Children with disabilities participated less frequently,were less involved, and had less environmental support in the community than children without disabilities.
Parents of children with disabilities desired more change in their child’s participation than parents of children without disabilities.
Effect sizes for summary scores were moderate to very large (n2p from .11e.40), with the largest group difference found in environment scores. Overall, the largest group differences in participation were in “unstructured physical activities” and “getting together with other children”dalso the 2 areas where parents of children
with disabilities most frequently desired change.
The largest differences in environmental impact were in physical, social, and cognitive
activity demands and availability/adequacy of programs and services.