Includes bibliographical references.

The need for play for the sake of play / Serenella Besio -- Children's right to play, whoever they are, wherever they are. The play rights of children and young people with disabilities / Keith Towler -- Conceptual review of play / Daniela Bulgarelli and Nicole Bianquin -- Conceptual review of disabilities / Nicole Bianquin and Daniela Bulgarelli -- Play in children with intellectual disabilities / Daniela Bulgarelli and Vaska Stancheva-Popkostadinova -- Play in children with hearing impairments / Anna Andreeva, Pietro Celo, Nicole Vian -- Play in children with visual impairments / Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova and Tamara Zappaterra -- Play in children with communication disorders / Natalia Amelina and Vardit Kindler -- Play in children with physical impairment / Serenella Besio and Natalia Amelina -- Play in children with autism spectrum and other neurodevelopmental disorders / Sylvie Ray-Kaeser, Evelyne Thommen, Laetitia Baggioni, and Miodrag Stankoviâc -- Play in children with multiple disabilities / Francesca Caprino and Vittoria Stucci -- Occupational therapy perspective on play for the sake of play / Sylvie Ray-Kaeser and Helen Lynch -- Contribution of special education to the promotion of play for the sake of play / Michele Mainardi -- Play in early intervention for children with disabilities / Vaska Stancheva-Popkostadinova and Tatjana Zorcec -- Mainstream toys for play / Odile Perino and Serenella Besio -- Influence of environmental factors for children with disabilitites: an overview / Angharad Beckett, Carol Barron, Nan Cannon Jones, Marieke Coussens, Annemie Desoete, Helen Lynch, Maria Prellwitz, and Deborah Fenney Salkeld.

Play is the most important activity and a right for children with disabilities; to be playful, it should be funny, intrinsically motivated, interactive, inclusive. It should overcome possible impairments, and it should be facilitiated by environmental accomodations. Awareness and knowledge on the topic need to be increased and disseminated among families and professionals.-- Source other than Library of Congress.

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