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Inclusion and accessibility The good play space has room for all children, also children with disabilities: Children in wheelchairs and children with impaired sight, or mentally disabled children. These children, like all other children, have the need to play. The DDA is the English accessibility guidelines, telling what to consider when making a
All children have the same basic needs for play. But their individual needs can differ
a lot: Some children are sturdy, other children skinny. Some children need a lot of help to
manage life, while others manage on their own from an early stage.
Inclusion
Most KOMPAN play equipment is developed to include children with
Disabilities.Thanks to a long history of knowledge on children with disabilities, KOMPAN play equipment facilitates the inclusion of children with special needs without ghettoizing these children into specific areas of the playground or very differently designed play equipment.
Read more on inclusion [links to level four Play for every body and mind and articles]
Accessibility, ADA and DDA
The precondition for inclusion of children – and adults – with disabilities is accessibility. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has been in function since 2001. KOMPAN was chosen for the committee in Washington as the play industry representative when these guidelines were defined. The act gives clear descriptions of what it takes to make a playground accessible: Would a wheelchair user be able to get into the playground at all? Is there a reasonable amount of accessible play equipment, according to ADA guidelines?
Read more on the ADA [links to level four Play for every body and mind, ADA guidelines and articles]
public space accessible to users with disabilities.
Read more on DDA [links to level four Play for every body and mind , DDA guidelines and articles]
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