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Inclusive Play Design Guide
Developed by a group of playground and child development experts and edited by Let Kids Play, the Playworld Inclusive Play Design Guide gives you the tools to so that you can incorporate the principles of inclusive play into a new or existing playgrounds.. From information on planning, layout, and access, to play richness, equipment selection, and more, this guide offers unbiased best practices for creating a play environment everyone can enjoy.
Chad Kennedy is a licensed landscape architect, a certified playground safety inspector, and an advocate for equal play opportunity. He has designed many socially inclusive playgrounds in the California region. This is his Ted Talk on exploring social and sensory barriers that impede play in public spaces.
The creation of inclusive playspaces requires a new way of thinking about the way playspaces are planned, designed and managed. The government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has released an easy to read set up guidelines with checksheets to help you in your planning.
The three principles of Everyone Can Play will promote thinking for more inclusive playspaces across NSW. For a playspace to be truly inclusive, it is important to consider the wider context.
Can I get there? Can I play? Can I stay?
