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The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promote sustainable development, including access to nature. Despite benefits associated with outdoor engagement, people with disabilities are less likely to have access. The Flow Learning framework has potential to promote outdoor engagement for people with disabilities. Flow Learning involves a sequence of activities to introduce and engage learners with nature. This paper uses a case example to present a potential applications of Flow Learning to develop meaningful outdoor activities for adults with disabilities (aged 18 to 25 years) within the context of the SDGs. Discussion focuses on how Flow Learning is useful to develop structured programming that stimulates outdoor appreciation among people with disabilities. Keywords: accessibility, disability, flow learning, outdoor recreation, sustainable development goals, Outdoor recreation activities (e.g., hiking, kayaking, horseback riding) offer an important way to connect all people, including those with disabilities, with the natural environment (Sandell & Ohman, 2010). In addition [...]

Despite the numerous benefits of physical activity (PA) participation, children and youth with physical disabilities (CYPD) are not active enough. Limited research has explored the PA preferences and attitudes of CYPD, which are critical to the design of effective community-based PA programs. To address this gap, this study examined the PA preferences and attitudes of CYPD (N = 38, mean age = 15 years, 54% male). Top PA preferences included: being active after school (39.5%), in a gymnasium setting (52.6%), at a moderate intensity (52.6%), and with close friends (65.8%). Participants reported high positive attitudes (M = 4.36 out of 5) toward PA. This study offers important findings for therapeutic recreation (TR) professionals to consider as they design, deliver, and assist children and youth to locate PA programs within their communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]