- J Barnett: Victorian Advisory Council on Recreation for the Handicapped.
Recreation consists of an activity or experience usually chosen voluntarily by the participant, either because of the immediate satisfaction to be derived from it, or because the individual perceives some personal or social values to be achieved by it. It is usually enjoyable, and when it is conducted as part of organized community or agency services, it is designed to meet constructive and socially worthwhile goals of the individual participant, the group and society at large.