The Purpose and Fundamentals of Inclusive Playground Equipment

Playgrounds are places where children discover while having a good time and being active. They discover exactly how their limbs work and coordination also puts where kids find out how to communicate with others. With inclusive playground equipment, every kid, regardless of capability degree, has the chance to enjoy this sort of play.

The Purpose of Inclusive Playground Equipment

1. Inclusive playground equipment that creates new challenges for all
With play equipment there is always an element of risk, allowing children of widely differing abilities and disabilities to develop, explore and find the limits of their capability in an exciting and fun way.

2. Inclusive playground equipment that does not segregate

3. Inclusive playground equipment, no matter the disability
Inclusive playground equipment designed and installed for a wide range of disabilities and special needs. Whether the child is blind, visually impaired, deaf or autistic, has ADHA, Aspergers, Cerebral Palsy or Down’s syndrome, or is able bodied.

4. Inclusive playground equipment that works is invisible

These are the following five fundamentals inclusive playgrounds equipment:

PROVIDE MULTI-SENSORY PLAY EXPERIENCES:

• Vestibular (movement and balance)
• Proprioceptive (body position)
• Tactile (touch)
• Auditory (hearing)
• Visual

ENCOURAGE ALL CHILDREN TO PLAY BY:

• Providing a graduated range of challenge
• Grouping similar equipment together
• Offering equipment for multiple age groups
• Providing real choices of play for each child

ALLOW GREATER ACCESSIBILITY BY:

• Protective, shock-absorbing unitary surfacing
• Wide movement routes
• Smooth, even transitions on and off equipment

SUPPORT CHILDREN ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM BY:

• Offering cozy, quiet spaces
• Establishing perimeter paths and fences
• Providing a wayfinding system that includes an orientation path

CREATE WELCOMING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS INCLUDING:

• Solitary play
• Onlooker play
• Parallel play
• Associative play
• Cooperative play

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