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Accessible Playgrounds

This website provides a list of playgrounds in the United States and Canada that have been rated for accessibility by parents, families, and students.

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Posted by: Amber Kozelek on Tue Nov 24, 2020 at 4:37 p.m.

This is a great source for accessible playgrounds. Children with a disability can still engage with the accessible equipment! There is a accessible playground in Franklin, WI called Kayla's playground. I believe that more playgrounds should be more accessible.

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Posted by: esnyder5 on Mon Nov 22, 2021 at 11:05 a.m.

Great resource to keep in mind as a parent or caregiver for a child. Appreciate the focus on inclusivity amongst all children/families regardless of disabilities.

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Posted by: tjloken on Wed Apr 19, 2023 at 11:04 a.m.

Eye-catching source! Right away I liked how it provided links to finding an accessible playground near me, resources to build my own, as well as general research about accessible playgrounds. The site is actively updating its webpage with stories from community members' experiences with accessible playgrounds. I felt that this was unique!

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Posted by: drummo34 on Wed Apr 19, 2023 at 9:07 p.m.

I really like this resource. I like there are ways on this source to help find playgrounds that accessible nearby.

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It took me several years of struggling with the heavy door to my building, sometimes having to wait until a person stronger came along, to realize that the door was an accessibility problem, not only for me, but for others as well. And I did not notice, until one of my students pointed it out, that the lack of signs that could be read from a distance at my university forced people with mobility impairments to expend a lot of energy unnecessarily, searching for rooms and offices. Although I have encountered this difficulty myself on days when walking was exhausting to me, I interpreted it, automatically, as a problem arising from my illness (as I did with the door), rather than as a problem arising from the built environment having been created for too narrow a range of people and situations.

Susan Wendell, author of
The Rejected Body: Feminist Philosophical Reflections on Disability