FRANK M. ROBINSON, JR., C.A.G.S. in Rehabilitation Administration, is Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Boston-Bouve College of Human Development Professions at Northeastern University. He has written a number of magazine and journal articles, and books on education, recreation, and camping as they pertain to people with disabilities.DOE WEST is currently completing her doctoral dissertation within the Law, Policy, and Society department at Northeastern University. She is a nationally noted human rights activist within the disability rights movement for the past 21 years and has served as a resource to city, state, and federal programs that define disability.DWIGHT WOODWORTH, JR., is a certified leisure professional. He received his M.A. in rehabilitation counseling from Assumption College in Worcester, MA and has worked with the Worcester Parks and Recreation Department. He has many years experience in working with people coping with a disability.

• Preface Acknowledgments Coping, Loss, Crisis, and Disability as Life Events COPING+PLUS = Coping with a Disability Coping with Limitations in Mobility and Physical Functioning Coping with Alienation and Disempowerment Coping with Chronicity and a Life of Uncertainty Coping with Difficulty in Mastering the Environment Coping with a Perceived "Loss of Control" Appendix 1: Sports, Disability, and Coping Appendix 2: Spirituality, Disability, and Coping Appendix 3: Resources Bibliography

FRANK M. ROBINSON, JR., C.A.G.S. in Rehabilitation Administration, is Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Boston-Bouve College of Human Development Professions at Northeastern University. He has written a number of magazine and journal articles, and books on education, recreation, and camping as they pertain to people with disabilities.DOE WEST is currently completing her doctoral dissertation within the Law, Policy, and Society department at Northeastern University. She is a nationally noted human rights activist within the disability rights movement for the past 21 years and has served as a resource to city, state, and federal programs that define disability.DWIGHT WOODWORTH, JR., is a certified leisure professional. He received his M.A. in rehabilitation counseling from Assumption College in Worcester, MA and has worked with the Worcester Parks and Recreation Department. He has many years experience in working with people coping with a disability.

• Preface Acknowledgments Coping, Loss, Crisis, and Disability as Life Events COPING+PLUS = Coping with a Disability Coping with Limitations in Mobility and Physical Functioning Coping with Alienation and Disempowerment Coping with Chronicity and a Life of Uncertainty Coping with Difficulty in Mastering the Environment Coping with a Perceived "Loss of Control" Appendix 1: Sports, Disability, and Coping Appendix 2: Spirituality, Disability, and Coping Appendix 3: Resources Bibliography

FRANK M. ROBINSON, JR., C.A.G.S. in Rehabilitation Administration, is Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Leisure Studies at Boston-Bouve College of Human Development Professions at Northeastern University. He has written a number of magazine and journal articles, and books on education, recreation, and camping as they pertain to people with disabilities.DOE WEST is currently completing her doctoral dissertation within the Law, Policy, and Society department at Northeastern University. She is a nationally noted human rights activist within the disability rights movement for the past 21 years and has served as a resource to city, state, and federal programs that define disability.DWIGHT WOODWORTH, JR., is a certified leisure professional. He received his M.A. in rehabilitation counseling from Assumption College in Worcester, MA and has worked with the Worcester Parks and Recreation Department. He has many years experience in working with people coping with a disability.

• Preface Acknowledgments Coping, Loss, Crisis, and Disability as Life Events COPING+PLUS = Coping with a Disability Coping with Limitations in Mobility and Physical Functioning Coping with Alienation and Disempowerment Coping with Chronicity and a Life of Uncertainty Coping with Difficulty in Mastering the Environment Coping with a Perceived "Loss of Control" Appendix 1: Sports, Disability, and Coping Appendix 2: Spirituality, Disability, and Coping Appendix 3: Resources Bibliography