenience sampling' technique is applied. The participants are 10 psysically disabled individuals who are between the ages 14and 17 and living in the district Yunus Emre, Manisa. The participation is based on voluntary basis. As a data collection tool, demographic information form (of personal information about age ,gender, sibling, income etc.)and semi-structured interview form which is determined by the researcher are utilized. All the interviews are carried out face to face. In these forms, there are personal and semi-structured interview questions prepared by the researcher. The descriptive and content analysis of all the collected data is modelled by NVIVO packet programme and the themes are gathered and presented later on. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION According to the findings obtained in the research, the study group, which was determined to be between the ages of 11 and 17, consisted of 40% 14, 30% 15, 10% 16 and 20% 17 years old individuals, in addition, 60% of the participants were male and 40% were female. Although there were a total of 5 questions asked to the participants in the research, In the titles related to the questions asked, there were 4 themes for the question "How do you spend your free time?" 6 themes for the questions" Do you think your physical disability prevents you from participating in recreational activities?", "Can you explain the obstacles to your participation in therapeutic recreation activities at your school?" and "What are the obstacles to your participation in therapeutic recreational activities in your daily life?" and there were 3 themes for the question "Do you find the work done by central organizations and local governments sufficient? As a result, it is very important to disseminate all the disadvantages of sports among the groups, art and artistic activities develop desired behaviors on disadvantaged individuals, there is an increase in protecting national values on disabled individuals in this age group, technological developments are beneficial in facilitating the life of the disabled, and the daily life of disabled individuals. It is a necessity to make new designs in order to make life easier, education for the disabled should be given to individuals at all levels of the society, it is mandatory for local governments to implement different projects in order to facilitate the lives of the disabled and to work in this direction, the facility built by central or local governments, some services and transportation. There is a social awareness of the disabled, that there are problems and that these problems need to be fixed quickly, that individuals with physical disabilities participate more in therapeutic recreation activities. It has been concluded that studies should be carried out to increase the health and well-being, that the improvement of physical conditions will directly increase the quality of life of the disabled, and that accessibility barriers are one of the biggest obstacles to participation in therapeutic recreation activities.