57. How accessible is your playground?

by melitsa on April 26, 2011
in Podcast

What’s special about the playgrounds you go to all the time compared to others?

How accessible is your playground for your tots?

Today’s show features Mara Kaplan, educator, nationally recognized expert in play and playspaces and tireless advocate for accessible playgrounds. She writes at letkidsplay.com.

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What are the three things families say are the most important about a playground being accessible?
Why it is important to look beyond wheelchairs when designing an accessible playground?
What are some of the best pieces of equipment on the market to support inclusion and children with disabilities on the playground?
What was has been your experience of playgrounds with an able bodied child and wheelchair user?
If you could design your own playground and you like many of us must do this when you go to a playground or wish to redesign one what do think we should consider?
How do we go about starting a playground? is it really that easy?
Tell us what you’ve seen or expect to see in a nature playground?

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