About Alison Pedlar Alison Pedlar is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has conducted extensive research on persons with disabilities, support services, quality of life and community. Books by Alison Pedlar Decentring Work Critical Perspectives on Leisure, Social Policy, and Human Development contributions by Heather Mair, Don Dawson, Susan M. Arai, Janna Taylor, Donald G. Reid, Wendy Frisby, B. Leigh Golden, Leah Katerberg, Sherry L. Dupis, Rishia Burke, Susan Tirone, Darla Fortune, Alison Pedlar, Felice Yuen, Dawn Trussell, Karen M. Fox & Brett D. Lashua A Textured Life Empowerment and Adults with Developmental Disabilities by (author) Alison Pedlar, Lawrence Haworth, Peggy Hutchison, Andrew Taylor & Peter Dunn